Eve Ensler: Embrace your inner girl

Maya Angelou's "On Womanhood"

If it's been a while since you checked out Maya, have a quick browse through her website  -  

mayaangelou.com/

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...

enough money within her control to move out

and rent a place of her own,

even if she never wants to or needs to...  

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
something perfect to wear if the employer,
or date of her dreams wants to see her in an hour...

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
a youth she's content to leave behind....


A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE...
a past juicy enough that she's looking forward to
retelling it in her old age....

BEYONCE - A CRITICAL DEBATE

 Beyonce? Am i bovvered? Seriously?

As the most strong-minded and beautiful business woman and Artist of 
colour in mainstream media (after Oprah),who makes highly consumable 
music and is rockinga blond weave, why should we care? Breaking down 
the Girls Run the World vid,we'll examine why the love/hate debate rages on.

HOSTED BY THE OCTAVIA FOUNDATION

http://www.octaviafoundation.org.uk/ 

On Tuesday, July 19, Zena Edwards, a renown spoken word artist, singer, playwright and actress invites you to take part in a critical discussion surrounding Beyonce's 'Run the World' video. This session will take a deep look at the themes, issues and controversy that has been surrounding Beyonce's video since its release.

Topics/issues covered in this session will include:
*Beyonce - a voice for strong women? 

*How do women of all ages connect with Sis B?
*Images of the men in the video
*Sexuality and empowerment
*Popular culture and role models
*Mainstream media representations vs the individuals reality
*and much more......

TRAVELLING LIGHT WORKSHOPS BEGIN

 THE UNPACKING SESSIONS 1 & 2

Erykah told me my bags were too heavy
how did she know?
i never told her
but the cap fit too well
so i started to unpack
to unburden my shoulders
so i could stand upright
i wanted to turn the clock back
or to do the next best thing
i wanted to remember
what it was like
wanted to know what it felt like
to be travelling light...

WHAT?

An exploration of Womanhood and empowerment in the 

21st century and how it manifests in your own lives.

HOW?

Over 2 days of exciting discussion and debate, journal writing,
photography, drawing and scrap-boarding, we will unpack the
baggage around our sex that we carry around consciously and
subconsciously since we were girl toddlers.

WHY?

Why not? So we can ask questions "how much does your
gender really hold you back?"

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THE SESSIONS DATES:  SUNDAY 24TH JULY & SATURDAY 30TH JULY

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Session 1 - UNPACKING