About
Five NOW talks & discussions consider women’s relationship with power in contemporary society, the role of media today, and a possible way forward in a world beset by crises and threats.
Curated by Dr Martina Devlin, an Omagh-born, Dublin-based author and newspaper columnist.
All events take place in the YES Hub, St. Columb’s Hall, Derry~Londonderry.
---
No. 1: Women & Leadership - Groundbreaking political leaders, in conversation with author and columnist Martina Devlin, explore a female vision for our political and social future.
Thursday June 13, 8.30pm – 9.45pm | Tickets free but must be booked
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-leadership-no-ordinary-women-tickets-891565545547?aff=oddtdtcreator
---
No. 2: Women & Power - What is women’s relationship to power in the contemporary world and what needs to change to give voice to those who currently feel voiceless? Does our notion of power need to be redefined? And how could women utilise power to respond to the range of crises that threaten our lives and our planet? Baroness Shami Chakrabarti and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC discuss with chair Susan McKay the way forward.
Friday June 14, 7.30 – 8.45pm | Tickets: £10
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-power-no-ordinary-women-tickets-891742153787?aff=oddtdtcreator
---
No. 3: Women & Climate Justice - Mary Robinson talks with Louise Cullen of her deep involvement for years in the struggle to secure global justice for those people vulnerable to the impacts of climate change who are usually forgotten.
Saturday June 15, 3pm – 4.15pm | Tickets: £10
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mary-robinson-women-climate-justice-no-ordinary-women-tickets-880823987257?aff=oddtdtcreator
---
No. 4: Women & Resistance, Bernadette McAliskey, Dr Ailbne Smyth, Flor McCarthy discuss with Aoife Moore how women utilise activism and soft power in the fight for justice and human rights.
Saturday June 15, 7.30pm – 8.45pm | Tickets: £10
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-resistance-no-ordinary-women-tickets-891536899867?aff=oddtdtcreator
---
No. 5: In Women & Media, reporters Orla Guerin, Marion McKeone, Jude Webber and Miriam O’Callaghan consider the particular challenges they face in covering global news stories.
Sunday June 16, 12.15pm – 1.30pm | Tickets: £10
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-media-no-ordinary-women-tickets-891768522657?aff=oddtdtcreator
