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Ladyfest

The feminist festival returns to the capital

17 Sep 2009

After the success of last year’s month-long lady-focused extravaganza, Edinburgh’s own feminist festival has gone for a more boutique look this year in the lead up to the Gude Cause event (look out for our feature next issue). Still, they’re packing a…

Hitlist: Around Town

Hitlist: Around Town

17 Sep 2009

Glasgow Festival of DIY Culture, Be Creative, Ladyfest, GCM Social, Craft Guerrilla DIY Craft Evening, Cafe Improv, Suffragism

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day

5 Mar 2009

2009 is a significant year for women’s rights in Scotland: Saturday 10th October is the 100th anniversary of the first big suffragette march in the country and there will be a commemorative procession following the original route down Princes Street in…

Women in Afghanistan

Women in Afghanistan

8 May 2008

This is Malalai Joya, often called ‘the bravest woman in Afghanistan’. Not yet 30, Joya has not only stood and been elected to the new Afghani parliament, but has stood up against corruption within that establishment. She’s currently suspended from her…

Ladyfest

Ladyfest

Various venues, Edinburgh, Sun 4 May–Sun 1 Jun

24 Apr 2008

Ruby-red lips, set perms and Avon panstick. Not the traditional image of a feminist – certainly not the popular, laddish stereotype of a feminist. However, Ladyfest, Edinburgh’s first female-focussed festival, launches this fortnight with an event that…

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