Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism
Between July 2013 and March 2016 our ‘Mixing The Colours: women speaking about sectarianism’ project engaged over 550 participants in discussions and creative dialogue on women’s experiences of sectarianism in Scotland.
Our Mixing The Colours digital story can be found here
This resulted the realisation that sectarianism in Scotland is inextricably linked with issues of women’s safety. We explore this in greater depth with Dr. Margaret Malloch in our co-authored article ‘Gender and Criminal Justice: Challenging Prejudice’ in the March issue of Scottish Justice Matters which can be found on pages 11 and 12.
The Mixing The Colours project produced a publication and audio book, film, podcasts, blogs, book reviews, bibliographic resource and reference materials based in the library.
These materials remain as a permanent accessible resource for communities, organisations and institutions. The resources can be accessed through the or directly on our website, on the Action on Sectarianism Directory, by visiting the library, or by arranging to meet a member of staff to discuss how we can help you access information.
In the course of the project we trained volunteers, our board and staff on the issue of women and sectarianism and this knowledge and expertise is now embedded in the work of the library.
If you would like to access training for your community group or organisation please contact us at info@womenslibrary.org.uk.
You can also arrange to meet a member of staff to discuss how we can help you access information and knowledge on women’s experiences of sectarianism.
Publication
The Mixing The Colours Publication is an anthology of women’s writing gathered during the project, and was officially launched at our conference on 20th March 2015.
Film
The Mixing The Colours Film launched at our conference on Friday 20th March. The film features personal accounts, interviews and extracts of the creative writing produced by women.
Podcasts
The podcasts in the Mixing The Colours Podcasts collection offers a selection of writing and performances created by some of the women who have worked with the project in workshops and events, and have shared their work with us for the purposes of highlighting the need for the inclusion and engagement of women in dialogues around sectarianism in Scotland.
This series of podcasts was launched as part of the Mixing The Colours Conference and as an Audio Book in 2016.
Resource
Using participants’ creative output to address the noted lack of literature and film resources we are producing a film, book and a bibliographic and reference resource at Glasgow Women’s Library to increase societal and multi-agency understanding of women’s experiences.
You can find more information and access to the Mixing The Colours Resource here.
Conference 2015
On Friday 20th March 2015 we launched our publication, film and resource at the Mixing The Colours Conference.
The Conference was a celebration of the women who have shared their experiences and creativity on the issue of sectarianism since 2013, and an introduction to the further work taking place beyond March 2015.
