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SUMMARY:The Rights of Women with Sian Norris
LOCATION:Bristol Grain Store
DESCRIPTION:Where Are We Now\, and Where Do We Go Next? the Emma Martin Le
 cture - If Emma Martin was alive now\, how might she reflect on the achiev
 ements of women’s rights campaigners\, both in the UK & worldwide\, and 
 on women’s resulting changed role in society\, in political\, civic and 
 reproductive areas. As well as access to education and employment. There a
 re areas where progress has been limited\, or where it is going backwards\
 , particularly linked with the rise of the far right. How is this affectin
 g women\, in the areas of employment & leadership\, sexual rights\, reprod
 uctive rights and male violence? All are areas in which humanists have cam
 paigned.Looking forward\, what are the most important issues we should cam
 paign on? Where do our greatest hopes for progress lie?Sian Norrisis a Bri
 stolian author and investigative journalist\, specialising in women's repr
 oductive rights and violence against women. Her recent book Bodies Under S
 iege is about the international rise of the far right and its impact on wo
 men's reproductive rights. She has also visited and reported from Ukraine 
 on the Russian invasion. Her journalism has included investigations into s
 exual harassment in the NHS and violence in prisons. Her work has appeared
  in The Guardian\, The Times\, New Statesman and The I\, amongst many othe
 rs\, and she has reported from numerous countries\, including Kenya\, Roma
 nia & Bangladesh . She was the founder of the Bristol Women's Literature F
 estival and is Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy."When it com
 es to the critical issues shaping our society\, there are journalists who 
 try to observe and analyse from on high – and then there are journalists
  like Sian Norris\, who throw themselves headfirst into the messy tangle o
 f people\, places and politics that matter\, and do so with passion and bi
 te. .... she’s a fighter for a better world and her work might just help
  us win one." Jack Schenker\, author 'Now We Have Your Attention'“A vita
 l and sobering book. Sian Norris's reporting on reproductive rights has lo
 ng been prescient\, dogged\, and courageous -- and in this book (Bodies Un
 der Siege) she gives us an unflinching portrait of quite how much women st
 and to lose." Katherine AngelEmma Martinwas Bristol's most important freet
 hinker\, humanist\, feminist and human rights campaigner. In her short lif
 e (1812-1851)\, she went from committed Christian to outspoken atheist/fre
 ethinker\, working for the Owenites\, speaking to thousands and publishing
  pamphlets on the role of the church and on women's rights. Later on she t
 rained as a midwife and campaigned on reproductive rights. She has a blue 
 plaque dedicated to her in Bridewell Street\, and annually we celebrate he
 r life with this special talk.Heron Books will be providing a bookstall\n\
 nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/711106
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