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International Women’s Day: Talks, performances and more
Bristol24/7 will be co-hosting a day of events for International Women’s Day. The events will consist of performances, talks, and workshops.
The programme takes place on March 8 and is in collaboration with Bristol City Council and the Alice Project.
The United Nation’s designated day is a chance to celebrate women, raise awareness and discuss some of the challenges that women across the UK and beyond experience.
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These events will turn those discussions into opportunities to tackle the issues and create positive change for all.
The day will kick off at the M Shed at 11:30am, with a varied programme focused on women’s empowerment, gender equality, and inclusion.
There will also be a market with an array of items on sale. If you’re a craftsperson, designer, artist, chef, or have a unique business to share, this is your chance to shine and connect with our community by getting involved.
Applications to participate in the market are currently open.
The celebration will then continue at the Bristol Museum and Art Gallery, with DJ sets and performances from 6:30pm to 1am.
Emilia Jastrzebska head women’s coach at Roger Gracie Academy Bristol is a current British Champion and will be leading a self defence workshop – photo: Emilia Jastrzebska
Workshops on offer include:
- Self defence – Led by Emilia Jastrzebska, head women’s coach at Roger Gracie Academy Bristol. She is a current British Champion and Enyo Super fight champ. She will be providing a self defence workshop with grip breaking, takedown techniques and joint locks to empower more women in the city of Bristol
- Circus performance – Led by Bristol’s leading circus school Circomedia
- Art and therapy – brought to you by Ciska. Francesca CISKA Citarella, is a Bristol based visual artist. In recent years she approached the world of art therapy and Reiki Usui, making deeply personal workshops through a combination of theatrical exercises, art-therapy and dynamic meditation, culminating in emotional painting
Artist MADLY performed across festivals in 2024 – photo: James Koch
Performance across the day include:
- MĀDŁY – This multitalented artist reaches into and across genres from neo-soul, to nu-jazz, hip hop and more. She is an omnipresent figure in the Bristol music scene, coordinating Trinity’s music programme and collaborating widely
- Zubieta & Suaves – Bossa nova and Latin jazz band bringing the sun back into hearts. They’re a constant fixture in venues such as the Canteen
- Youth Circus Circomedia – Bringing the extraordinary world of contemporary circus and physical theatre from tomorrow’s brightest young stars
- Muse Movement Dance – With three performances throughout the day, one of which will kick off the night’s entertainments at the Bristol Museum
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Talks will include:
- Women in journalism
- Women in nightlife hosted by Bristol Nights
- Women in radio hosted by Ujima
- Marginalised genders in the music industry
With additional talks and panels hosted by the Institute of Sound & Digital Technologies (dBs) and Next Link.
Many more performances, talks and workshops are to be announced.
Tickets can be brought from headfirstbristol.co.uk.
Main photo: Helena Larossa
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