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International
Women’s
Week
Events in Tower Hamlets
6-12 March 2021
www.alternativearts.org.uk
Supported by Tower Hamlets Council and Alternative Arts
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S WEEK in Tower Hamlets 6-12 March 2021
Supported by Tower Hamlets Council and Alternative Arts
WOMEN Identity, Crisis, Future
In 2021 our theme is WOMEN: Identity, Crisis, Future – looking at our values and sense of identity,
how women have been affected by the current coronavirus pandemic, and how we may achieve
a better, fairer future. This programme has been put together by local women’s groups and
community organisations and most of the events and activities will probably take place virtually
online. So please make sure you can access them by checking with the projects directly.
Saturday 6 March
WOMEN IN FOCUS FESTIVAL
Poplar Union : Jelly Cleaver, photo by MrFizzy, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Poplar Union
2 Cotall Street E14 6TL
www.poplarunion.com 020 3039 3333 / 07581 222006
Fri 5 March 7.30pm FREE open to all
LIVE IN THE LIBRARY – Jelly Cleavers House Party
Live-streamed gig on Youtube, Facebook & Twitch
Online Link: https://poplarunion.com/event/live-in-the-library-online-jelly-
cleavers-house-party/
Sun 7 March 2pm-3.30pm FREE open to all
Film screening of ROCKS (dir: Sara Gavron). A powerful and moving story
based in East London of a young black girl who is forced to fend for herself
and her younger brother after her mother unexpectedly leaves home.
The film deals with intercultural experiences, identity politics and race.
Presented in tandem with an online exhibition, curated by young people at
Poplar Union : Still from Bump
the Spotlight Youth Centre, exploring the relationship between hair and people
of colour.
Ticket link: https://poplarunion/event/pop-corn-presents-rocks/
Tues 9 March 7.30pm FREE open to all
NARI CHETONA CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY.
A celebration of women’s revolution, participation and achievement in 50 years
of Bengali independence with music, panel discussions and the screening of
a new documentary.
Online Link: https://poplarunion.com/event/nari-chetonas-international-
womens-day/
Fri 12 March 7.30pm Free open to all
LIVE IN THE LIBRARY – Community Music’s Fearless Females Takeover
Poplar Union : Nari Chetona
Live-streamed gig on Youtube, Facebook & Twitch
Online link: https://poplarunion.com/event/live-in-the-library-online-community-
musics-fearless-females-takeover/
The Women in Focus Festival continues throughout March. See the
Women’s History Month listings for the rest of the programme.
TATI CRAFT EXHIBITION & DEMONSTRATION and TATI FOOD
DEMONSTRATION
The Oitij-jo Collective : Tati Craft Exhibition and Demonstration
The Oitij-jo Collective
Piazza Unit C, Lighterman House, Republic E14 2BE
facebook-@oitijjolondon 07932 944506
Sat 6 March FREE women only – at venue or Online
10am-1pm TATI CRAFT EXHIBITION & DEMONSTRATION
Exhibition of all the work done by women in the Tati workshops and practical
demonstrations of weaving, designing and embroidery to encourage more
women to get actively involved in the Tati Craft Hub.
Cover image and graphic design : Viv Mullett
International Women’s Week
1pm-4pm TATI FOOD DEMONSTRATION
Members of the Tati Food Café will demonstrate dishes with recipes from
Oitij-jo’s project ‘Connecting Cultures’ – what is in your cupboard? This
initiative promotes healthy eating, use of sustainable products, and provides
opportunities for women to upskill their cooking. If participants are not able
to attend these sessions in person the demonstrations will take place online
through Zoom/Teams/Google Meet.
The Oitij-jo Collective : Tati Food Demonstration
Online link https://www.facebook.com/oitijjolondon/live/
FROM CHALLENGE TO CHANGE
Muslim Women’s Collective
www.muslimwomenscollective.gov.uk 07877 997923
Sat 6 March 2pm-4pm FREE women only Online via Zoom
This year the Muslim Women’s Collective will celebrate women’s
contributions made during the difficult global pandemic and the immense
resilience shown to help others and the community. Guest speakers include
Rushanara Ali MP, Apsama Begum MP, Cllr Asma Begum, Cllr Rachel Blake
Muslim Women’s Collective
and leaders from Telco and Women 100. Join us for fun packed activities in
virtual breakout rooms celebrating women’s leadership and achievements,
spoken word poetry, quizzes and a mindfulness session to help with anxiety.
Please register for the event on
www.eastlondonmosque.org.uk/forms/international-womens-day-registration
Sunday 7 March
RE-INTERPRETING BEGUM ROKEYA
Saudha Society and Nari Chetona
www.saudha.org 07828 190551
3pm-7pm FREE open to all ONLINE
Saudha Society and Nari Chetona : Begum Rokeya
In partnership with the Gronthee the Saudha Society presents a
DISCUSSION on Begum Rokeya, a leading Bengali feminist in the early
20th Century who was the first to examine inequality and discrimination
against women, focusing on her relevance in the 21st Century.
The speakers include leading female academics from Bangladesh, India,
Latin America and the UK. There will also be READINGS from Rokeya’s
works in English and a PERFORMANCE of her short play Sultana’s Dream.
This event will be live streamed through our social media
www.facebook.com/events/409711720307370/
THE SHOW MUST GO ON – the spirit of a woman never dies
Mohila Ongon Association
Hasan Raja Centre, 117 Vallance Road E1 5BW
07500 970957
9.30am-3pm at the venue or 12noon-3pm online. FREE women only
The programme will include a GROUP DISCUSSION on how to cope during
the current pandemic, a short video about our WALKING CLUB and its
benefit to mental and physical health, a DRAMA to broaden women’s
Mohila Ongon Association : The Show Must Go On
perspective and show them how their spirits never end and that they should
not underestimate themselves, a DANCE WORKSHOP and ART WORKSHOP
with tutors giving online demonstrations.
If it is possible to hold the event at the venue we will celebrate with lots
more entertainment, games and workshops.
Online link https://m.facebook.com/mohilaongon2010/
International Women’s Week
Monday 8 March
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY
Swadhinata Trust : Learning about Covid 19, image courtesy of www.gov.uk
LEARNING ABOUT COVID 19 in East London’s Bangladeshi Community
Swadhinata Trust
www.swadhinata.org.uk 07908 376252
4pm FREE open to all
FOCUS GROUP with people from East London’s Bangladeshi Community
sharing experiences of Covid 19 in Bengali/Sylheti and English. Highlighting
the experiences of older Bangladeshis and their social contacts which consist
of family, friends and key workers. Using research findings from Kings College
London and Tower Hamlets Health & Wellbeing.
Email Swadhinatatrust@gmail.com to request an invitation to the ZOOM
MEETING.
Tuesday 9 March
EQUALITY, INCLUSION, FEMINISM
Account 3
Account 3 : Equality, Inclusion, Feminism
1-3 Birkbeck Street E2 6JY
www.account3.org.uk 020 7739 7720
10am all day team workshop ONLINE
Facilitated by Marai Larasi MBE the workshop aims to help create a better
understanding of each other and consider any differences in the understanding
of equalities, inclusion and feminism.
Structured in sessions online via Zoom, with small group discussions, quizzes,
time lines, images and games to explore ideas, open communication and
overcome any potential conflicts.
Thursday 11 March
KEEP CALM AND CARRY ON
Account 3 : Equality, Inclusion, Feminism
St Hilda’s East, Boundary Women’s Project
St Hilda’s East Community Centre, 18 Club Row E2 7EY
www.sthildas.org.uk 020 7739 8066
11am-6pm FREE open to all Online via ZOOM
Event focussing on women and the disproportionate changes we have had to
face through the current pandemic. Since March 2020 women have not only
played their roles as wives, mums, daughters, cooks, cleaners, carers and
nurses but also continued to ‘work from home’, become expert teachers on
all aspects of the curriculum, as well as entertainers to deal with the boredom
and enforcers of the law.
Self care has been thrown out the window as many women absorb the
trauma for their families, suffering an identity crisis while taking on so many
St Hilda’s East, Boundary Women’s Project : Keep Calm and Carry On
additional roles and assigning ‘value’ to everyone else and loosing sight of
their own needs and hopes for what seems a hopeless future.
THIS EVENT will bring women to the fore and encourage ‘letting go’ of the
‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ attitude for a day, allowing them to relax and re-
focus on themselves and share their experiences. There will be MEDITATION,
YOGA, VOCAL and DISCUSSION sessions throughout the day to enable
overcoming emotional and mental health issues.
The event will be delivered entirely online.
Please register at https://forms.gle/KiVxKfC55hVPka6AA
International Women’s Week
THE BIGGER PICTURE – preview screening
Trapped in Zone One
15 Heneage Street E1 5LJ
www.trappedinzoneone.com 07870 590402
7pm-7.30pm FREE open to all Online event
Following the theme of IWW 2021 of ‘WOMEN: Identity, Crisis, Future’, we
Trapped in Zone One : The Bigger Picture
are creating a short film with young women from Ocean Youth Connexions,
Vallance Community Sports Association and Wapping Youth about how the
corona virus pandemic has affected their wellbeing and the need for provisions
to improve their health and be given equal opportunity for a fairer future.
Online link: https://www.trappedinzoneone.com/projects/virtual-get-together
This film will also be shown in the ‘Virtual Get Together’ at St Margaret’s House
on 17 March showcasing a diverse range of experiences for which you can
register on our website.
Friday 12 March
BLACK WOMEN’S POWER – response to Covid 19
Women’s Inclusive Team
Mayfield House, 202A Cambridge Heath Road E2 2LJ
www.wit.org.uk 020 7790 2650
6pm FREE women only online via zoom
Although our community has been disproportionately affected by the pandemic
the current crisis has shone a spotlight on some of our enormous strengths,
skills and talents, demonstrating to the wider world just what we can achieve.
As a black women’s led organisation the Women’s Inclusive Team has provided
Women’s Inclusive Team : Black Women’s Power
much needed practical and emotional support to local residents, which has
allowed for greater integration in our richly diverse community.
Our IWW EVENT will highlight and celebrate the unity and amazing work of
the local women who mobilised everyone to support, care and provide for one
another. We will share stories, memories and facilitate discussion. We will also
show the ‘WALL OF REMEMBRANCE’ we are creating at our new centre in
Bethnal Green dedicated to our local female heroes and leaders. The event will
raise awareness of women’s critical role and the work we are doing to unite us.
#together-we-are-strong #Identity,Crisis,Future #Womens international Week
#BLM Online link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/black-women-power-for-
international-womens-week-tickets-137959012119
BANGLADESHI WOMEN : Identity, Crisis, Future.
Udichi Shilpi Ghosthi
Brady Arts Centre, 192-196 Hanbury Street E1 5HU
www.udichi.org 07950 792156
Udichi Shilpi Ghosthi : Bangladeshi Women: Identity, Crisis, Future
6pm-8pm FREE open to all online event
VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS engaging local women, women’s organisations and
their representatives to discuss their circumstances, their wellbeing and the
problems they are facing during the pandemic and provide guidance and
support. We will also be looking at future opportunities for employment,
empowerment, achievements and challenges. And we will present
ENTERTAINMENT with music and dance to celebrate International Women’s
Week with prominent performers.
Online link: https://www.facebook.com/UdichiUK
International Women’s Week is co-ordinated for Tower Hamlets Council by Alternative Arts,
who also produce Women’s History Month in East London www.alternativearts.org.uk
To receive this information in large print please contact info@alternativearts.co.uk
WOMEN AT WORK – A New Town Hall for Tower Hamlets A special feature about the work of all the women transforming the old Royal London Hospital building in Whitechapel into a 21st Century Town Hall for Tower Hamlets. www.alternativearts.org.uk/events/international-womens-week Thirty percent of main contractor Bouygues UK's on site team for the town hall project are women. Photo © Alex Sarginson Since early 2016, Allford Hall Monaghan Morris’ commencing architectural training in this country. (AHMM) team of architects has been overseeing As any team of architects working on a large the transformation of the iconic former Royal project under construction, we sit between the London Hospital in Whitechapel into a twenty-first client and the construction team advocating our century Town Hall for Tower Hamlets. The design intent in both directions. We carry prominent role of women in the commissioning, responsibility for many of the technical aspects of design and construction of this exciting project the project to deliver the design developed for hints at a brighter, more diverse future for women and with the client. Do more women on the team in an industry where gender disparity is still lead to a different team dynamic? When it comes the norm. to communication and engagement perhaps it In this context I am proud to be overseeing does. Though meetings can sometimes be such an important project which will serve the adversarial, the atmosphere across the site office community of the borough and prouder still that is more relaxed and, as women, we don’t feel six of the seven architects working with me are such an oddity walking around site. This is also women. This sets our team apart from many enhanced by the fact that we are often others: Currently only 26% of Registered communicating with the experienced women Architects in the UK are women despite the fact leading Tower Hamlets’ client team, and those on that they make up 49% of all students the teams of our structures consultants Elliott
Sam Scott with members of AHMM's team of architects. Six out of the seven
team members are women. Photo © Alex Sarginson
Yasmin Ali and Sarah Steer of Tower Hamlets' client team.
Photo © Alex Sarginson CGI impression of the Grocer’s Wing of the new Tower Hamlets Town Hall.
Artist © Secchi Smith/Forbes Massey
Project Managers Naznin Chowdhury & Sarah Steer with Project Director
Yasmin Ali. Photo courtesy Tower Hamlets Council
Wood and heritage architects Richard Griffiths of construction and we hope that at least one or
Architects. The most significant influence has come two pupils have been tempted away from other,
from collaborating with contractor Bouygues UK’s more obvious career choices.
team, many of whom are women accomplished in This said there remains a significant lack of
guiding key aspects of the building’s construction. female role models within the trades: in bricklaying,
In 25 years as an architect never before have I seen dry-lining and joinery for example. Gender
women so well represented on site and it makes stereotypes in manual construction work persist
a refreshing change. and more needs to be done by schools and trade
This is particularly fortuitous as for the past two organisations to encourage women into training.
years AHMM has forged a relationship with the art Last week, I admit I did a double-take as I
and design department of Swanlea School, passed one of Bouygues UK’s traffic marshals
located a stone’s throw from the former hospital awaiting their next delivery. My glance was held by
building, supporting its initiative to encourage a pair of distinctly female eyes, framed between
teenage girls to consider a career in the hard hat and face mask, as if to say ‘Yes, I’m here
construction industry. Through away-day and I’m proud too’.
workshops held at AHMM’s office and visits to the Sam Scott
Town Hall site we have promoted a myriad of Associate
career opportunities for young women in the world ALLFORD HALL MONAGHAN MORRIS Architects
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