We are looking for five or six new volunteers to join our Front of House team in 2020.
Author: Gabrielle
Book Bunk Picnic
During our visit to Nairobi last month, we joined forces with the Book Bunk team for a Book Picnic like no other. Find out what books were recommended by the interns and staff from Book Bunk.
My Time at GWL
Lily spent three months volunteering with us at the start of 2019. In this post she reflects upon that experience.
Rachele Dunn reflects on her Visual Communication residency
Rachele, a graduate from the Glasgow School of Art, joined our team in 2017 and worked on a wide range of projects throughout her residency, from creating an arresting visual identity for the Open the Door festival which launched in May 2017 to designing a gender neutral sign for our toilets.
Visual Communication Residency
We are again looking for a talented, positive and engaged emerging visual communication designer to join us for a residency for 12 months. This is a voluntary position, which we imagine is suitable for recent graduates (within the last year) or someone with equivalent experience.
Kirsty McBride on being our first Visual Communication Resident
Kirsty became our first Visual Communication Resident in 2015 and has continued to work with us ever since. Here she shares some of the projects she worked on and what […]
Volunteering Opportunities
We are looking for volunteers to join our team in the new year. Do either of these roles sound like they might be for you?
Book review: What the Suffragists Did Next
Find out why our volunteer Anna highly recommends this book.
In 1918, David Lloyd George’s post-war government passed the Representation of the People Act, and for the first time women were included in the political process. Women now accounted for nearly 50 per cent of the electorate, but universal suffrage was a long way off, and women still had to face censure and discrimination in their professional and personal lives.
The Torch of Woman Kind
Zachari Duncalf, researcher, trainer and consultant, as well as a GWL volunteer, has been foraging through the archives for insight into women’s experiences of the psychiatric system.
The Burning Chambers by Kate Mosse
Our volunteer Elaine introduces Kate Mosse’s latest novel set in 16th century France.