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Write To Speak Spoken Word Workshop
On November 16th, 2019, The WomenSpeak Project conducted the Write To Speak Spoken Word Workshop. The workshop which was facilitated by Alyea Pierce, a poet and Fullbright… Read more “Write To Speak Spoken Word Workshop”
Write to Speak
“Write to Speak” spoken word workshop for women. Learn to tell impactful stories using your poetic voice. In this workshop participants will be exposed to the tools… Read more “Write to Speak”
The Longest Journey
The sky was strange that day. Blanched white. This lack of colour disturbed her. Alba held tighter to her older sister’s hand. Leah was walking with an… Read more “The Longest Journey”
Telling Women’s Stories
For the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Based Violence Campaign 2018, WomenSpeak presents “16 Stories” :original works of fiction and poetry dealing with issues of violence,… Read more “Telling Women’s Stories”
Your Story Women’s Writing Retreat
The WomenSpeak Project hosted it’s first full day Your Story Women’s Writing Retreat on September 16, 2018 at Green Meadows Santa Cruz. Twenty women participated in the… Read more “Your Story Women’s Writing Retreat”
Legitimizing Virtual Constituencies: How CSOs are Using Digital Technologies to Enlarge the Space for Citizen Participation in Women and Gender Issues in the Caribbean
Between April and July 2016, The WomenSpeak Project conducted a study on how women and gender focussed civil society organisations (CSOs) in the Caribbean are using social… Read more “Legitimizing Virtual Constituencies: How CSOs are Using Digital Technologies to Enlarge the Space for Citizen Participation in Women and Gender Issues in the Caribbean”
Of Presidents and Precedents
How do you go about getting a female President appointed? ~You take charge for setting the agenda.~ Those fighting for women’s human rights are challenging deeply embedded… Read more “Of Presidents and Precedents”
Advocacy For Introverts
This past week I was unexpectedly invited to attend the Caribbean Security Forum 2017: a meeting of business interests and security experts discussing various dimensions of crime… Read more “Advocacy For Introverts”
Deaf Women Have a Voice
Deaf women have a voice and I believe it is high time we start listening to them. For when we don’t, we allow injustice and abuse to… Read more “Deaf Women Have a Voice”