Friday, January 29, 2010

BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE

Just a quick note to say that throughout Femstruation week its BRING YOUR OWN BOOZE to every event whether that be at the Big Red Door or the Forest Cafe.

New promotional poster


Today we are back with another poster. This one is again to show the schedule but we thought we would like to show a female in her best......hmmm not really!!!!! Femstruation week is about showing that a woman is a powerful creature and not just a good housewife. We want the week to be inspiring and empowering and we have ironically tried to portray this by using stereotypical imagery. You will hopefully see this up in Edinburgh very soon.

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Promotional Poster!





We have all been working amazingly hard creating interesting things for femstruation week. The week is really beginning to take shape now and its very exciting. So today i want to share with you a poster and two flyers i just constructed. Hopefully it has all the information on you need but if not you can email us or keep checking the blog for updates.

Blessings
Bree

Saturday, January 23, 2010

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