Exhibition: Palestinian Embroidery; Empowering Women and Strengthening Communities

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Exhibition showcasing outcomes from the Palestinian Embroidery workshops which took place through Spring. Alongside these new works we present documentation of traditional Palestinian embroidery from partners in the West Bank.

Histories of the Feminist Anti-Violence Movement: Symposium

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

This symposium places Jenny Wartnaby's research on the history of the feminist anti-violence movement in Scotland alongside other exciting work in this area. Speakers include Lesley Orr, Sarah Browne, and Hannah Austin.

Free
Event Series Story Café

Story Café this Spring

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Think lunchtime is just about what’s on your sandwich? Think again! Pull up at chair at our weekly Story Café, sit back with your cuppa and travel the world, one tale at a time. We’ve read about barefoot, pioneering climbers in Snowdonia, globe-trotting, fearless matriarchs from India, and fabled heroines on dangerous quests in Afghanistan.

Summer Programme Launch (afternoon)

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Get the date in your diary early to celebrate the launch of Glasgow Women's Library's Summer 2016 programme.

Summer Programme Launch (evening)

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Get the date in your diary early to celebrate the launch of Glasgow Women's Library's Summer 2016 programme.

Susan Calman ‘Cheer Up, Love’ Book Launch

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

Susan Calman launches her new book 'Cheer Up, Love' at Glasgow Women's Library. Muriel Gray will be In Conversation with Susan at the launch, and the event also offers you the chance to purchase a copy of the book.

Free

Women of the West End Heritage Walk

West End Walk Start Point Outside Kelvingrove Museum and Art Gallery , Glasgow

Join women from history, such as Mary Barbour and Agnes Dollan, on this pioneering women’s heritage walk that reveals the hidden histories of Glasgow’s West End: from pipe-smoking forewomen to revolting schoolmistresses. A unique and inspiring insight into the hitherto unsung women who made the West End.

£6.00 – £10.00

Restless Natives: Women of the East End Heritage Walk

East End Walk Start Point Mercat Cross, Glasgow

Restless Natives is a cross-platform multi-venue cultural festival championing independent purveyors of music, film, food, drink, business and numerous other fields within Scotland. It entails seven solid days of high quality cultural events in the East End of Glasgow, and our Women of the East End Heritage walk is part of it.

£6.00 – £7.00

Seeing Things Planning Meetings

Glasgow Women's Library 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow, United Kingdom

If you are interested in joining the Seeing Things group, which gives women the opportunity to see things like art exhibitions and theatre, together with other women, please get in touch with GWL or join the Seeing Things Planning meetings this Spring to find out more.