A Nation in Crisis: Feminist Perspectives
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A Nation in Crisis: Feminist Perspectives
March 13th, 2010 10am to 5pm
Kilbarrack CDP, Swan’s Nest Road (near Kilbarrack Dart Station)
Booking Essential
Please contact Lisa Dowling: lisado...@gmail.com to ensure your
place
No admittance fee – donations welcome
Creche and café facilities provided by Kilbarrack CDP (see booking
form attached)
9.30-10am: Registration and tea / coffee
10am Main Hall:
Welcome: Cathleen O’Neill, Kilbarrack CDP, and Ailbhe Smyth, Feminist
Open Forum
10.05-11am Part 1: A Nation in Crisis: Feminist Perspectives
Chair Ailbhe Smyth, FOF
A Nation in Crisis: developing feminist perspectives: Anne Good,
feminist sociologist
Feminist Economic Perspective: Ursula Barry, Women’s Studies, UCD
Community Sector Cuts: Cathleen O’Neill Kilbarrack CDP/ Rita Fagan, St
Michael’s Family Resource Centre
Women, Social Welfare and Poverty: Orla O’Connor, head of policy,
NWCI
11-12 noon: Discussion groups
Each with rapporteur and facilitator, to consider the morning’s papers
with focus on an overall fightback strategy.
12 noon – 1.30pm Eat and Meet (Lunch provided)
1.30pm-2.30pm Main Hall Part 2. A Nation in Crisis: Feminist
Perspectives
Chair: Therese Caherty, Feminist Open Forum
Women, Work and Activation: Mary Murphy, NUIM,
Crisis impact on public health and health services: Sara Burke, health
policy analyst and journalist
Education (title to come): Brid Connolly, NUIM
Main issues facing migrant women in these troubled times: Nusha
Yonkova, Anti-Trafficking Coordinator at the Immigrant Council of
Ireland
2.30pm-3.30pm: Discussion Groups
Each with rapporteur and facilitator, to consider the afternoon’s
papers with focus on an overall fightback strategy.
3.30-4.30pm: Plan of Action
Chair Ailbhe Smyth to draw together list of actions with a view to
discussing them further at a Feminist Open Forum meeting to be held in
April.
4.30-4.45pm: Close with Susan McKay, director, NWCI
4.45pm-5.15pm: Paula Meehan: poetry, wine and cake