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Newspapers of the International Marxist Group and its forerunners, 1976–79

The richness of women's lives: in festival

Socialist Challenge No. 23, 24 November 1977 · pp. 15-16 of the scan · 548 words

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From: Women's Festival T7 FINALLY WE have it an e ormous festival by formance, discussion, display workshops. At long last women can share in a huge way what we've all been doing, thinking, feeling and creating over the past few ACTICS COMBATE BOLCOCCI political, emotional, and artistic developments; above all, shaw Women's Festival "77 will be on again. in Central London from November to 18 December: featuring plays, concerts, lims, and dance performances; exhibitprojects, holding worksbops, sellDobson ing literaure and jamming midnight. For six days a week, the Festival — to be held at the Actien Space Drill Hall -Stars Inc." uch artists as for Los Pirate are Women's Theatre Group, Wise, Maggie Nichols and Meg Christian and Teresa Trull.

WORKSHOP

Many organisations will be bolding discussions functioning hope, including the rape cni Workshopamen in Ireland, woo Group» men's Aid. GEMMA, NCCL. Every Tuesday evening a workshop will foçus on women working in the Friday and Satruday nights are set aside for late music; Sundays for children's workshops, classical music and cream toas Voices, a new play by Susan Griffin, an American playwright and poet, will have To Boty Voices - now playing to critical acclaim in Los Angeles → which and about three weeks of perGually found Action Space Drill Hall.

entire festival formers, speakers, to take part.

MIXED AUDIENCE discussing campaigns and "til open to my Queen tWO, Anna and workThird World Women' Child Poverty Actica and th TRES LIO its British il was the desire to produce to Women's Festival 77 apdon Kare London discussions and Nancy Diaguid To Kate and Nancy, the ob- ED WOrECE sious arena far faer should tee women's work. With the help of ten other organisers, they contacled per campaign workers and artists who agreed visual Bet lue to the way in which th rili ball is funded, the festival i mixed although there will be several Socialiat Challenge Benafi: Fistful of Dynamite the part Followed by a discussion on "Irish Republicanism" led by ProtestanT. -or Vister and Cheap drinks and food available All for only 21.20. Tickets at the door.

Each So the min somen-only performanoes and music workshops on female sexuality and Lesbian sexuality are limited creche will be provided fre idday sir days a week, stays oh nei. The care at Act Space will he open and upstain al be on pring and for e Exhibitions of photography and displaved throughout the build organising accomodation 101 and transport ation for the handicapped and SUL UHEER Socialist Challenge Saturday 25 November, 6.15pm. The Other Cinema, 25 Tottenham Straet, London W1.

staring James Cobum and Aod Steiger. (Sergio Leone, Italy, 138 mins., Haly 1971).

Set in Mexico in 1914 following the collapse of the Diaz dictatorship with Cober axing of an exiled Irish Ropublican who loins up with a group La member of Soclalist Challenge elderly on request.

GRANTS and the Greater London Ans Association. But this money NOT CHOU BET CYCH HICC peases of the three huntere women takiog part. We are there fore charging a minimal admis sion price for performances and 4200-0 For a programme of Women's Festival 77, lo:

Space Drill Hall 16 Chenies Streef, London WCI. Tel: 02-637 7660.

Geoff Ball (author of The Editorial Board)

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