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We're running some amazing events on and around International Women's Day. 

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Genderland: SheFest Closing Party
Mar
11
7:00 PM19:00
Paid Events

Genderland: SheFest Closing Party

  • Sunday, March 11, 2018
  • 7:00 PM 11:00 PM 19:00 23:00
  • Foodhall Sheffield (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Finish the week on a high with Genderland @ Foodhall, the single launch of the first instalment of FIONA’s Songs of Experience Project.

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Forked Theatre presents Motherlogues (Babes in Arms matinée)
Mar
11
2:30 PM14:30
Paid Events, SheFest Saturday

Forked Theatre presents Motherlogues (Babes in Arms matinée)

  • Sunday, March 11, 2018
  • 2:30 PM 4:00 PM 14:30 16:00
  • Theatre Deli Sheffield (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A verbatim show gathering stories from women across Sheffield on the subject of 'motherhood'. 

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Breeze Bike Ride with Women in Cycling Q&A
Mar
11
10:30 AM10:30
Free Events

Breeze Bike Ride with Women in Cycling Q&A

  • Sunday, March 11, 2018
  • 10:30 AM 1:30 PM 10:30 13:30
  • Multiple Locations (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The morning begins with an introductory level ride and cycling tour of street art, places of interest and the women's movement in Sheffield. 

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Forked Theatre presents Motherlogues
Mar
10
7:30 PM19:30
Paid Events, SheFest Saturday

Forked Theatre presents Motherlogues

  • Saturday, March 10, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 9:00 PM 19:30 21:00
  • Theatre Deli Sheffield (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A verbatim show gathering stories from women across Sheffield on the subject of 'motherhood'. 

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The Kingdom Come #3
Mar
10
7:30 PM19:30
Paid Events, SheFest Saturday

The Kingdom Come #3

  • Saturday, March 10, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 10:30 PM 19:30 22:30
  • Walkley Community Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Andro & Eve’s drag king cabaret returns, showcasing some of the UK’s finest drag king acts.

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Equality: a Writing Workshop with Nik Perring
Mar
10
1:00 PM13:00
Free Events, SheFest Saturday

Equality: a Writing Workshop with Nik Perring

  • Saturday, March 10, 2018
  • 1:00 PM 3:00 PM 13:00 15:00
  • Central Children’s and Young People’s Library (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Celebrated author Nik Perring will be hosting a free children’s creative writing workshop on equality. Ages: 8-11.

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SheFest Saturday
Mar
10
12:00 PM12:00
SheFest Saturday, Free Events

SheFest Saturday

  • Saturday, March 10, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 5:00 PM 12:00 17:00
  • Google Calendar ICS

SheFest Saturday workshops take place 10th March – 12pm-5pm, Crucible Theatre and Millennium Gallery

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Intro to Coding - Taster Session
Mar
10
10:00 AM10:00
Free Events, SheFest Saturday

Intro to Coding - Taster Session

  • Saturday, March 10, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 2:00 PM 10:00 14:00
  • Google Digital Garage (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

The first session of our 5-week course, ideal for anyone who would like to learn about the basics of coding.

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Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint + Women in Comedy Q&A
Mar
9
7:30 PM19:30
Paid Events

Adventures in Menstruating with Chella Quint + Women in Comedy Q&A

  • Friday, March 9, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 19:30 22:00
  • DINA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Bloody funny period comedy from #periodpositive science comedian and PHSE teacher Chella Quint, who uses song and dance to challenge period poverty in this 5-star show for menstruators and non-menstruators of all genders.

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Women In Comedy Workshop
Mar
9
5:30 PM17:30
Free Events

Women In Comedy Workshop

  • Friday, March 9, 2018
  • 5:30 PM 7:00 PM 17:30 19:00
  • The Crucible Theatre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Led by theatre-maker & academic Natalie Diddams, this lively and practical workshop will unlock your inner Funny Woman!

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Wild Woman
Mar
8
7:30 PM19:30
Paid Events, Free Events

Wild Woman

  • Thursday, March 8, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 9:30 PM 19:30 21:30
  • Theatre Deli (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

An original, experiential piece made by Sheffield's women and the team behind Theatre Deli's 2017 Vagina Monologues.

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Running and athletics with 2DASH
Mar
8
5:30 PM17:30
Free Events

Running and athletics with 2DASH

  • Thursday, March 8, 2018
  • 5:30 PM 6:30 PM 17:30 18:30
  • Weston Park (outside the museum) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Simultaneous running session for women and an athletics based run, jump and throw session for children between 7-12 years.

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Women Leading Social Change
Mar
8
12:00 PM12:00
Free Events

Women Leading Social Change

  • Thursday, March 8, 2018
  • 12:00 PM 1:30 PM 12:00 13:30
  • Careers and Employability Centre (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come and hear from three successful social entrepreneurs. They will talk about why the social enterprise sector is changing the way business works, as well as the challenges and successes they have faced along the way.

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Verse Matters
Mar
7
7:30 PM19:30
Free Events

Verse Matters

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 19:30 22:00
  • Theatre Deli (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us to celebrate solidarity and the fight for equality; to articulate our anger, our sadness, our joy. 

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Black Glamour Art Exhibition
Mar
7
6:00 PM18:00
Free Events

Black Glamour Art Exhibition

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • 6:00 PM 9:00 PM 18:00 21:00
  • Trippets Lounge Bar (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Lorelle Skelton, the artist behind Black on Paper, in celebrating Women of Colour from Sheffield and the surrounding area in her first solo exhibition.

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Sexual violence in universities and strategies to prevent it
Mar
7
3:00 PM15:00
Free Events

Sexual violence in universities and strategies to prevent it

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • 3:00 PM 5:00 PM 15:00 17:00
  • Common Room, SHU Students’ Union (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Keynote address focusing on sexual harassment and violence in universities, followed by a panel discussion about prevention strategies.

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Introduction to creating a website on Squarespace
Mar
7
10:00 AM10:00
Paid Events

Introduction to creating a website on Squarespace

  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018
  • 10:00 AM 12:00 PM 10:00 12:00
  • Union St (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Learn how you can create your own modern and mobile friendly website using Squarespace.

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Reel Femme presents 'Venus'
Mar
6
7:30 PM19:30
Free Events

Reel Femme presents 'Venus'

  • Tuesday, March 6, 2018
  • 7:30 PM 10:00 PM 19:30 22:00
  • DINA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Come and join us for an exclusive screening of Mette Carla Albrechtsen and Lea Glob's 'Venus', a powerful documentary which explores female sexuality and desire.

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 Our Mel x SheFest 2018 presents #MeFree - Women's Empowerment Event
Mar
6
6:30 PM18:30
Free Events

Our Mel x SheFest 2018 presents #MeFree - Women's Empowerment Event

  • Tuesday, March 6, 2018
  • 6:30 PM 9:30 PM 18:30 21:30
  • Google Calendar ICS

There's something so astoundingly beautiful when women gather together. 

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Guided walking tour of Sheffield City Centre from a Womens history perspective
Mar
6
2:00 PM14:00
Paid Events

Guided walking tour of Sheffield City Centre from a Womens history perspective

  • Tuesday, March 6, 2018
  • 2:00 PM 3:30 PM 14:00 15:30
  • Winter Garden (Surrey Street Entrance) (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Enjoy an informative, interesting and fun guided walking tour through 900 years of the historic City of Sheffield.

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Cafe Scientifique
Mar
5
7:00 PM19:00
Free Events

Cafe Scientifique

  • Monday, March 5, 2018
  • 7:00 PM 8:30 PM 19:00 20:30
  • Cafe Bar, The Showroom (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Café Scientifique allows the general public, practising scientists and science communicators to gather in an informal environment to explore developments in science and technology. 

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Endless Love Creative: 2 Become 1
Mar
5
6:30 PM18:30
Paid Events

Endless Love Creative: 2 Become 1

  • Monday, March 5, 2018
  • 6:30 PM 9:00 PM 18:30 21:00
  • Union St (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

A social life drawing class open to artists of all abilities celebrating fashion and the female form which will, for the first time since the classes inception, involve two models working together in varied dress and poses.

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Fighting Talk: An Art Exhibition
Mar
2
to Mar 15
Free Events

Fighting Talk: An Art Exhibition

  • Fri, Mar 2, 2018 11:00 AM 11:00 Thu, Mar 15, 2018 4:00 PM 16:00
  • 35 Chapel Walk Gallery (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

It's 100 years since some groups of women began to win the right to vote. Fighting Talk responds to this centenary with a 21st century perspective.

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