Thursday 12 March
Phenomenal Women
Venue: Rosehill & Littlemore Children’s Centre, The Oval, Rosehill 10.20 am – 3.00 pm
Entrance: Free. Wheelchair Access: All Welcome

Relaxing pampering day, delicious food from round the world, and a stunning photographic display of inspirational local women who use and work at the Centre. Art, music and dance to release the artist within. Ayian, a centre volunteer originally from Ethiopia, will show her latest film about work, life and experience in Oxford and actress Amantha Edmead will dazzle with her lively poetry readings – as well as all that Rose Hill talent!

Organiser: Jane Creese. Contact: 01865 716739

Thursday 12 March
No Mountain Too High: 50 Years of Women and Feminism in Oxford
Venue: Queen Elizabeth House (Room 1), Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Entrance: Free. Wheelchair Access: All Welcome

The writings of outstanding women pioneers in feminist and women’s studies and their impact on women’s lives cross-culturally will be discussed by some of those they inspired.

Organiser: Jackie Waldren & Janette Davies. Contact: 01865 558321

Thursday 12 March
Pioneering Women in Spirituality
Venue: The Global Retreat Centre, Nuneham Park, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm
Entrance: Free. Wheelchair Access: All Welcome

The Story of Brahma Kumaris. Join Maureen Goodman, a spiritual pioneer, to explore the story of the Brahma Kumaris, an organisation run by remarkable women since its founding in India in 1937. Audio visuals will complement the talk followed by question and answer.

Organiser: Aruna Vadher, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organisation. Contact: 01865 343551 aruna.vadher@globalretreatcentre.org

Thursday 12 March
Marigolds and Ashes: A Performance of Stories and Music Honouring Death as a part of Life
Venue: Friends Meeting House, 43 St Giles, Oxford 7.30 pm
Entrance: £10, Concessions £7 (Places limited, booking advised) Refreshments included.
Wheelchair Access: All Welcome

Every household has its dead, but where are our rituals of remembrance? Inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead, Marigolds and Ashes is a life-affirming exploration of this universal subject through story-telling, followed by a chance to share memories. Performers: Liz Rothschild and Jackie Singer.

Organiser: Liz Rothschild & Jackie Singer. Contact: Bookings 01865 718980 js@jackiesinger.co.uk