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Celebrating the talent, diversity and innovation of women film makers and artists the world over. This programme of films includes experimental, drama and documentary work.  

Screening on the top floor of The Old Hairdressers and starting at 6pm pull up your chair for  a challenging and entertaining hour of delights.

Curated by Rosie Toner.

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We are very pleased to announce the evening programme of celebration:

7.00pm Alyana Galyana start the evening with an improvised performance by Penny Chivas.

Alyana Galyana will present Bulgarian folk songs in a traditional setting, called “sedyanka”. In the old days this was a common social practice where women from the village get together and would sing while knitting or sawing, the young ones preparing their dowry, and the old ones repairing their family's clothes. Sometimes the songs would be gossip driven, other times will be about unrequited love, or freedom songs.

Penny Chivas will be responding to some of these themes during an improvised performance.

7.15pm Voicebeat will sing for us in easy unaccompanied harmony

Voicebeat is a multicultural singing group, or world music community choir, based in the West End of Glasgow.  We sing songs from around the world in easy unaccompanied harmony, often in foreign languages, in an informal, lively, supportive atmosphere.

www.voicebeat.org
www.myspace.com/glasgowvoicebeat

7.45pm Lorna Callery reads some of her poetry

Artist/Writer/Educator - interested in exploring the space between visual art and literature.

8.00pm Sarah Banjo take us on a colourful trip through her lands of quick wit, love and pity

Sarah Banjo is a quirky cat/singer/songwriter/mother/wife/woman/banjo attack system from Cellardyke who likes swimming in the sea deepity deep deep deep. Her songs of love and pity take you on a colourful trip through lands of quick wit and fists, always with a hopeful look on bittersweet life. This happy cat with the arched back plays a magical mix of folk – pop – doowop. In 2008 she released her first self-penned EP ‘Siller Songs’ produced by Steve Mason. This year sees her newest release out on Ubisano records featuring RM Hubbert.

sarahbanjo.bandcamp.com

8.30pm On The Stage Of The Present part 2 with Tom Pritchard

Tom is a freelance performer, teacher and maker based in Glasgow. Since December 2010 he has directed the multidisciplinary improvisation research On The Stage Of The Present. He will present aspects of this work throughout the day.

www.onthestageofthepresent.posterous.com

8.45pm Julia Doogan is singer/songwriter and may or may not appear with some musically minded friends

Julia likes making music, drinking tea and wearing patterned dresses.

www.juliaandthedoogans.com

9.15pm Wendy Ivers the comedian presents her very serious ‘Feminist Manifesto’

Wendy Ivers will be presenting her 'Feminist Manifesto' which is a ludicrous take on everyday difficulties associated with being female in a man's world!

Wendy is a qualified and experienced Community Education Worker with a BSc Honours in Health Sciences and over fifteen years experience in youth and community work the last ten years of which have been largely focused on voluntarily developing Aberdeen's Comedy Scene.  She has been involved in International Women's day on many occasions in the past including giving performances at community events such as this one and in 2007 was responsible for designing and facilitating an interactive consultation that informed the gender equality strategies of Aberdeen City Council, Grampian Police, The Robert Gordon University and other public bodies. Wendy is currently working on her autobiographical novel which is about the mind, madness and mental health theory and practice.

www.comedy-capers.co.uk

9.40pm Alyana Glayana say good evening

Pip Pip YEAH! will take us into the evening from 10.00pm with an all-girl soundtrack of R&B, soul, country and rock & roll, stay and have a boogie!

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Through donations Garterstitch100 is raising money for five dedicated women's charities working both here in Glasgow and Internationally.

Apne Aap 

An initiative to end sex-trafficking. Apne Aap works to empower the women and children of India’s red-light districts and aims to break the cycle of poverty and discrimination that forces women into prostitution.

www.apneaap.org

CARE

A leading humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty. Special focus is placed on equipping women with proper resources since they have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.

www.care.org

Fawcett Society

The UK’s leading campaign for equality between women and men.

www.fawcettsociety.org.uk

Glasgow’s Women’s Library

The library enables women, particularly the most vulnerable and excluded in society, to access the information they need to make positive life choice, while also taking a lead role in redressing the neglect of women’s historical and cultural contributions to Scottish society.

www.womenslibrary.org.uk

Women’s Support Project

Aims to raise awareness of the extent and effects of violence against women and children, and to support those affected by violence. Last year The Women’s Support Project’s core funding was seriously affected by local authority budget cuts, with Glasgow City Council cutting its contribution by 100%.

www.womenssupportproject.co.uk

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Demographer's have shown that there are between 60 million and 100 million females missing from today's global population.  ( Sheryl WuDunn, co auther, "Half The Sky". )

Last year Garterstitch100 attempted to collect one knitted stitch for each missing women. Knitted squares came from all over the world, from men, women and children of all ages.

This blanket holds a few of those stitches.

You can learn more about Sheryl WuDunn via TED.

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Our day of celebrations begins at Noon with a hearty welcome from Company of Wolves and Kate E. Deeming injecting energy, colour and movement into Renfield Lane.

Call of the Wild from Company of Wolves consists of laments, chants, and primal polyphonies from Eastern Europe, Corsica, and the Balkans.

In the Shadows - a Dance Improvisation in Renfield Lane by Kate E. Deeming
 
There are stories that are only remembered in the beat of my heart. Dedicated to the women who have danced, in spite of it all, even when bodies still or silenced.
 
“ For me being a humanist and being an artist are one in the same. I want to ‘make work’ that celebrates our wonderful, joyful and (ultimately) loving world. “
Kate E. Deeming (born Philadelphia USA 1973) is a performance artist, writer, filmmaker, activist and brownie baker who has presented work in the USA, UK, Sri Lanka, India, Japan, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Spain, Ireland, Canada, Syria & Lebanon. In 2010 she was commended by Scottish Parliament for her contributions to dance and peacemaking.

www.deemingdreaming.com and on Vimeo here.

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International Women's Day 2012 will be your last chance to buy one of the beautiful blankets.

It is estimated that up to 100 million women are missing from todays global poputlation due to the extremes of gender discrimination.

sitandknitabit | 100 million stitches for 100 million missing women

Last year Garterstitch100 put out a call for knitted squares. The cries were heard in countries all around the world: from men, women and children of all ages. Some had been knitting all their lives, some had been taught just so they could contribute a square.

All the stitches are equal, all representing a woman missing.

Since International Women's Day last year, the thousands of knitted sqaures have been diligently stitched together by volunteers into amazing, colourful blankets. The blankets will be on display for the day and available for purchase. All the money raised from the sale of the blankets will be shared between the five charities Garterstitch100 is supporting; Apne Aap, CARE, Fawcett Society, Glasgow Women's Library and Women's Support Project.

See the full gallery on Posterous

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Talks will begin at 3.30pm upstairs in Gallery Hair.

Isn’t It Wonderful to be a Woman
Molly and Tricia will talk about women and their survival in challenging situations in Glasgow - poverty, unemployment, abuse, addiction etc.

 Molly Harvery worked for 15 years before retiring in 2003, as Project Co-ordinator of Glasgow Braendam Link which worked in partnership with families living in poverty and social exclusion.

Tricia McConalogue is Project Co-ordinator of Bridging the Gap which works with refugees and asylum seekers, helping them to integrate into the Gorbals community, and works with schools in the area, assisting Primary 7 pupils in their transition to secondary school.
www.bridging-the-gap.org

The Glasgow Girls
May McGurk and Lyn Mooney will introduce women artists from Glasgow School of Art in the 1900s: looking at the work of a pioneering group of artists who began to push the boundaries of the art world in Glasgow and beyond with their work and their changing fashions.

Women’s Support Project
Jan Macleod will be talking about the work that the Women’s Support Project does here in Glasgow. The Women’s Support Project is actively working against violence against women, increasing including public education and campaigning against sexual exploitation.
www.womenssupportproject.co.uk
www.facebook.com/pages/Womens-Support-Project/

On The Stage Of The Present
Tom Pritchard is a freelance performer, teacher and maker based in Glasgow. Since December 2010 he has directed the multidisciplinary improvisation research On The Stage Of The Present. He will present aspects of this work throughout the day.
www.onthestageofthepresent.posterous.com

Sally Beaumont - Asylum Seekers and Refugees in Scotland
Sally will talk about asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, as she has personal experience of hosting them. The people that Sally has worked with are men and women from countries like Afganistan, Iraq, Iran, Somalia, China and Zimbabwe. All countries that are too dangerous to send people back to.

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Drawing Living Theatre
Jenny Soep and Emma Hagen

Drawing Living Theatre is an interactive workshop using drawing, drama and creative action methods to explore a chosen topic.

Think of a woman in your life. She could be you. What's your least favourite thing about her? What's your favourite? At this particular event, the 101st year of International Women's Day, we look at one negative aspect of a woman in your life, the possibility to accept this, and celebrate the positive. There are always at least two sides, and it can be good to take a fresh look at the flip side.

This workshop will take place from 1pm-3pm and is open to both men and women. If you would like to book a place please email garterstitch100@gmail.com with Drawing Living Theatre as the email subject.

Emma Hagen is an experienced drama artist and psychodrama psychotherapist who has worked with a diverse range of groups and individuals, and is passionate about combining her skills to create unique and dynamic projects. She has pioneered Therapeutic Theatre at the Citizens and Arches as part of Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival, and Living Theatre at the Tron Theatre.

Jenny Soep is a visual artist that specialises in drawing the live performance of music and arts happenings, creating dynamic illustrations that capture movement, character and atmosphere.  
She has been the official artist for the prestigious Polar Music Prize, drawing Patti Smith, The Kronos Quartet and Bjork amongst others, as well as being resident artist for various other notable arts festivals including Crossing Borders (Den Haag), Arches Theatre Festivals, Projector Animation Festival, StAnza, Triptych and even the World Porridge Making Championships.  She has had exhibitions both nationally and internationally, as well as having been featured on BBC Radio Scotland and STV news.

www.jennysoep.com
www.jennysoep.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Jenny-Soep-Drawing-The-Experience
http://vimeo.com/user1518459

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The Garnethill Women's Institute will be leading some alternative crafting to help us think about the injustices that still exist in the world, and the 5 LOOP nominated charities that are trying to do something to alleviate them. But as there is also much to be joyous about, they will also be asking for your help in creating bespoke bunting to celebrate the inspirational women in all of our lives. Oh and cake... in true WI style, the ladies will have baked up a storm to go with your cuppa, all proceeds to the nominated charities.

The sights and smells of make-up can conjure up thoughts and memories, especially about the women in our lives - as well as evoking thoughts of our own childhood and teenage experiments. Almost every woman and very many men have created art from their own faces at some point in their lives or another. 'Redraw' invites you to reinvent these mysterious feminine objects along with some more traditional drawing materials to make art on paper.

Victoria Evans is a visual artist working mainly on large scale oil paintings. She also runs an online group drawing exhibition and social networking experiment called 28 Drawings Later. Participants are invited to make a drawing a day for the 28 days of February and share them online. This leap year the project is being extended into an ‘offline’ exhibition which will form the starting point for the Re-Draw drawing workshop for International Women’s Day.

You can find out more about Victoria's Work here and see this years 28 Drawings Later online project here.

The 'offline' exhibition opens on Sunday 4th March at The Old Hairdressers.

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May McGurk and Lyn Mooney are representing Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum and will be introducing the Glasgow Girls to us all.

Introducing women artists from Glasgow School of Art in the 1900s: looking at the work of a pioneering group of female artists who began to push the boundaries of the art world in Glasgow and beyond with their work and their changing fashions.  Focusing on metal work and embroidery, including a repousse demonstration and a chance to take a closer look at a replica Daisy McGlashan dress from Glasgow Museums Textile Collection.
There will also be copper shim embossing workshops run throughout the day.

Ashley Holdsworth owns Make It Glasgow, a social space for pursuing textile crafts in the Merchant City.  She offers tuition in sewing, knitting, crochet and spinning to the public, organises events and private craft parties and supports tutors and workshop facilitators to develop their practice.

Make It Glasgow very kindly hosted kntting and stitch-up sessions for the centenary of International Women's Day.

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Words Per Minute will be joining Garterstitch100 for International Women's Day at 3pm.

Helen Sedgwick is a writer, editor, musician and scientist. Her fiction and non-fiction has been widely published, she's co-host of Words Per Minute, co-editor of Fractured West magazine and review editor of Gutter magazine, and she would love you to visit her at helensedgwick.com

Kirsty Logan is a fiction writer, literary magazine editor, and book reviewer. Her fiction and poetry has been published in over 80 anthologies and literary magazines, and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. She is currently working on a novel, Rust and Stardust, and a short story collection, The Rental Heart and Other Fairytales. She has a semicolon tattooed on her toe. Say hello at kirstylogan.com

Kirstin Innes is a writer and arts journalist, twice winner of the Allen Wright Award, and founder of Words Per Minute. She has just finished her first novel, Fishnet, which was longlisted for the Mslexia First Novel Prize. You can visit her at kirstininnes.com

The March Words Per Minute event has been curated in honour of International Women's Day. WPM have put invited a (mostly) female lineup to reflect on ideas of 'feminisms'. Sunday 4th March, 4pm - 6pm at the Arches, Argyle Street, Glasgow.

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As well as being a lending library, Glasgow Women's Library houses a treasure trove of historical and contemporary artifacts and archive materials that celebrate the lives, histories and achievements of women. From Suffragette memrobilia and 1930s dress making patterns to rare 1970s Scottish Women's Liberation newsletters.

The Library supports thousands of women across Scotland every year in improving their lives through its range of support and activites that tackle a wide range of issues from poverty and women's health, to sexuality and surviving violence.

Glasgow Women's Library aims to advance the education of the general public by increasing the knowledge and understanding of women's history, lives and achievements. It provides information on a range of women’s and gender equality issues. And enables women, particularly the most vulnerable and excluded in society, to access the information, resources and services they need to make positive life choices.

One of the key aims of the library is empowering women.

You can find out more about the Women's Library at www.womenslibrary.org

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Jenny Soep is a visual artist who specialises in drawing the live performance of music and arts happenings, creating dynamic illustrations that capture movement, character and atmosphere.

Jenny Soep has worked alongside Garterstitch100 and the centenary celebrations of International Women’s Day since the main event on the 8th of March 2011, documenting the various, incredible and emotional performances.

The original drawings created by Jenny Soep throughout the hugely inspiring celebrations since last March will be on auction at this year’s multi-arts event. It will be a silent auction, with 50% of the sales going to the 5 charities selected by Garterstitch100.

You can see the drawings that will be up for auction, along with more information and bidding numbers at  loopdrawings.tumblr.com 

Bids can be emailed to info@jennysoep.com until noon on 8th March 2012 and made in person until 9pm at The Old Hairdressers.

For more information on Jenny Soep have a look here: 
www.jennysoep.com
www.jennysoep.blogspot.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Jenny-Soep-Drawing-The-Experience
http://vimeo.com/user1518459

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101st International Women’s Day
Thursday 8th March 2012
12 Noon - 12 Midnight
The Old Hairdressers
Renfield Lane, Glasgow G2 5AR
Free, but a suggested donation of £4

Draw, listen, talk, laugh, think, create, observe, learn, share as we celebrate the one hundred and first International Women’s Day, and the end of a year-long community project raising money for 5 women’s charities.

Following on from last year’s gloriously colourful celebration of the centenary of International Women’s Day, Loop|Garterstitch100 has organised a day of events in the Old Hairdressers to be enjoyed by the women, men and children of Glasgow and beyond. Browse the pop-up Glasgow Women’s Library, participate in a drawing workshop from 28 Drawings Later, watch and dance, try out some alternative crafting with the Garnethill Women’s Institute, eat some cake, listen to music, reflect on talks and information, buy a blanket, participate in a sound project, browse and buy the art works of illustrator Jenny Soep…

More information on the event can be found at garterstitch100.posterous.com
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Find out more about Jenny Soep's work and auction at loopdrawings.tumblr.com

Help us raise money for:
Apne Aap -- www.apneaap.org
An initiative to end sex-trafficking. Apne Aap works to empower the women and children of India’s red-light districts and aims to break the cycle of poverty and discrimination that forces women into prostitution.
CARE -- www.care.org
A leading humanitarian organisation fighting global poverty. Special focus is placed on equipping women with proper resources since they have the power to help whole families and entire communities escape poverty.
Fawcett Society -- www.fawcettsociety.org.uk
The UK’s leading campaign for equality between women and men.
Glasgow’s Women’s Library -- www.womenslibrary.org.uk
The library enables women, particularly the most vulnerable and excluded in society, to access the information they need to make positive life choice, while also taking a lead role in redressing the neglect of women’s historical and cultural contributions to Scottish society.
Women’s Support Project -- www.womenssupportproject.co.uk
Aims to raise awareness of the extent and effects of violence against women and children, and to support those affected by violence. Last year The Women’s support Project’s core funding was seriously affected by local authority budget cuts, with Glasgow City Council cutting it’s contribution by 100%. 

See the full gallery on Posterous

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Volunteers needed please for International Women's Day 101.
For venue set up and for being nice/helpful/encouraging throughout the day.

Send your contact details, hours of availability on Wed 7th and Thurs 8th March and if you have any special talents that might be useful to garterstitch100@gmail.com

Cheers!

International Women's Day 101
Thursday 8th March
The Old Hairdressers, Renfield Lane, Glasgow

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More buyablanket news! Its definitely getting colder outside, what’s better than a nice cosy blanket to snuggle down under? And these blankets come with extra good feelings as all the money is going to support 5 amazing women’s charities.

loop | buyablanket will be at:

Granny Would Be Proud in the Hillhead Bookclub on Sunday 4th December from 12pm - 5pm
Always a lovely fair, with lots of vintage and handmade goodies, we are delighted to have been invited back!

Holiday Hullabaloo in The Lighthouse on Saturday 10th December from 10.30am - 5pm
Organised by the Made in the Shade Girls so sure to be a wonderful day. We are being supported by the Garnethill WRI for this one and as well as having a wonderful selection of cosy blankets for sale will also be Creating Creatures all day. Come along, get some tips for the stitching and create your own.

Look forward to seeing you all!

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