International Women's Week 2013Monday 4th- Friday 8th MarchAbout International Women's WeekInternational Women's Week takes place every year in College celebrating women's contributions in different artistic and scientific fields and marking College's participation in a global campaign for rights and equality. International Women's Week is possible thanks to the enthusiasm of TCD students and staff from a range of societies and departments. Information on previous College International Women's Weeks The International Women's Week 2013 Facebook Page Confirmed events for IWW 2013 will be added to the schedule below over the coming weeks - Please contact the Equality Office, if you have an event you would like publicised here. Schedule 2013
International Women's Day has been celebrated internationally since 1911, to find out more visit www.internationalwomensday.com Programme of Events International Women's Week 2013MONDAY 4thInternational Women's Week LaunchDetails: Senator Katherine Zappone will be launching International Women's Week 2013 at lunchtime on Front Square. The Launch theme will be 'Women Around the World', and entertainment will include a performance by the Boydell Singers.
Poetry reading with Sarah ClancyDetails: Poetry reading with feminist poet Sarah Clancy
Documentary Screening: Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women WorldwideDetails: Inspired by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s book, this documentary introduces women and girls who are living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable – and fighting bravely to save them. The event, organized by Medical Students for Choice, Ireland, will focus on two themes of the Half the Sky Movement: maternal mortality and gender-based violence. The screening will be preceded by a discussion where platforms for change will be explored.
"Monsters of Creation": Snapshots of Women in Higher Education: Panel Discussion and Launch"A learned girl is one of the most intolerable monsters of creation" Saturday Review, 1869 Details: Panel Discussion involving Professor Susan Parkes, Fellow Emeritus of TCD and editor of the book ‘A Danger to the Men? A History of Women in Trinity College Dublin 1904-2004’, Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness, Judge and Activist and TCD Graduate, Jean Sutton, recent TCD Graduate, Co-editor of Siren Magazine and founding member of the Women’s Museum of Ireland. Chaired by Hannah McCarthy, Auditor College Historical Society. Launch of the Women's Museum of Ireland's exhibit "Monsters of Creation": Snapshots of Women in Higher Education by Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness.
I am Nasrine: ScreeningDetails: DU Fresh Amnesty Voices are focusing on human rights issues in Iran. They will screen "I am Nasrine", which depicts an Iranian woman's story. Tuesday 5thDismantling the Master's Many Houses: A radical, intersectional approach to feminism.Details: A paper by Peter Gowan presented by the Phil's Bram Stoker Paper-Reading Club. Refreshments provided.
Guest speakers Farah Mokhtarezadeh and Tara MaddenDetails: This event will both launch the new Trinity Global Development Society and mark International Women's Week. Farah Mokhtareizadeh is a PhD candidate in Islamic and gender studies. She will draw on her decade long experience working on international solidarity campaigns in South Asia (Afghanistan), MENA (Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Palestine, Lebanon, Syria, Morocco), North America and Europe (Ireland). Farah holds a M.Phil from Trinity in International Peace Studies, and a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in Modern Middle East Studies. Tara Madden is the Front Line Defenders Programme Manager. Front Line Defenders is the International Foundation for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders. Front Line Defenders was founded in Dublin in 2001, with the specific aim of protecting human rights defenders at risk, people who work, non-violently, for any or all of the rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Front Line has extensive connections to Human Rights workers throughout the Middle East, and Ms.Madden will provide Trinity Global Development with some cases of women human rights defenders working in the region.
Ladies Hockey MatchDetails: Ladies Hockey match for International Women's Week
Screening of Miss Representation and Panel DiscussionDetails: A screening of Miss Representation with a discussion to follow with Una Mulally and Jennifer O' Connell of the Irish Times, film director Anna Rodgers, Ailbhe Smyth, women's campaigner and Emma Regan of the Irish Feminist Network. This will be in the Emmet Theatre in the Arts Block with a reception to follow.
Breaking the Boundaries: Women's Studies TodayDetails: Postgraduate Research Seminar chaired by Professor Catherine Lawless, Head of the Centre for Gender and Womens' Studies in TCD and organized by the Graduate Students' Union, this event showcases current research by Trinity Postgraduates in areas related to gender, femininity, the history of women and women in society, literature and art. A short Q+A session will follow the main paper presentations. Wednesday 6thTee-Shirt Painting and Coffee Morning.Details: Tee-Shirt painting "This is what a Feminist Looks Like" ..." with tea, coffee and cake and collecting donations for Oxfam's drive to support women in the third world Coffee morning for Oxfam's Women's Programme.
'Breaking the Glass Ceiling' Barriers to entry for women in professional careersDetails: 'Breaking the Glass Ceiling' speaker panel, discussing barriers to entry for women in careers. Featuring:
Refreshments provided.
Postgraduate Short Story ClubDetails: This week we'll be looking at a series of short stories by Irish Women writers. Participants will be sent the stories beforehand via email - if you're interested get in contact with the GSU Vice President at vicepresident@gsu.tcd.ie. Read the stories beforehand, and come prepared for a short informal discussion on each one!
Prof Nancy Hopkins: Approaches to Equality for Women Faculty in Science: Changing Institutions, Changing Individuals – Lessons from the MIT StoryDetails: Lecture by Professor Nancy Hopkins, Amgen, Inc. Professor of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Introduction/Chair: Prof Linda Hogan, Vice Provost, TCD Professor Nancy Hopkins will discuss her work as an advocate for women in science over almost two decades since her appointment in 1995 to chair the First Committee on Women Faculty in the School of Science at MIT. At that time only 1 in 12 faculty members in the MIT School of Science were women. A summary of her committee’s findings published in 1999 came to be known as the ‘MIT Report on the Status of Women Faculty in Science’. This report and the resulting efforts by MIT were recognised by former US President Clinton and are credited with improvements in the status and number of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) in MIT and nationally, as well as inspiring countless initiatives globally.
Shadows and lights: Women and Irish visual cultureDetails: Panel Discussion involving Geraldine O'Neill, ARHA, Rowan Sexton, Independent Curator, Catherine Marshall, Joint Editor, 20th Century Ireland, Dictionary of Irish Art & Architecture (RIA) and former Head of Collections Irish Museum of Modern Art(IMMA). Chaired by Dr. Angela Griffith, History of Art, TCD. Thursday 7thGender and Women's Rights in India: A presentation by Gita Jena, Trocaire's Governance and Human Rights OfficerDetails: The Graduate Students' Union and the Laurentian society are hosting Gita Jena from Trócaire. Gita is Trocaire's Governance and Human Rights Officer in India, where she works on gender and women's rights programmes which she manages and helps to deliver in Odisha, India, addressing the wider challenges faced by women in India regards to participation in decision-making and gender-based-violence. It will be a 45minute talk with a presentation, followed by questions at the end. Tea and coffee will be provided.
Women in Religion: Rejoice – Reflect - ActDetails: Join us for an afternoon of celebration, reflection and action to mark International Women’s Week. There will be discussion, exhibits, resources, music, poetry, a prayer space and tea/coffee and cake.
Bernadette Devlin: Notes on a Political JourneyDetails: Screening of the critically-acclaimed 'Bernadette: Notes on a Political Journey,'detailing the political career of the revolutionary Bernadette Devlin-McAliskey during the Northern Irish Troubles, followed by an interview and Q&A with its producer, Lelia Doolan. Refreshments provided.
DU Amnesty International Art Exhibition and Award CeremonyDetails: Art Exhibit of works produced through the DU Amnesty Creativity Challenge, and awards ceremony.
Mothers in Higher educationDetails: A presentation of research by PhD candidate Mark Kearns, followed by a discussion/ chat with student parents.
Developments in Abortion Law in IrelandDetails: Keynote lecture by Prof (Senator) Ivana Bacik followed by discussion. Tea and biscuits provide.
Reception for Elizabethan Society AlumniDetails: Reception for alumni of the Elizabethan Society, featuring a short address from 1965 Eliz President Melissa Webb and display of Elizabethan Society records.
'This House Believes the Pro-Life Movement is Incompatible with Feminism'Details: Debate featuring Sally Anne Winn, Vice-President of US group 'Feminists for Life,' Emma Campbell from www.10weeks.org and Mary McGill, co-founder and editor of feminist blog 'fanny.ie'. With a reception to follow.
Friday 8thCharity Coffee Morning in aid of Women's Aid and Rape Crisis Ireland,Details: GSU Common Room, first floor, House 7. Drop in for a coffee, some nibbles and a chat! Donations will be taken in aid of Rape Crisis Ireland and Women's Aid, more details of which can be found at www.womensaid.ie and www.drcc.ie.
Christian Exclusiveness - Can we correct it? - Some Personal ViewsDetails: Talk by The Revd Cannon Dr V. Kennerley, Editor of SEARCH, a Church of Ireland journal and Lecturer in Applied (Pastoral and Practical) Theology at Church of Ireland Theological College. Dr Kennerley is also involved in the Women's Ministry Movement and is currently chair of Changing Attitude Ireland (the LGBT rights movement). She will be looking at how Christianity is used as a tool to reject others, but within and without the Christian community, with a special focus on the place of women and LGBT persons in religion.
International Women's Week Celebratory ConcertDetails: With musicians Liza Flume, Naoise Roo, WonderBra and Dani and poets Jessica Bernard and Elaine Gluckian as well as a dramatic sketch on women in history! |
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