For the past few years a team of Volunteers, led by Vanessa Boon, have put on an International Women’s Day event in the Centre of Derby. Whilst there are many important messages […]
International Women’s Day 2016 : Celebration Festival
Living with a ‘House Devil – Street Angel’: Recovering from Domestic violence
“ A couple of my friends died because of domestic violence from their husband, and a lot of them ended up on drugs and drink because, you know what, if you get […]
Celebrating, Participating, Liberating : International Women’s Day Derby 2015
After many months of planning by a group of committed volunteers, International Women’s Day in Derby took place on 7th March; for the first time this year the event was held outside, […]
The ‘1 in 4’: Men! Why are we not angry about the shocking reality of violence towards women?
If 1 in 4 dog-owners abused their pets there would be an outcry, if 1 in 4 car owners had their cars indiscriminately damaged on a routine basis, there would be […]
Women’s Rights should concern us all – including Men!
Although in the UK we might consider that we have come a long way in the last 100 years on women’s rights, in reality, many of the underlying perceptions, behaviours and core […]
International Women’s Day Derby : Planning and Fundraising for the main event – 7th March 2015 – Market Square
Whilst Women’s Day in Derby is about Women, it’s not solely for women. It’s not a single-issue event, it’s not about being anti-men, it’s probably not about any pre-conceived perceptions or notions […]
