South East Wales International Women's Day

Thursday 4th March
IWD: SHE IS DANGER/KITTY COWELL/WORD VIRUS ESSAY/TRWBADOR/KAYLA PAINTER
Live Music curated by BBC Radio 1's Bethan Elfyn..
8pm-3am
£4 entry / £3 NUS
@Buffalo Bar, 11, Windsor Place Cardiff, CF10 3BY
http://www.myspace.com/sheisdangermusic
http://www.myspace.com/kittycowell
http://www.myspace.com/thewordvirusessay
http://www.myspace.com/trwbador
http://www.myspace.com/bethanelfynfriends
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5 Mar 2010
IWD - Creative / Digital Media Meet Up
A Welsh Music Foundation and CardiffGirlGeek
Meet Up for anyone involved in the creative & digital media industries, providing an opportunity for women to make business connections and meet like-minded folk.
Email hello@welshmusicfoundation.com to RSVP.
Cardiff GirlGeekDinners provide an opportunity for any females with an interest in digital media, the web and computing to meet up with like minded ladies to connect and share ideas, views and experiences in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
www.cardiffgirlgeekdinners.com
5.30pm-7pm(followed by live acoustic music)
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
FREE ENTRY - all welcome
www.cardiffgirlgeekdinners.com
http://www.myspace.com/thisis10feettall

5 Mar 2010
PAPER AEROPLANES / HOUDIE & THE SEA
7pm-8.30pm
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
FREE ENTRY - all welcome
http://www.myspace.com/thisis10feettall
http://www.myspace.com/paperaeroplanes
http://www.myspace.com/houdek

Friday 5th March
IWD: THE INDELICATES / KING ALEXANDER
& more tba
Live Music.
7pm
£4 entry / £3 NUS
@Buffalo Bar, 11, Windsor Place Cardiff, CF10 3BY
http://www.myspace.com/theindelicates
http://www.myspace.com/allhailtheking

5 Mar 2010
IWD: THE SEA
& more tba - live music
7pm
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
FREE ENTRY
http://www.myspace.com/thisis10feettall

Friday 5 March
Mascarades (PG)
Algeria/France, 2009, Arabic & French with English subtitles .
A delightful executed farce set in an Algerian village about the
wedding-that-never-was.
8.30pm
@ Chapter Arts Centre, Canton Cardiff CF5 1QE
http://www.chapter.org/
Box Office: 02920 304 400
Tickets: £6.00 Concessions available

Friday 5th March
Femme Fatale
A club night just for the women of Cardiff for International Women's Day. A night for women in Cardiff with a range of different music from chilled to 80's to cheese to indie! You can bring your male friends
(each man must be accompanied by one woman).
10pm til 3am
£4 entry
@Undertone,10 Feet Tall (basement),
11a - 12 Church Street, Cardiff CF10 1BG
Facebook Group
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Sat 6th March
FABRIC, PAPER & STITCH WORKSHOP
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
2pm-4pm
Free entry
Creating fabric flower accessories, purses & fabric/paper decorated
cards designed to your choice. Discover numerous ways of using fabric and stitch to create funky accessories, using a range of fabrics,
papers, beads and buttons.
To register interest in workshops or for any queries please email: iwdcardiff@googlemail.com
(pre-registration isn't essential, it'll just help predict numbers!)

Sat 6th March
HIP HOP WORKSHOPS
@Buffalo Bar, 11, Windsor Place Cardiff, CF10 3BY
3pm-5pm
Free entry
Breakdancing, DJing, rapping & writing lyrics.
To register interest in workshops or for any queries please email: iwdcardiff@googlemail.com
(pre-registration isn't essential, it'll just help predict numbers!)

Sat 6th March
THE SCHOOL + ALLO, DARLIN' + PAGAN WANDERER LU
& Bubblegum Killers DJs followed by The Vinyl Vendettas.
THE SCHOOL launch their debut album 'Loveless Unbeliever'
(Elefant Records). The School are a female-fronted 60's influenced indiepop band from Cardiff, signed to Elefant Records (Camera Obscura/BMX Bandits/Helen Love).
"The joint best Welsh pop band EVER" - Adam Walton, Radio Wales
"infectious, hyper-melodic pop you can simultaneously cry and dance to" - Rough Trade
"a swaying, winsome tune with some of the Phil Spector lushness of Lucky Soul, the Belle & Sebastian-style modesty of Camera Obscura,
and the airy, girl-group vocals of both" - Pitchfork
@Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
Ages: 18+
7.30pm
£5 adv - [buy tickets] / £6 doors
www.myspace.com/theschoolband

Saturday 6 March
The Maid (PG)
Chile, 2008, Spanish with English subtitles
Funny, tense, and unpredictable, this is the tale of the pig-headed Racquel, the maid-from-hell who has lived with the same family for 20 years. Her increasingly unreliable behaviour leads them to recruit a string of new servants to help her, but Racquel soon sees them off....
@ Chapter Arts Centre, Canton Cardiff CF5 1QE
8.30pm
http://www.chapter.org/
Box Office: 02920 304 400
Tickets: £6.00 Concessions available

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Sunday 7th March
RECYCLED ACCESSORIES WORKSHOP
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
1pm-3pm
Free entry
Create your own unique accessories using recycled vintage fabric, scraps of felt, leather, fleece, netting, ribbons and buttons.
To register interest in workshops or for any queries please email: iwdcardiff@googlemail.com
(pre-registration isn't essential, it'll just help predict numbers!)

Sunday 7th March
FASHION CUSTOMISING WORKSHOP
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
3pm-5pm
Free entry
Creating fabric flowers and origami fabric badges to decorate old t-shirts etc - and how to make Lady Gaga bows!
To register interest in workshops or for any queries please email: iwdcardiff@googlemail.com
(pre-registration isn't essential, it'll just help predict numbers!)

Sunday 7th March
GIANT CRAFT MEET UP / VINTAGE & CRAFT BOUTIQUE
@10 Feet Tall, 11a - 12 Church Street Cardiff CF10 1BG
5pm-7pm
Free entry
Local groups and individuals interested in crafts are welcome to come along, have a chat, meet like-minded folk and make something! We'll also have an advice panel on hand to answer any questions, and lots of vintage clothing, accessories and craft stalls.
If you'd like to sell something please email iwdcardiff@googlemail.com

Sunday 7th March
IWD: LIZ GREEN / SPARROW AND THE WORKSHOP /BAREFOOT DANCE OF THE SEA (tbc) & supports
Live Music.
7pm-11pm
£5 entry
@Buffalo Bar, 11, Windsor Place Cardiff, CF10 3BY
http://www.myspace.com/lizgreenmusic
http://www.myspace.com/sparrowandtheworkshop
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Monday 8 March
Women Inspiring Women
@Bridgend
Chwarae Teg Agile Nation is holding an invitation only event to celebrate International Women's Day
At the Women Inspiring Women event 6 guest speakers from a range of different backgrounds and professions will be sharing their sources of inspiration that have helped them to successfully unlock their potential in their chosen fields.
The speakers are, Tessa Sanderson CBE, British Olympic Gold Medallist, Hayley Parsons, Chief Executive of Internet comparison site Gocompare, Charlotte Williams OBE, author of Sugar and Slate, Denise Morris and Janet Hay founders of 4ward Development and Bethan Jenkins, the youngest AM in the Welsh Assembly Government.
The Women Inspiring Women event is generating significant interest amongst our invited guests however 30 places have been allocated for women who would like to attend.
These places will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
To apply for a place at the event please email cory.hughes@chwaraeteg.com   as soon as possible.

Monday 8 March
International Development Summit
The event provides an unprecedented opportunity to connect with international development networks across Wales and to engage in dialogue around key issues being addressed concerning good practice and the shape future international development in Wales.
The Summit will be addressed by the First Minister, Carwyn Jones, and Gareth Thomas MP - UK Minister of State for International Development.
The Summit is a very exciting initiative which many Welsh Diaspora and BME groups will be attending together with large and small International Development organisations and charities. It will showcase what is currently happening in Wales and begin to framework future strategy.
The Event is being run by SMIDOS, with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government.  
The attendance at the Conference is FREE but prior booking is required.
@Mercury Holland House Hotel, Cardiff
9.00AM - 5.00PM

Monday 8 March
Institute of Welsh Affairs - Women and the Media
IWA conference addressing questions of how fairly women
are treated by the media
@ St Peter's Church Hall, Cardiff
9.00am
£45 (£40 IWA members)
http://iwa.org.uk/events/current.php

Monday 8th March
Promote Women in Public & Political Life
Women Making a Difference hosting 3 events around Wales:
The events will centre on discussions to ‘Promote Women in Public & Political Life’.
The event will include interactive workshops designed to address the barriers to, opportunities for, greater engagement of women into public life.
10am -3pm
@Rhyl Women's Centre

Monday 8th March 2010
'Women Making a Difference in their Communities'
The Bevan Foundation Celebrating International Women's Day
Speakers include:
Christine Chapman AM,
Bethan Jenkins AM,
Cllr Amy Kitcher,
Beverley Humphreys,
Stephanie Kendricks
Among the days topics:
Hints and tips on making your mark
Women Making a Difference
Women Across the World
@Myfanwy Theatre, Merthyr Tydfil College, CF48 1AR
10.15am – 3.00 pm
Attendance is free.
Lunch included.
Help with travel costs.
YOU MUST REGISTER TO COME Ring 01495 356702
Email events@bevanfoundation.org

Monday 8 March
An Invitation to the 2010 Ursula Masson Memorial
Lecture and Book Launch
Professor June Hannam of the University of the West of England will give the second Ursula Masson Memorial Lecture at on International Women’s Day, under the auspices of the Glamorgan Centre for Gender Studies in Wales. The topic of her lecture will be: WRITING TO HISTORY: AUTOBIOGRAPHIES OF THE FIRST LABOUR WOMEN MPs. We will also on this occasion be launching Dr Masson’s book: ‘FOR WOMEN, FOR WALES AND FOR LIBERALISM’: WOMEN IN LIBERAL POLITICS IN WALES 1880-1914 (University of Wales Press)
@ Glamorgan Conference Centre at the
University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd
6.00 pm

Monday 8 March
Rough Aunties (15)
Director: Kim Longinotto UK, 2008 1 hour 43 minutes
From one of British cinema's unsung heroes, Kim Longinotto
(Hold Me Tight Let Me Go , Sisters-in-Law ) triumphs again with this powerful story of the feisty, resolute 'Rough Aunties', the remarkable women who care for the abused and neglected children of Durban.
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary at
Sundance Film Festival 2009
@ Chapter Arts Centre, Canton Cardiff CF5 1QE
Welsh premiere
6.00pm
http://www.chapter.org/
Box Office: 02920 304 400
Tickets: £6.00 Concessions available

Monday 8 March
Every Good Marriage Begins with Tears (15)
Starring: Shahanara Begum, Hushnara Begum, Simon Chambers
UK, 2006, 1 hour 2 minutes
This explores the   intricacies of Bangladeshi family traditions at first-hand by following his two young East End neighbours, feisty Shanara and her younger, more submissive sister, Hushnara, as they undertake arranged marriages. The result is a funny, intimate, moving portrait of how two British Asian girls cope very differently with the conflicting demands made on them by society.
@Chapter Arts Centre
8.15
http://www.chapter.org/
Box Office: 02920 304 400
Tickets: £6.00 Concessions available
Welsh premiere
Shahanara Begum & Simon Chambers will introduce the film and answer questions afterwards  

8th March 2010
Performance
Shirley Ann Owen-Kay Keogh
On Screen Maria Hayes, Jean Walcot and Adeola Dewes
Miranda Betts – dance
Heather Summers – music
+ images on screen
@Wales Millenium Centre, Bute Place, Butetown, CF10 5AL
0870 040 2000
lunchtime and evening
http://www.wmc.org.uk

Monday 8 March
Handful of Henna
@Weston Studio, W.M.C., Bute Place, Cardiff, CF10 5AL
Rasa and Oxfordshire Theatre Company
Being dragged by her mother back to the family village thousands of miles away is no fun for 13-year-old Nasreen. In the monsoon rain, not being able to text friends, things take an unexpected turn. A joyous and moving story about the mystical power of henna and one girl’s
journey to understanding her mother.
8pm
Tickets £8 - £12.
You can also get a 10% discount on your drinks in ffresh lounge bar or Bar One - just show your tickets.
http://www.wmc.org.uk

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Tuesday 9 March
Mascarades (PG)
Algeria/France, 2009, Arabic & French with English subtitles.
A delightful executed farce set in an Algerian village about
the wedding-that-never-was.
@ Chapter Arts Centre, Canton Cardiff CF5 1QE
8.30pm
http://www.chapter.org/
Box Office: 02920 304 400
Tickets: £6.00 Concessions available

Tuesday 9 March
'Promoting Women in Public & Political Life' Conference
Cardiff Council's Equality Team and the South Riverside Community Development Centre are holding a conference to celebrate International Women's Day 2010.
This event is being held on the 9 th March in the Committee Rooms at County Hall, Cardiff Bay between 9:30am and 3pm.
The theme of the conference is: 'Promoting Women in Public & Political Life'. Confirmed speakers include:

• Jane Hutt AM - Minister for Business and Budget
• Helen Mary Jones AM - Deputy Leader, Plaid Cymru
• Uzo Iwobe - Former Commissioner to the Commission for Racial Equality UK
• Councillor Judith Woodman - Deputy Leader of Cardiff Council

Workshops will be run by the Fawcett Society, Women Making a Difference and the Equality and Human Rights Commission on themes such as 'Getting Involved in Politics' and 'Women and Representation in Public and Political Life'.
There will also be performances, information stands, networking opportunities and a buffet lunch.
We would be delighted if you are able to join us for what we hope will be an inspirational and thought provoking day where many lasting partnerships will be formed. 
Whilst this is a free event and there is no charge for attendance, places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
@County Hall, Cardiff.
To book your place, please RSVP: IWD2010@cardiff.gov.uk

Tuesday 9 th March
Cardiff Chwarae Teg International Women's Day Debate.

As part of its programme to celebrate International Women's Day
Chwarae Teg have organised a debate in Cardiff on Tuesday 9 th March where three key topics affecting women will be discussed, including women and the economy, women as carers, and women and the green agenda.

The debate will help to capture the views of Welsh women on these topics and Chwarae Teg will use the findings to help influence the work it undertakes to support the economic development of women.

This debate is already fully booked, however any group of women from anywhere in Wales can take part by running their own Chwarae Teg International Women's Day Debate. All the information including a Debate Guide, Facilitators Guide and a Topic Guide can be downloaded from www.chwaraeteg.com . The guides provide all the information needed to run your own debate.

Anyone who runs their own debate can also submit their findings to the Chwarae Teg website where they will be published. Chwarae Teg will also review all of the findings from the debates to help in its policy development.
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10th March
The Voice of Women in Wales
Launch of International Women’s Day anthology sponsored by Chwarae Teg, Cactus Design Ltd, and Cardiff Council.
Featuring Julie Lydon and Gillian Clarke
18.00 - 18.15 - Refreshments
18.15 - 18.30 - Julie Lydon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Glamorgan
18.30 - 18.45 - Gillian Clarke, National Poet For Wales
18.45 - 19.05 - Views from judging panel; Jeni Williams, Shelagh Weeks, Jo Verity, Sarah Edmonds
19.05 - 19.20 - Questions to the Panel
19.20 - 19.55 - Readings from entrants
If possible, please book in advance e-mail: suzy-barrett@wwnc.org.uk
@ County Hall, Cardiff, CF10 3ND
6-8pm

Wednesday 10 March
DEAD SURF COUNTRY + KADESHA + MADDIE JONES
No Sweat is joining in with the International Women's Day celebrations this week, with three lovely female fronted acts. Free entry but donations to Cardiff Women's Aid welcome.
DEAD SURF COUNTRY (aka Meg and Mark) http://www.myspace.com/megandmark
With their debut EP, Area 51 Revisited, earning Dead Surf Country airplay both in the UK and the USA, these beautifully talented musicians are ones to look out for in 2010. You can download two tracks for free from their myspace. But better still, come and see them live at CAI for free!
KADESHA http://www.myspace.com/kadeshadrija
This talented young singer-songwriter has supported Walter Trout AND Peter Green. And she hasn't even finished her A-Levels yet! What a lady.
MADDIE JONES http://www.myspace.com/maddiejonesmusic
Another incredibly talented local singer-songwriter. And what a voice! Maddie certainly gives it 100% when playing live, incorporating a range of genres, influences and percussion instruments.
FREE ENTRY
8pm
http://www.cardiffartsinstitute.org
@Cardiff Arts Institute, 29 Park Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BA

Wednesday 10th March
Promote Women in Public & Political Life
Women Making a Difference hosting 3 events around Wales:
The events will centre on discussions to ‘Promote Women in Public & Political Life’.
The event will include interactive workshops designed to address the barriers to, opportunities for, greater engagement of women into public life.
10am -3pm
@Nolton Church Hall, Bridgend

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Thursday 11th March
Promote Women in Public & Political Life
Women Making a Difference hosting 3 events around Wales:
The events will centre on discussions to ‘Promote Women in Public & Political Life’.
The event will include interactive workshops designed to address the barriers to, opportunities for, greater engagement of women into public life.
10am -3pm
@Splott Community First Centre, Cardiff

Thursday 11th March
International Women's Day in Splott Library
Free workshop in Persian Calligraphy by Iranian artist Mitra Sanei.   
The event on  will start at 6pm  with refreshments and the workshop will be between 6:30 - 8:30.
All are welcome, no experience is necessary and materials will be provided.
@ Splott Library, Splott
Please contact Splott library, STAR Centre for further details and tickets
Tel: 029 20462522
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Friday 12 March 2010
SHAKE IT FOR GOOD
Evening of Burlesque, raising money for Velindre Cancer Appeal. Taster sessions available before the main evenings performance, book online www.ticketsource.co.uk/shakeit
Dollie Mixtures: Ceri Harris started Burlesque classes Sept 09, following breakdown of relationship. Wanted something positive of of experice so with teacher and class formed Dollie Mixtures and put on a show
@C.M.C. Sports & Social Club, University Hospital of Wales,
Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XW..
Oppositte multistorey car park with public buses and
taxi rank available., Cardiff, CF14 4XW
20.00 to 23.30
[buy tickets]
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Sunday 14 Mar 2010
Poetry on Tap
Cardiff’s freshest monthly poetry/spoken word series supported by Academi.
Poets JASMINE DONAHAYE and GEMMA JUNE HOWELL. Event co-curated by Ivy Alvarez & Mab Jones
JASMINE DONAHAYE is the author of Self-portrait as Ruth (Salt). With her first collection Misappropriations (Parthian) shortlisted for the Jerwood Aldeburgh Prize, she is currently writing a work of creative non-fiction entitled The Palestine or Orange-tufted Sunbird.
GEMMA JUNE HOWELL is the author of a collection of short stories, Inside the Treacle Well (Hafan Books). A Finalist for the John Tripp Award for Spoken Poetry, she is also the editor of the quarterly magazine MYscellaneoUS, which aims to celebrate untapped creative talent in Wales.
There will also be an open mic section for aspiring and established poets [limited number of places, so be quick!]. Come and read in our lovely, loft-like venue, or simply relax with a beer and hear the words flow! Bring your friends and come join us for another fun Sunday soon.
@The Promised Land, Windsor Place (off Queen St), Cardiff, CF14 7BH
2pm
£4 or £2 for open mic readers (prizes donated by Honno Press and Mslexia)
http://poetryontap.wordpress.com/
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Tuesday 16 March
Dr Emma Tarlo - "Islamic Fashion in Britain"
IWA conference addressing questions of how fairly women are
treated by the media
@ Lecture Theatre 2.01, Humanities Building, Cardiff University,
Column Drive, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
7- 8pm

Tuesday 16 March
Welsh Women's Aid conference
'Between the Glass Ceiling and the Mud Floor;
Women's Continuing Inequality in 21st Century Welsh Society'
FREE National Conference Open to Public & Voluntary, Sector Service Providers & Community Activists
Speakers include;, Julie Morgan MP (to be confirmed), Nerys Evans AM, Jennifer Dunne, Equality and Human Rights Commission.
Speakers will focus on the links between gendered violence and women's under representation in political and public life.
Workshops will be facilitated by;
Black Association of Women Step Out (BAWSO)
National Federation Of Womens Institute Wales
Disability Wales
The workshops will provide opportunities to discuss extra barriers faced by specific groups of women when they are experiencing violence and abuse.
@Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE
10.30 am – 3.30 pm, , Registration from 10.00 am
FREE

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Saturday 20 March
Factory Floor
@Chapter Arts Centre, Canton, Cardiff CF5 1QE
A one day festival of live art created by a network of UK–based women artists, performers and writers. Factory Floor moves between an eclectic range of subjects, with performances running from an intimate 5 minutes to an hour.
Entry to all performances throughout the day: £12/£10/£8. Afternoon (until 6pm) or evening only: £8/£6 - buy tickets

Double Bill:
Abi Lake & Caroline Wilson
2pm
Manchester-based Abi Lake was the co-founder of Scarlet Letter Performance Company and the Factory Floor network. Her solo piece The Paper Dress was performed at Chapter during Experimentica 03. Her latest work, Elvis is my Mum delves into the family chest…
Caroline Wilson’s performance But I Just Want to Fall in Love and Work with Elephants is not about falling in love, or working with elephants. So what is it about?
"The lights go down... The music comes up...
The lights come up... And then what?"

Date, Mate, Fake, Bake - Kerstin Bueschges
4-6pm
An exploration of internet dating via one-on-one encounters in an intimate space. Please book your 5 minute slot at the box office 029 2030 4400.

Moth - Louie Jenkins
4pm
Jenkins explores the fragile relationship between life and death. Physical and poetic, this solo performance dances intimately amidst absence and presence, fact and fictional truth, Leeds United and a Ford Capri.

Local Reality Expo on… Market Road - Clare Duffy
6pm
Edinburgh-based Clare Duffy is a playwright and founding member of Unlimited Theatre. Her touring piece Reality Expo on… is made as a response to a local street in each host city.

Patience - Emily Underwood-Lee
7pm
"I grew some lumps, I grew some lumps,
I grew some lumps. One was a baby, two
were something more sinister."
Returning to Chapter after last year’s Experimentica festival, this powerful piece explores Underwood-Lee’s experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer while pregnant.
Using personal narrative to explore universal themes, Patience asks questions about life, death, love, determination, motherhood and what it means to be a woman.

Masha Serghyeevna - Lena Simic
8pm
Simic explores the boundaries between desire and revolution in this re-working of Chekhov’s Three Sisters; an engaging performance about longing, dancing, affairs, lost and unsent letters, soldiers, war, Moscow…