St Dymphna Seminars

The St Dymphna Seminars was created in 2012 to provide a safe and open environment for those with an interest in mental health to  discuss issues relating to practice and experience. Inspired by the models of community care in traditions established at Gheel, the seminars aim to educate and reveal aspects of living with mental illness and perspectives on predominant models and treatments that are rarely shared. It is hoped that these seminars will also provide an arena for conflicting stances to witness the reality behind the ideology.

Here is t link to the website. 

http://theswordandfettereddevil.wordpress.com/about/

Troubling Gender: The Question of Multiple Identities

Reminder - The deadline for abstracts for Troubling Gender: The Question of Multiple Identities, a one-day interactive conference at the on the topic of intersectional feminism, is 24th February 2013.

We are also very excited to announce the keynote speakers for the conference:

Dr. Bridget Byrne (University of Manchester), who is known for her work on the politics and culture of social class, ‘racial’ and gendered identities. In 2006, Byrne authored ‘White lives: the interplay of ‘race’, class and gender in everyday life’ which was based on her earlier research into the construction of white identity in Britain.

Professor Avtar Brah (Birkbeck, University of London), the author of the influential ‘Cartographies of Diaspora: Contesting Identities’ which offered a new approach to the study of ‘difference’ and ‘commonality’ within the context of feminism and anti-racism. More recently, Brah co-wrote the article, ‘Ain’t I A Woman? Revisiting Intersectionality’ with Professor Ann Phoenix, which explored the intersections of gender, ‘race’ and sexuality with social class and argued that studying these intersections allows a more complex and dynamic understanding than a focus on social class alone.

In addition to the paper sessions, we will also be running workshops addressing issues of gender and age, neo-colonialisms and transnationalism, and the identity politics of research, as well as a roundtable discussion. Registration for the conference will open at the beginning of March. The cost will be £5 - £8 on a sliding scale. This includes lunch and a post-conference drinks reception.

The Conference is on Friday 24th May at the University of Sheffield. For more information, visit: http://troublinggender.wordpress.com/

Women's Health Conference Manchester 7th March, 2012

If you would like to attend please register at www.thebha.org.uk/womenshealth or contact the BHA HIV and Sexual Health Prevention Team on 0845 450 4247. Places are limited.

For more information please do not hesitate to contact BHA.

Psychology of Women's Section annual conference call for papers

The annual POWS Conference is looking for abstracts here is a link to the website.

http://pows.bps.org.uk/pows/conference/conference_home.cfm

Bursaries for the conference are available too. 

Domestic Abuse Conference

Interesting free conference on domestic abuse.

 Here are the links http://www.endabusemanchester.org.uk/

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