Join us to make a paper flower bouquet to give to someone special on Mother’s Day!
Price – Free, but donations welcome
Spaces limited, first come first served. Colouring sheets also available on the day
Event Type: Libraries
ADANNA Women’s Support Group International Women’s Day event is back this year! Join us on Saturday, 16 March as we celebrate women and the achievements they have made to #InspireInclusion.
There will be amazing guest speakers, creative workshops and stalls for local businesses.
ADANNA have stalls available for this event, so contact them if you have a business or community group you want to showcase: adannawomensgroup@gmail.com.
ADANNA Women’s Support Group is a non-profit organisation situated in East London (Ilford and covering Barking and Dagenham and Redbridge). Our aim is to empower women and build their self-confidence. We do so by helping them overcome any issues they may be facing such as relationship issues, domestic violence, debt, unemployment, loneliness and isolation, challenges bringing up their children, etc.
Celebrate South Asian Heritage Month with our special book chat, an opportunity to explore the rich heritage and history of South Asia through literature. If you love reading and discussing books, this is the perfect event for you!
Join our Book Chat to discover new books, share the joy of reading and get inspired to try something new.
Featured Books:
– The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
– The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
– The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi
The conversation can include any books set in or authored by writers from South Asian countries. We are eager to hear your thoughts and recommendations!
Join us and connect with fellow book enthusiasts while celebrating the diverse literary voices of South Asia. Don’t miss out on this enriching experience!
You can join the book chat in-person at Redbridge Central Library.
Or you can join online. Please register via Eventbrite to receive the online joining details.
For more information, please email library.information@visionrcl.org.uk.
If attending in-person, you can bring a drink in a covered cup. Biscuits will be provided.
This event is part of the South Asian Heritage Month programme.
Unleash your creativity at our “Super Women, Super Self” textile workshop as we celebrate and honour normal, everyday “superwomen
We invite each participant to bring along items of inspiration – sentimental, personal, practical – that relate to the woman/women they wish to celebrate, which can even be themself!
Items of inspiration can be objects, images or words that express the superwoman attribute or power that you’d like to celebrate. Please note, this should not be anything valuable as it will be part of a display in the library.
All participants will receive a piece of material of the same dimension to create their textile piece. About the size of a small bathroom tile 20cm x 20cm. The finished embroidery hoop is 16cm x 16cm.
Ideas and sketches for your textile can be created in advance and brought to the workshop.
You will be provided with basic materials to create your textile piece, but you can bring any special elements such as beads, sequins, fabric to incorporate into your finished piece.
Suitable for ages 16+
No previous experience required.
The workshop will be facilitated by Katie Schreiber and Hasina Zaman.
The pieces created in the workshop – along with the inspiration item – will be displayed at Wanstead Library from Monday, 11 until Saturday, 16 March.
About Katie
Katie Schreiber is a visual artist based in London. Within her work she explores the notion of identity both as something that comes from within and one that is projected onto us, drawing on personal experiences from her cultural upbringing and her relationship with queerness. She expresses these themes through a combination of body adornment, installation, and soft sculptures.
About Hasina
Hasina Zaman is the Director at Bless Funerals, female-led funeral directors, based in London, with expertise in creating bespoke funerals in a range of settings. They serve the diverse communities that live across London and the UK, each with their own unique traditions and ways of honouring the deceased. That’s why their services have been designed to respect the wishes of lots of different people. They’ll start by listening to you and your needs first, then guide and assist in a way that works for you. Hasina has been a long-term partner in our Death Positive Library project.
Celebrate the World Book Day with us. Don’t miss the Scavenger Hunt/Trail, making Bookmarks and Quiz. Free, Limited space. If you have an enquiry regarding this event click here to contact your local branch
Want to learn more about movement photography?
Come along to our practical group session for budding photographers who want to learn more about movement and dance photography.
Sony mirrorless cameras are provided, or participants can bring their own. We’ll also have a professional dancer on hand to practise on!
Spaces limited. Booking essential.
This workshop is part of Black History Month
This workshop is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund and brought to you by Libraries Connected & Oxygen Arts’ Black British Ballet project.
