We rise by lifting others: Our Equalities Coordinator’s 2021 IWD reflections
International Women’s Day 2021. Theme: Choose to Challenge Thoughts from Alice, Assistant Branch Secretary and Equality Coordinator I challenge: 1) The reduction of women to their reproductive ability. Women are amazing, diverse and beautifully complex. Giving...
UWE UNISON Reading Group May meeting
The next book selection of the branch reading group is Half a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. We will be meeting to discuss it on Wednesday, 23 May from 12-1pm in the Community Hub Lounge (Octagon). All are welcome! Bring your lunch along. Tea & coffee...
Knickerbocker Glories! An evening of one-act suffragette comedies
This year is the centenary of the Representation of the People Act 1918, which introduced the right to vote for men over 21 and some women. It was an important step towards universal suffrage some 10 years later and a defining moment in our political history. In an...
Join the UWE UNISON Reading Group
To commemorate the centenary of women’s voting rights in the UK and to highlight the ongoing issues in gender inequality, our branch has set up a reading group focusing on women’s writing.
