Women's Grassroots Activism AHRC Research Network Online Workshop

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Has this event (this Thursday/Friday 9/10th May) been mentioned on here already? The website is stating that there are a few places left. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/womens-grassroots-activism-ahrc-research-network-online-conference-tickets-856155954507?keep_tld=1

The workshop seeks to explore the question ‘How have grassroots women’s organisations effectively championed women’s rights, locally and globally, since 1918?’ and seeks to foster discussion with current members of women’s organisations to identify how past activism can inform current campaigns.

Alongside keynote talks by Professor Pat Thane and Professor Lynn Abrams, we will have an array of papers from women’s history academics and postgraduate students.

I'm very interested but don't know anything about the Women's Grassroots Activism Network, or LSBU who are hosting the event. Has anyone any more information? Thanks.

Yes there was a thread. And if you look at the agenda "grassroots" isn't about say CR groups of the 70s or ReSisters today, it is about older more social acceptable in their time women self organising. Covers activisim since 1918.

Its sold out.

I've looked at the agenda, and there is some Women's Liberation strands but the speakers are the usual suspects in terms of the university circuit.

https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0011/398873/AHRC-May-Conference-Poster.Programme.pdf

Notice of purpose of the group https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/about-us/news/new-research-network-on-local-grassroots-womens-activism-in-england-and-ireland-announced-by-lsbu