– 29 February 2020, Central Library, Edinburgh, 1pm – 3pm.
– 28 February 2020, New venue announced on the day: Mercure Hotel (Glasgow
Women’s Library cancelled our booking), 3pm – 5pm.
Two women-only meetings to discuss the impact of the proposed reform of the Gender Recognition Act on women, and to provide support in responding to the government’s consultation:
– 16 January 2020, Radisson Blu Hotel, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh.
The videos of the speakers Maureen O’Hara, Nicola Williams, and Rhona Hotchkiss are now on our YouTube channel.
A transcript of Nicola William’s speech is available here.
– 05 June 2019, University of Edinburgh, Moray House School of Education.
Women’s Sex-Based Rights: What does (and should) the future hold?
A brilliant panel of feminist scholars and activists addressed a packed meeting at the University of Edinburgh. The audience, which included activists, policy-makers, students, academics, MSPs, were privileged to hear from:
- Julie Bindel
- Professor Rosa Freedman
- Claire Heuchan
- Lucy Hunter Blackburn
- Dr Louise Moody
- Professor Sarah Pedersen
You can watch the video of the event here:
You can also read some of the texts of the speeches here:
- Rosa Freedman (speech in video is slightly shorter due to time constraints)
- Lucy Hunter Blackburn
- Louise Moody
- Sarah Pedersen
We will continue to add any more that we receive.
– 24 May 2019, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Lessons from Canada
Our live tweets from our @ForwomenScot Twitter account give a comprehensive account of the meeting – they’ve been compiled here.
The videos of the speakers are now on our YouTube channel.
Photo credit: Jamie Hunter
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– 31 January 2019, Apex Hotel, Edinburgh.
First Public Meeting
The written notes from our guest speakers are now available:
- Professor Rosa Freedman
- Maggie Mellon (Also available on Maggie’s site here.)
- Susan Smith
The videos of the speeches can be found on our new YouTube channel.
Photo credit: Brynd is Blackadder
