Are you passionate about social justice? Would you like to discover how poetry can inspire and change minds?

Join us for 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, a series of poetry readings, panels and workshops led by academics in the field. Our events examine how poetry can create transformational social change in partnership with our public and policymakers.

16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence has been organised in response to the international campaign hosted by UN Women. Kicking off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the campaign runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day.

The festival is wheelchair accessible and will take place in-person at the Manchester Poetry Library and Lowry Building at Manchester Metropolitan University, as well as online. This is a trans-inclusive event.

Programme:

25 Nov – Reading And Discussion: Dr Kim Moore and Laura Bates

26 Nov – 16 Days – Reading: Clare Shaw and Dr Malika Booker

27 Nov – Erasure Workshop

28 Nov – Dr Frazer Heritage and Caroline Stancer

29 Nov – Reading: Safiya Kamaria Kinshasa

30 Nov – Workshop: Late Night Writing Hour with Kim Moore

1 Dec – Panel Discussion: Charlotte Shevchenko Knight, Naomi Morris and Char Heather

2 Dec – Reading and Discussion: Dr Derek Bousfield and Professor Helen Mort

3 Dec – Workshop: We Sinful Women

4 Dec – Reading: Dr Kim Moore and Prof Khatidja Chantler

5 Dec – Reading and Discussion: Anjum Malik & Charlotte Shevchenko Knight

6 Dec – Reading: Joelle Taylor

7 Dec – 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence: Open Mic

8 Dec – Workshop: Permission to Speak with Caroline Stancer

9 Dec – Reading: Nat Raha and Roma Havers

10 Dec – Dr Katherine Angel and Professor Helen Mort

This series of events is supported by AHEAD, the public engagement programme of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Manchester Metropolitan University.