By fay.young on March 25, 2009
Choosing topics for discussion at Who Cares for the Carers?
The day starts with some tough questions. Who should care? Does caring begin and end in the family? How much support should the state give? And what exactly is a carer anyway? Such questions do the rounds as women join the circle of discussion on a [...]
Posted in Leith Open Space Events | Tagged CEDAW, Engender, leith open space, pilmeny youth centre, Who Cares for the Carers? strategy review carers support
By fay.young on March 20, 2009
On Tuesday it was the first meeting of a new African women’s choir in Pilrig Church. Today (Friday) its the family event in the National Library of Scotland and there is much more to come – March is a very busy month for women of the Africa Centre.
Posted in africa centre | Tagged africa centre, equalities network, leith open space
By fay.young on March 12, 2009
They let life go and they get life going,
they live to give love and they love to let live.
Finding the right words is not always easy. For many women caring is such a natural part of daily life they do not stop to put what they are doing into words. We went to the Scottish [...]
Posted in Leith Open Space Events | Tagged equal opportunities, equal rights, leith open space, Scottish Poetry Library, UN Convention CEDAW, who cares for the carers
By fay.young on March 10, 2009
Can art change society? Here’s news of an exciting new community theatre project in Leith which aims to get people asking questions about the world around us. And maybe come up with some answers about how to change it. No theatre experience needed. Just turn up and get involved on Saturday 14 March in St [...]
Posted in Leith Open Space Events | Tagged ACTive INquiry, greener leith, leith, leith open space, public space, theatre of the oppressed
