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Event
- Title:
- Who are you to speak?
- When:
- 11.03.2010 19.00 h
- Where:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Shoreditch
- Category:
- Education/Courses/Workshops
Description
Free, booking required
In what promises to be a lively discussion, three outspoken women discuss the impact of religious fundamentalism on lgbt and womens rights and why theyve chosen to challenge it through their art.
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti caused uproar amongst the local Sikh community when her play Behzti opened in Birmingham in 2004. Violent protests followed and shortly afterwards, the play was closed down amidst much criticism from anti censorship campaigners
Sarah Maple, a rising star in the contemporary art world received death threats when her paintings went on show at a west London gallery. Despite having its windows smashed, the gallery stayed open causing considerable anger to some members of the local Muslim community
Playwright Jo Cliffords play Jesus Queen of Heaven, staged as part of last years Glasgay arts festival caused widespread protests from Christian organisations and attracted 300 protestors to the opening night.
Recommended age limit for this event is 14 years.
The opinions expressed by speakers at these events are not necessarily shared by Amnesty International UK
Venue
- Venue:
- Amnesty International: Human Rights Action Centre - Website
- Street:
- 17-25 New Inn Yard
- Postcode:
- EC2A 3EA
- City:
- Shoreditch
- Area/Borough:
- London
Description
As well as office space for staff and volunteers, the centre has public spaces available for hire by organisations working in the fields of human rights and social justice. It is an inspirational, practical and affordable space for people to come together to learn about, debate and campaign on human rights issues.
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