Friday 7th March, 6pm – 9pm

Join us on Friday 7th March at God’s House Tower for an International Women’s Day celebration featuring five women-led community projects from across Southampton and a research project by the Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice (CHRP) based in the School of Psychology at the University of Southampton.

Attendees will have the chance to explore the exhibitions, meet the artists and researchers, listen to some music and even take part in a Skate Jam*

As well as exploring the exhibitions, our bar will be open selling a selection of locally brewed beers, wines and soft drinks and we’ll be joined by Mumbai Street Eats selling delicious plant-based Indian street food, so remember to arrive hungry!

More about the exhibitions below:

International Women’s Day, Community Projects

International Women’s Day: Community Projects is an exhibition showcasing five women-led community projects from across Southampton. It provides an opportunity for the people involved to share and celebrate the amazing work they’ve done over the past 12 months.

All five community projects came to GHT in March 2024 to pitch their ideas for a year of funded activity and creative outcomes. We Skate Soton won the public vote and were awarded a £2000 bursary. The other projects, led by Abeer Kayani & Lizzie Jones, Alice Louisa, Anna Carr and Susmita Bhattacharya, were offered support-in-kind from ‘a space’ arts and were able to find other ways of funding their proposed activities and outcomes, making connections and building communities regardless.

The Homeless Period

The Homeless Period aims to amplify the voices of marginalised groups by utilising creative methods such as photovoice and in-depth interviews with participants experiencing homelessness, to listen to and understand their perspectives and barriers to accessing basic menstrual care. The participants’ words and images are paired for a powerful display, demonstrating an urgent need for change around menstruation stigma and policy.  

*More about the Skate Jam:

We Skate Soton are hosting a free Skate Jam as part of this event. To join the jam, you must register by following this link: shorturl.at/oYtvV

Skaters must sign a waiver before skating, the team will have the waivers ready for you to fill in before your session.