Home


Can't see the video stream? Try watching it here.

 

Women Asylum Seekers Together
Challenging the injustices experienced by women who seek asylum in the UK.
Read more...

Emma Round
A disabled women's rights activist who supports DPAC and writes about her experiences at Pseudo-Living.
Read more...

Becki
A disabled single mother of five who has written about her experiences anonymously.
Read more...

Daughters of Eve
An anti-female genital mutilation charity who work to raise awareness of FGM and provide support to its victims.
Read more...

Paris Lees
London based trans rights activist who specialises in improving the representation of trans people in the media.
Read more...

Ariel Silvera
A Dublin-based trans*-rights activist who edits BoLT magazine.
Read more...

Kate Smurthwaite
Chaired by Kate Smurthwaite - an outspoken feminist comedian who appears regularly on the BBC.
Read more...

INTERSECT is a one-day conference taking place in Bristol on the 19th May 2012. It will feature speakers from several minority groups who are fighting for women's rights and give them a platform to present their organisations and aims and to inform attendees how they may get involved. 

This conference was borne from the idea that many members of the groups invited to take part feel that they are not included or catered for within what may be termed 'mainstream' feminism, and the conference aims to make some way towards solving this problem. The conference will conclude with an open debate titled "How do we create a more inclusive feminism?".

INTERSECT will feature speakers from Trans Media Watch, Daughters of Eve and Women for Refugee Women as well as several others and be chaired by comedian Kate Smurthwaite.

Timetable - Saturday 19th May 2012

Time Speaker
10:30 - 10:45 Introduction from Kate Smurthwaite
10:45 - 11:15 Daughters of Eve
11:15 - 11:30 Daughters of Eve Q&A
11:30 - 11:45 Break
11:45 - 12:05 Emma Round
12:05 - 12:15 Becki
12:15 - 12:45 Emma Round Q&A
12:45 - 13:30 Lunch
13:30 - 14:00 Women Asylum Seekers Together
14:00 - 14:50 Women Asylum Seekers Together Q&A
14:50 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:30 Paris Lees
15:30 - 15:50 Ariel Silvera
15:50 - 16:15 Paris Lees and Ariel Silvera Q&A
16:15 - 16:25 Break
16:25 - 17:00 Q&A and Open Discussion