Reframing the HPV narrative
This art installation created from medical correspondence and leaflets seeks to encourage discussion around Human Papillomavirus (HPV) and reframe its numerous – yet often unspoken – narratives.
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Georgina Smith: Art, Life and Protest
We’ll celebrate the life of Scottish artist Georgina Smith through an exhibition of her lino prints. Inspired by her environment and the people close to her, her artwork often incorporates elements from her own life, including her anti-nuclear activism, for which she was imprisoned many times.
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Weaving a Transoceanic Web: Anti-Nuclear Solidarities between Greenham Women and Indigenous Communities
This small, interactive exhibition draws on a new open-access digital archive at GWL to reveal ‘transoceanic’ networks that stretched across the Atlantic and Pacific in the 1980s and 90s, linking Greenham women and Indigenous communities.
Free
Pouring Out, Pouring In: Mapping Women’s Work
Artist Ailie Rutherford has been working with us to visualise the complex nature of work and care for many women. This exhibition will display prints and other outcomes from the Mapping Women’s Work workshop series at GWL.
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This is Who We Are – Digital Volunteering at GWL
This is Who We Are – Digital Volunteering at GWL
From podcasting to blogging, from cataloguing to digitising, GWL’s volunteers are playing an important role in highlighting and making our activities and collections more accessible to more people. Hear from the Volunteering Programme team about the challenges and successes of involving volunteers in these digital roles, and from volunteers about their involvement and what it […]
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Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
Readers of Colour – Edinburgh
As the days get shorter here in Scotland, Readers of Colour will be using the darker nights to get into some ghost stories.
Free
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POSTPONED: Online Event: The Witching Tide: In Conversation with Margaret Meyer
POSTPONED: Online Event: The Witching Tide: In Conversation with Margaret Meyer
*Please note this event has been postponed, and will be re-scheduled in the New Year.* We’re thrilled to welcome writer Margaret Meyer, to read from and talk about her atmospheric, emotive and powerful debut novel, The Witching Tide. Inspired by England’s deadliest witch hunt, which swept across East Anglia in the 17th century, The Witching […]
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Readers of Colour – Online
Readers of Colour – Online
As the days get shorter here in Scotland, Readers of Colour will be using the darker nights to get into some ghost stories.
Free
5 events,
Women Making It
Women Making It
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
5 events,
6 events,
Conversation Café
Conversation Café
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
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Online Event: Your Community, Your UK Parliament: An Introduction
Online Event: Your Community, Your UK Parliament: An Introduction
How does the UK Parliament work? Who represents us, how do they get there, and how can you get your voice heard? Join us for a relaxed and interactive introduction to the UK Parliament. Philippa Mason is the UK Parliament’s Education and Engagement Officer for Scotland, and she will explore these questions and give us […]
Free
5 events,
Story Café
Story Café
Travel the world, one tale at a time, as we dip into stories and poems by some of the best women writers around. From awe-inspiring adventures to gentle journeys amongst nature, our Story Café is sure to spark your curiosity and reinvigorate your lunchtime. Book your spot, pull up a chair and become part of […]
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5 events,
Women Making It
Women Making It
Join us this Autumn for a range of GWL's bitesize feminist crafting including block printing, candle art, quilling, stone art and much more!
5 events,
Conversation Café
Conversation Café
If you are new to speaking English or fancy a cuppa and chat, this event is perfect for you! As part of the adult literacy and numeracy team at GWL, we are focused on building a welcoming and supportive community for all women. Join us for a conversation, tea, and games while we practise English […]
3 events,
Library Closed
The Library will be closed over Christmas and Hogmanay, and will re-open in the New Year on Tuesday, 9th January.