A free one day festival celebrating women will take place at Exeter Phoenix on Saturday 11 March following International Women’s Day on Wednesday 8 March.
The event will be hosted by Devon United Women, Refugee Support Devon and Fawcett Devon.
The programme includes dance and song with Italian folk outfit La Tarantella, music from Exeter Musical Theatre Choir and Zumba led by Inclusive Exeter.
There will also be panel discussions featuring a history of women’s protest and stories of women’s resilience from Afica to Ukraine. Poet and shaman Jackie Juno will hold a creative writing workshop in the afternoon.
There will be yoga, belly dance and flamenco workshops, stalls from women’s organisations and children’s activities provided by Hikmat Devon who will also offer a range of foods from around the globe.
A guided tour of RAMM’s Earth Spells: Witches of the Anthropocene is also on offer.
The Fawcett Society is a women’s rights charity that campaigns for equal pay and power and seeks to tackle gender norms and stereotypes.
It is named after Millicent Garrett Fawcett, a major figure in the women’s suffrage movement who led Britain’s largest women’s rights association for 22 years.
International Women’s Day is celebrated around the world on 8 March each year. It focusses on women’s rights, gender inequality, reproductive rights and violence and abuse against women.
The International Women’s Festival will take place from 10.30am-4pm on Saturday 11 March 2023 at Exeter Phoenix and is free to attend.
For more information visit the Exeter Phoenix website.
