Funny Women is going all out this year to celebrate the centenary of International Women’s Day. We’re bridge walking, dancing, putting on shows and setting up challenges to show just how far women have come in the last 100 years.
Funny Women is a leading cultural partner of The EQUALS campaign Oxfam’s global ambassador and Barclays Woman of the Year, Annie Lennox OBE, has brought together a coalition of charities and cultural organisations to champion women’s rights and ensure that the centenary of International Women’s Day (IWD), on 8 March, is a catalyst for celebration and positive change.
Annie Lennox says: “A lot has changed since 1911, but there is still a long way to go. Gender inequality continues to permeate all sectors of society, from health and education to politics, employment and culture. The EQUALS partnership aims to step up the call for a more equal world and galvanise a new generation of men and women to work together to make gender parity a lived reality here in the UK and worldwide.”
Funny Women’s day will start with ‘Join me on the Bridge’, Women For Women’s series of events commemorating the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day and honoring women survivors of war. We’ll be joining Annie Lennox in London. Meet us at Borough Market at 11.00am where the walk will be led by Annie and finishing at the Royal Festival Hall for speeches. See HERE for more information or emailmybridge@womenforwomen.org.
Next stop is a really good old boogie! Funny Women will be joining hundreds of others for the EQUALS Soul Train also on March 8thstarting where we left off at Southbank Centre’s Jubilee Gardens from 3pm – 6pm. For those of you unlucky enough never to have experienced the wonder of the Soul Train, follow these instructions…
1. Form two lines, one of men and one of women.
2. Play that funky music!
3. Take it in turns to strut your stuff down the line with your equal. Whether you know them or not doesn’t matter! Simply have fun!
Anyone is welcome to this event, however if you are unable to make the mass Soul Train gathering, why not form your own at home, in your local area or even in your office. Get your family and friends to dance with you.
Visit: http://www.weareequals.org/
If you need a bit of inspiration check out winner of the 2007 Funny Women Awards Andi Osho, who demonstrated her dancing skills on last weeks Let’s Dance on BBC1 as part of Comic Relief. CLICK HERE to watch Andi performing a scarily good Michael Jackson routine!
