Friday 11^th March at 3pm
Lecture Theatre, Uffculme Centre

Join us for a special International Women’s Day event, where we revisit some of our most well loved work.  Women & Theatre members Janice Connolly and Terina Talbot will perform alongside staff and service users of Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health Foundation Trust, to present extracts from The Cervical Monologues. A popular play that takes a holistic look at ‘the whole woman’; touching on love, sexuality, sexuality, relationships, body images and our general lives.

This will be an uplifting, celebratory event marking the power of the female voice and the importance of talking honestly about the things that matter, approaches that have stood Women & Theatre in good stead over the years.

Light refreshments will be provided.

For more information, contact info@womenandtheatre.co.uk

If you would like to learn more about International Women’s Day, head over to http://internationalwomensday.com/

Other events happening across Birmingham include:

5th March 2011:

• “Celebrating the Past, Planning our Future”
  Mayfield School.
  Heathfield Road, Handsworth, Birmingham , B19 1HJ
  10am – 1pm
  
  International Women’s Day takes place in March, each year and is celebrated around the world to mark women’s struggle for equal rights, justice, peace and progress. The theme for the International Women’s Day event is Celebrating the Past, Planning our Future. The event will celebrate the 100th celebration of the International Women’s Day by promoting different services and products for women and their families with a variety of stalls and activities.   We will also provide pampering sessions for the women such as nail art, massages, etc.   If you would like to attend with a free stall, or if there is a group / organisation that you feel could attend with a stall, please feel free to inform them of the event and pass on their details to kingswayproject@yahoo.co.uk

8th March 2011:

• “Come join us for a day of fun and pampering.”
  Balsall Heath Church Centre
  100 Mary Street, Balsall Heath, B12 9JU
  10:00am til 2:00pm
  Including guest speakers, awards to community women, stalls, free hot lunch, entertainment, Mehndi and lots more. Creche also available (booked in advance only)

• Majils – Women Unplugged
  6pm – 9pm, £2 entry on the door
  Coffee Lounge, 10/11 Navigation Street, B’ham City Centre
  An open mic night, showcasing an eclectic mix of   women performers from across Birmingham, in celebration of International Women’s Day. A unique gathering of women with a shared passion for the arts, poetry, writing & music.  Whether you want to spin us a yarn, spit your bars, hit us with your punch line, wax us lyrical with your prowess, or simply sway us with your sultry sounds…Majlis is the place for you. Join us for a great night – all women welcome!

10th March 2011:

• Women’s Voices Against Global Poverty
  18:00 – 21:00
  West Midlands Fire Service HQ Vauxhall Rd, Nechells, Birmingham, B7 4HW
  Jubilee Debt Campaign Multifaith Project (JDC)
  Leading women from the different faith groups in the West Midlands will be taking part in fast moving entertainment, story telling, music, to raise awareness on the subject of Global Poverty. Keynote speaker: Shabana Mahmood MP.
  http://www.jdcmultifaith.org/

31st March 2011:

• Still… No Limits (£5 / £3)
  7:30pm @ The Drum
  An emotionally charged evening of dance and song, which embraces the challenges and aspirations women are experiencing as mothers, leaders, sisters and friends. The event marks International Women’s Day (IWD).
  http://www.the-drum.org.uk/event/stil-no-limits

What is the relationship between Women and War?
What would you fight for?
How do we overcome the trauma of being involved in warfare both for ourselves and our children?
What part can women play in bringing peace?
Come and talk –together we can make a difference.

Women & Theatre are marking International Women’s Day 2009 by opening our doors and inviting women to come and talk with us about Women and War.  We are interested in looking as broadly as possible at the topic including domestic violence, and rape as well as the role of women in warfare  as victims, peacekeepers and soldiers.

Our “Talking Shop “ day will consist of listening to guest speakers and  monologues, looking at photographs and articles and discussion in small and large groups.

Join us at Friends Institute, 220 Moseley Road, Birmingham, B12 0DG on 7th March 10.30 -3.00.
Free event but please bring some food to share for lunch.  Please note that this is a women only event.
RSVP to 0121 440 4203 or info@womenandtheatre.co.uk