Union of Kingston Students presents...

 

Womens History Month 2021

 

welcome to women’s history month 2021. this month is a month long celebration of women that aims to both raise awareness and knowledge of women in both history and in the current times. we're proud to be celebrating this month and all women at KU and the union.
we want to celebrate, uplift, protect and be proud of one another. we as a community come in different shades, sizes, abilities and from different walks of life, but we all have a unique shared experience of 'womanhood' - even though we all have a different relation to that word. our compassion and shared identity unites us.

 

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Student Opportunities Festival

 

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with over 100 societies, sports teams, communities plus personal development workshops and our student council, we know there's an opportunity at KU for you. come along to the student opportunities festival to find out more about our groups, how to join, what's coming up for the next semester and more.

documentary : becoming, Michelle Obama 

 

wedneday 24th march

4pm

former first lady Michelle Obama discusses her life, hopes and connections with others.

'a letter to my younger self' with Juliet Jaques 

 

thursday 25th march

4-5pm

Zoom

a talk with Juliet Jacques: Juliet Jacques is a British journalist, critic and writer of short fiction, known for her work on the transgender experience, including her transition as a trans woman. The event is called: "A letter to my younger self". a 1 hour talk where Juliet reads out a letter, she wrote to herself in 2012 and will reflect on it with the students to shed some light on how it was being Transgender in the early 2000s.' 

a recording of the talk can be found here

women's only stretch class with Steph Johnson

 

thursday 25th march

3pm 

Zoom

Free! (Sign up required)

 

a women's only stretch class led by one of our own, Steph Johnson. A zoom class designed to unwind and stretch out your bodies.

documentary:
f
eminist: what are they thinking? 

 

friday 26th march 

4pm 

filmmaker Johanna Demetrakas revisits photos from a 1977 book of photographs that captured women shedding cultural restrictions.

movie night:  little women  

 

while the March sisters enter the threshold of womanhood, they go through many ups and downs in life and endeavour to make important decisions that can affect their future.

allyship with student sex workers (podcast mini series

 

       Free! 

4 part podcasts series with special guests, discussing support to students in sex work as well as providing a space for some inspiration. more information about student sex work and advice can be found here

 

 

if you have any questions or wanna do an event as part of Womens History Month, pop an email to campaigns@kingston.ac.uk