The Weemin's Wark exhibition aims to increase the visibility of women’s contribution to contemporary island culture by providing a safe space in which to examine notions of labour and positivity for women and allies who challenge structures of social and institutional inequality.
ONLINE: Do you live in Renfrewshire? Help us discover more about women in Renfrewshire past and present and learn new skills at our Making Her Mark workshops!
ONLINE: The Reading group for Muslim Women brings together women interested in books written by Muslim women or with a focus on women’s issue. If you are passionate about books and love to share them with others, or you simply want to get into the habit of reading but find it challenging, then this group is for you!
Our favourite things about seeing a film or an exhibition is chatting about it afterwards, but as this can’t always happen at the moment, we’ve created a space on Zoom where we can see things together and have a chance to share our thoughts afterwards if we want to.
ONLINE: Create something beautiful to celebrate kindness in our Women Making It online workshop with Zaheera Pathan. We’ll post you out a ‘Kindness Craft Bundle’ so you have everything you need to take part!
ONLINE: Do you live in Renfrewshire? Help us discover more about women in Renfrewshire past and present and learn new skills at our Making Her Mark workshops!
ONLINE: In this conversation event we'll be celebrating the history and legacy of Meridian, the first Women’s Centre dedicated to providing a service for BAME women based in Glasgow from the early 90s to 2007.
ONLINE: Pull up a chair with Dundee Women's Festival and GWL and listen to readings about women and nature.
ONLINE: Do you live in Renfrewshire? Help us discover more about women in Renfrewshire past and present and learn new skills at our Making Her Mark workshops!
ONLINE: This Open Archive presentation will give a snapshot of women’s history through some of the knitting patterns from our museum collection. Knitting is encouraged but not compulsory!
ONLINE: In this Story Cafe Special, Charley Gavigan will explore the power of stories to unite us in these uncertain times, and share insights from her own personal journey.
ONLINE: Do you live in Renfrewshire? Help us discover more about women in Renfrewshire past and present and learn new skills at our Making Her Mark workshops!
ONLINE: Join us for our series of online events ‘In Conversation with….’ Women of Colour creatives in Scotland. We ‘ll be chatting to emerging and established creatives about their life, creative practice, key projects and future aspirations!
Our favourite things about seeing a film or an exhibition is chatting about it afterwards, but as this can’t always happen at the moment, we’ve created a space on Zoom where we can see things together and have a chance to share our thoughts afterwards if we want to.
ONLINE: Follow us round our listed building on this virtual tour of GWL! Emily and Katie from the GWL team will share the story of the prints on our walls, dipping into their favourite books from the shelves and showcasing items from our archive and museum collections over zoom.
ONLINE: Join Readers of Colour online to discover and chat about poetry, fiction, and narrative non-fiction by women and non-binary writers of colour.
ONLINE: Join us to mark two years since coercive control became a crime under the Domestic Abuse Act in Scotland, as we launch our coercive control training toolkit.
ONLINE: Join us for a night in with Molly Aitken as she discusses her debut novel. The Island Child is a spellbinding story about identity and motherhood, freedom and fate and the healing power of stories.
