Last week Morag and I travelled to Wigtown to run an oral histories workshop at the annual community festival. We drew into Wigtown square around 7 o’clock, in time to see a game of Bowls taking place in the green, and, just a few metres away, local children spilling out of the library – a lovely introduction to rural town life…
In 1991, the Centre for Women’s Global Leadership called for an international campaign entitled 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence (also known as 16 Days of Action For The Elimination of Violence Against Women). The period of 16 days was chosen to link several key dates, starting on 25th November, International Day for the [...]
On the 10th October 2009, the streets of Edinburgh were ablaze with purple, white, and green once again: so many beautiful banners held high; so many long skirts, rosettes, and feathered hats flapping in the breeze.
What GWL has been doing to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Women’s Suffrage Movement Procession through Edinburgh…
