Schedule for the week.

Femstruation Week SCHEDULE! 13th - 20th of February 2010 organised by the Edinburgh anarcha feminist Kollectiv

This week-long forray into menstruation will start heavy & end light, with a varied mixture of interactive workshops, gigs, talks, zine stalls, spoken word performances, art installations, photo collections, performance art, video displays, & much more to be contributed.

VENUES: Edinburgh..
Big Red Door,(BRD) home of TePOOKA, (10 Lady Lawson street) and The Forest cafe, ( 3 Bristo Place)

CONTACT:feministanarchistedinburgh@googlemail.com and edinburghanarchafeminist.blogspot.com

SCHEDUAL:

Organised by The Edinburgh Anarcha Feminist Kollectiv

’Femstruation’ Exhibition opening: Open all week (13th-20th Feb) -11am-6pm at the BRD.

Saturday 13th Feb

DIY cloth pad making workshop:
11am-12pm, BRDLearn about and make your own eco friendly sanitary products. Bring needle, thread and flannel/felt.

Marketing Menstruation workshop 12pm-2pm Adventures in Menstruating: Tampon Crafts and Menstrual Euphemisms with Chella Quint and Sarah Thomasin.2pm-4pm BRD Our workshop is open to menstruators and non-menstruators of all genders. Accompanied young children welcome. Please bring tampons, art supplies or make a donation to cover supplies.www.chartyourcycle.co.uk

Launch Night: 7pm, Forest Café, Free on the door, Join us for a taste of some sketch comedy, spoken word, acoustic music and zine readings

Sunday 14th, BRD,

Threads workshop on DIY feminist health:11am-1pm, workshop about the experiences and politics of the menstrual cycle. A feminist discussion about health based on the zine threads, www.threadsbook.org.

"Blue Blood"2pm-3pm: A male perspective and interaction with menstruation3-4pm lecture; 'Not Seeing Red: Modern Menstrual Discourse,lecture looking into the public representations of menstruation (or lack thereof), both past and present. .

'Bloody Valentine Extravaganza'8pm-1am BRD: Includes exhibition, exciting visuals, ‘get bloody stall, zine stalls, drumming, menstrual poetry, 'Adventures in menstruating' comedy act. £4 on the door (reduction if dressed in red).

Monday 15th Feb, Heavy Menstrual Film Night, Forest Café, 7pm

Tuesday 16th Feb,Brd,

2pm-4pm, Red Tent interactive workshop: 15 people maximum, book in advance. An interactive space exploring birthing, ovulation and menstruation7pm- 11pm ,

Forest Café, Spoken Word and Open Mic.

Wednesday 17th Feb

Old Hat Books radical library, 5-7pm, Forest Café, open reading session: Bring a story or poem to share, the theme is "what your mother never told you” - bring some cakes to share too!

Body interaction workshop BRD, 8pm-11pm: A workshop exploring attitudes to our bodies and experience of being a woman interactively in a female identified space (Nakedness may occur).

ThurSday 18th :Menstrual Story Telling, 7pm, Forest Café

.Friday 19th:Queer Mutiny: Gender bender theme;BRD 8pm,donation only: Join us for an alternative Queer night: rampage into the menstrual cycle with cunt cakes, body paint, clothes swap, with a sexy red hamper for the best dressed. 8pm, Donation on the door.

Saturday 20th: BRD

11am-12pm:menstrual rituals and crafts workshop

12pm-2pm:Natural health and herbs workshop

2PM-3PM: "The Woman's Curse: Women, Menstruation and the Medical Profession":An interactive workshop discussing how menstruation has traditionally been viewed by the medical world.

Riot Folk and Bloody Punk night: 8pm- 1am, with pirate DJ JO Anne Bonnie ; Featuring 'Witches Revenge' and 'No Fit State' , visuals and Zine stalls on the rag! £4 on the door








Kids Space available during all workshops Both venues wheelchair accessible





The Big Red Door, 10 Lady Lawson Street, EH3 9DS




The Forest Cafe, 3 Bristo Place, EH1 1EY