BLACK WOMEN'S CONFERENCE 2012 (London)

Black Students' Campaign presents the 2012 Black Women’s Conference 

 The first half of the conference will include two panel discussions followed by a Q&A (This portion will not be exclusive to Black women)

Ain't I a woman?

-The need for Black Women's Campaigns, Black Representation and the History of Whitewash in women's campaigns/movements

Black women, Black spaces

-Challenges we face within our own communities, How to overcome and unite the community in the continued struggle

The second half of the conference will include women’s only workshops:

-BARAC-Black women and the cuts
-A history of Black women’s activism/movements (and a simple toolkit)
-Black Women in Academia-overcome, empower
-Black female representation on campus and how to apply this within your student unions

SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

UK Black feminists,

 Shaista Gohir MBE, Global Campaign Strategist at Oxfam. "Former Executive Director of Muslim Women's Network UK".

Betty Makoni, Founder and Director of Girl Child Network

Tamsila Tauqir MBE, Director at Safra Project

Zena Edwards, writer and performance poet and many others to be confirmed

Workshops will also be held for Black women in order to empower them to seek equal representation within their relative communities and in particular their student unions!

Date: 4th March 2012.
Time: 10:30am to 4:30 pm (REGISTRATION STARTS FROM 9:30)
Lunch and refreshments will be provided
Donations are also most welcome

EVENTS ARE ALL FREE BOOK HERE FOR TICKETS

University of London Union

Malet Street

WC1E 7HY London

United Kingdom

Sunday, March 4, 2012 from 10:30 AM to 4:30 PM (PT)