Glasgow Women's Library » heroines http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk Information for, by and about women Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 International Heroines Exhibition at GWL http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk/2009/07/international-heroines/ http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk/2009/07/international-heroines/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 11:00:14 +0000 Laura http://www.womenslibrary.org.uk/?p=1328 We have partnered with Amnesty International to bring their International Heroines Exhibition to the library. Eight remarkable women from around the world are profiled in this celebration of freedom of expression and the strength of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Each has dared to speak out against human rights abuses in the face of repression and they are presented here as an inspiration to us all. The women featured in the exhibition: Anna Politkovskaya, Lydia Cacho, Anushka Anastasia Solomon, Shirin Ebadi, Arundhati Roy, Wangari Maathai, Aung San Suu Kyi and Woeser.

Exhibition at 81 Parnie Street – Thursday, 2 July to Friday, 31 July 2009.

The exhibition was launched by well known local writer A L Kennedy who performed readings her newest work and from the work of Aung San Suu Kyi.

Please come along to see the exhibition on display in July at 81 Parnie Street between 10am and 5pm, Monday to Friday.

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