This week’s theme, One Child One Pen was suggested by a quote from Malala Yousafzai:
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world
Say Yes To Progress
I never thought that if my life was to change for the better it would be due to the cheeky Canadian japester Jim Carrey. Because I’d spent my life saying; ‘Ah but…’ and ‘Eh no…’ as I had a habit, no, more of an addiction of saying NO to things because nearly everything scared me. […]
AWF Programme 2018
This week’s theme, One Child One Pen was suggested by a quote from Malala Yousafzai:
One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world
Interview with Alison Bancroft – Website Building Without Limits
We spoke to Alison Bancroft about her Festival event Website Building Without Limits and asked her why she was offering the workshop. Alison told us “For me, the Festival is an amazing opportunity for women to share knowledge and to encourage one another to try new things. I’ve been teaching myself to build websites in Drupal for […]
Almost time for Preaching Divas!
Almost time for our first event with Ali Affleck & The Copper Cats! We spoke to Ali earlier today and she told us:“I’ve always felt a calling to New Orleans and its early music … I spent a huge amount of time there when I was living full time in the USA and as the […]
Art Inspired By Women Who Broke Down Barriers
Karen Fleming, from DOK Artist Space, tells us why she decided to offer an art workshop based on the womens emancipation movement. Karen says “It is purely coincidental that I had been reading about The Edinburgh Ladies Emancipation Society when this years AWF was being discussed. I realised this would be the perfect opportunity and the […]