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Feminist Archive South - Workshop Series Apr-July 2013

As part of the Heritage Lottery project 
<http://feministarchivesouth.org.uk/ellen-malos-archives-heritage-lottery-project/>Ellen 
Malos’ Archives, we are holding a number of 
free workshops based on Ellen's collection and 
material in the 
<http://www.bris.ac.uk/library/resources/specialcollections/archives/#feminist>Feminist 
Archive South.

All the workshops will be held at 
<http://mshed.org/>MShed, the people history museum in the centre of Bristol.

You don't have to have any prior knowledge of 
archives, history, feminism or activism to take 
part – but if you do this is also fine! We want 
the workshops to be an environment where people 
from different backgrounds, ages and experiences 
can explore the treasure trove that is the Feminist Archive South.

The workshops are an opportunity to find out 
about the things that interest you, with the 
bonus that you may be inspired or learn something 
new as you go along. The Feminist Archive South 
holds material about a wide range of topics, 
including documents relating to the organisation 
of the Women's Liberation Movement (newsletters, 
pamphlets, letters, conference programmes, 
discussion papers), information about specific 
campaigns (abortion and reproductive rights, rape 
crisis, equal pay), around specific topics (women 
in media, the arts, anti-racism, sexuality, law, 
labour), as well as numerous publications such as 
Spare Rib, Outwrite, Shocking Pink and Red Rag.

There will be guest speakers and each workshop 
will be themed around particular part of the 
collection or activity. As we know more we will 
add details to the website 
(<http://feministarchivesouth.org.uk>http://feministarchivesouth.org.uk) 
so make sure you keep checking here to keep up to 
date with the latest information.

Some workshops will ask participants to engage 
creatively with the archive material, with the 
aim of producing a response (e.g, a piece of 
writing, an illustration, a spoken story) to what 
is uncovered through rummaging in the archives. 
These will be uploaded to the website, and will 
be included in an educational resource at the end 
of the project (permission from participants willing).

You can attend one of the workshops, dip in and 
out, or attend all of them – its up to you.
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Although workshops are free to attend, you will 
need to book your place because spaces are 
limited. Please contact 
<mailto:fa_south at yahoo.co.uk>fa_south at yahoo.co.uk to express your interest.

For each workshop there are a number of 
participation bursaries available for 
participants who need to cover the cost of travel or childcare expenses.

MShed is a wheelchair accessible venue. Please 
contact us if you have other access needs so we can provide them for you.

The workshop dates are as follows:
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·         Tuesday 16th April –“ 7 to 9.30pm ‘What is an Archive?’

The introductory workshop will discuss what an 
archive is, what archives do and why people 
create them. It will ask if archives are 
currently changing in the contemporary world with 
the rise of digital technology, and explore why 
documenting activist histories is important for future generations.
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·         Sunday 12th May – 1 to 5pm
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·         Thursday 23rd May – 7 to 9.30pm
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·         Sunday 9th June – 1 to 5pm
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·         Tuesday 18th June – 7 to 9.30pm
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·         Thursday 27th June – 7 to 9.30pm
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·         Saturday 6th July –“ 1 to 5pm
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·         Saturday 20th July – 1 to 5pm

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