The timetable for Equality and Diversity events. Equality Events 2019 See here for - Staff Pride Network events Event Date/ Time Venue International Women's Day Annual Lecture, Professor Dame Anne Glover, President of the Royal Society Edinburgh. Further information and how to book at: https://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/innovation-development/international-womens-day 8 Mar. 5.20pm to 6.45pm (doors open 5pm) Swann Building Lecture Theatre, King's Buildings Wikipedia Editathon – Women of Edinburgh This event is open to staff, students and friends of the University and is an opportunity to help add more notable women associated with Edinburgh to Wikipedia, where only ~18% of the English Wikipedia's biographies are about women. More info and booking link here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:University_of_Edinburgh/International_Women%27s_Day_2019 8 Mar. 11:00am – 5pm Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street, Edinburgh EH3 9DR Past Equality Events Year 2018: Event 20 Feb. 2018 Festival of Creative Learning Events: (Free and open to all) Wikipedia editing event as part of 2018’s celebration of one hundred years since the Representation of the People Act (1918) came into force and women were finally given the right to vote, almost fifty years after the Edinburgh Seven fought for and won the right to train and practice as doctors. #Vote100 #FCL18 :- 1. 20 Feb. 2018 - Histropedia Workshop - create bespoke visually dynamic timelines in minutes. Further details at: https://tinyurl.com/y6vlahnb 2. 21 Feb 2018 Wikidata Hackathon - Learn how to edit Wikipedia’s most exciting sister project. Further details at: https://tinyurl.com/ydfkjkxw 3. 22 Feb. 2018 - #Vote100 and Women In Medicine - Wikipedia editing event. Further details and how to book at: tinyurl.com/Votes100 7 March 2018 - International Women's Day Lecture by Anne Richards, CVO, CBE, FRSE Chief Executive Officer of M&G Investments, and Vice-Convener of University of Edinburgh Court. The the lecture theme is: “Investing for everyone - can Finance help close the gender equality gap?” The event is free but ticketed. Further details and how to book via Eventbrite at: https://uoeiwd2018.eventbrite.co.uk 8 March 2018 - International Women’s Day - Wikipedia editing event to celebrate #Vote100 as an important milestone on the road to universal franchise. Creating articles on Wikipedia about the suffragettes. 30 March 2018 - Wikipedia Women in Red monthly meetup Friday 30th Mar. (but normally held on the last Thursday or Friday in the month) to address the systemic bias on Wikipedia by writing articles about notable women missing from Wikipedia. 8 June 2018 - Wikipedia event – celebrating 100 years of votes for women. 10 June 2018 - Processions 2018 - celebrating 100 years of votes for women, the history of marches and banner making. 9 October 2018 - Ada Lovelace Day - more inspirational women in STEM. Year 2017 Event Date Time Venue Making it Work for Women - The 1st annual summit presented by Informatics Ventures in association with Women's Enterprise Scotland. Further Information and how to register at: https://www.picatic.com/makingITworkforwomen (free for UoE staff and students) 24 Oct. 2017 10.00- 16.00 Informatics Forum , 10 Crichton Street Please join us at our 2017 Ada Lovelace Day event on Tuesday 10 October: celebrating Women in STEM. The sessions are free, open to all and are now live for booking - all being held in JCMB.. This year there is a special focus on Women in Chemistry and the 19 petitioners to the Royal Society of Chemistry in 1904. 1. Talks and Fun Science/Tech activities 2. 14.00pm to 17.00pm -a Wikipedia edit-a-thon to create/improve pages on Women in STEM while indulging in Ida Freund’s Periodic Table cupcakes 3. Film screening of A Chemical Imbalance and panel discussion chaired by Anne-Marie Scott with Professor Polly Arnold, Professor Jane Norman and Dr. Carole Morrison Further information and how to book here 10 Oct. 2017 1. 11.00-14.00 2. 14.00- 17.00 3. 17.00-18:15 James Clark Maxwell Building Event Date Time Venue International Women's Day Lecture, The Importance of Women, by Catherine Calderwood, Scottish Government Chief Medical Officer. Further information here: http://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/innovation-development/international-womens-day Wednesday 8th March 2017 18:00 - 19:15 (Doors open at 17:30) George Square Lecture Theatre, George Square, Edinburgh, EH8 9LH 'Bragging Writes' Wikipedia edit-a-thon. A celebration of International Women's Day 2017 with the theme being theme being Women Writers, Women in Art , and Women Role Models. All are welcome to attend; staff, students & members of the public creating new Wikipedia articles and improving existing ones to redress the systemic bias on Wikipedia and create new role models for young & old alike. Wednesday 8th March 2017 12.30- 16.45 Informatics Forum, Crichton Street - grounnd floor conference space Talk on Multicultural Education by Dr Damian Spiteri, University of York. (This event is open to staff and students, but places are limited so early booking is recommended). Dr Spiteri will give an overview of how cultural and cross-cultural competence can be both understood and expressed differently, and will show how College and Universities can generate an overall culture wherein people will act in ways that both acknowledge and respect ethnic, socio-cultural and linguistic diversity. Further information and how to book here:https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=book&scheduleID=23869 Wednesday 29th March 2017 13:30-14:30 Appleton Tower Lecture Theatre 3, Appleton Tower National Association of Disabled Staff Networks Spring Conference 2017 This conference, held for the first time in Scotland, provides a great opportunity for disabled employees in Higher and Further Education, friends and supporters, HR Equality and Diversity teams to meet and share ideas. Friday 17th March 2017 10.00-15.00 ECCi Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation, Old High School, 1-9 High School Yards, Infirmary Street, Edinburgh International Transgender Day of Visibility - Film Screening and Panel Discussion. In commemoration of Transgender Visibility Day (31 March), the University of Edinburgh's Staff Pride Network is organising a special evening to look at cultural representations of transgender identity, with a focus on male transsexuality, as well as general issues affecting trans and non-binary identities. The event will include a screening of 2011’s Tomboy, as well as a panel discussion afterwards. Tomboy Flyer (561.54 KB PDF) 31st Mar 2017 18.00-21.00 Screening Room, Ground Floor, 50 George Square Event Date Time Venue Film Screening and Panel Discussion - in commemoration of International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBT), the University of Edinburgh’s Staff Pride Network will be shining a light on bisexual+ experiences, with a screening of Desiree Akhavan’s wry comedy, Appropriate Behaviour (2014). Appropriate Behaviour 19 May 2017 18:00-21:00 Lecture Theatre 4, The Business School, 59 Buccleuch Place Event Date Time Venue Women in Red – Writing women back into history on Wikipedia. As part of the university's commitment to Athena SWAN, the University's Information Services team will run a monthly Wikipedia meetup/edit-a-thon to address the systemic bias on Wikipedia where only 16.97% of biographies are about notable women. 1. 9th June 2017 2. 16 June 2017 (IS staff only for this 2nd date) 3. 28 July 2017 14:00-17:00 11.00 - 13.00 12.00-14.00 Room EW.07, Ground floor, Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street Floor H West (Communal area), Argyle House, 3 Lady Lawson Street 5th floor, Evolution House, 78 West Port Monthly Staff Pride Network Social - Continuing our monthly evening socials, join us after work to unwind and meet other network members. 30 June 2017 18:00 till late Venue to be Confirmed Event Date Time Venue Chad Gowler - Asking About Gender - Between 1 and 5 percent of the UK population identifies as having a non-binary gender or are transgender. This talk aims to help developers ask about gender in a useful and sensitive manner; educate on what nonbinary means and what other issues non-binary and gender variant users may face. We will also look at how we can make non-binary and trans developers feel more welcome. Chad is a software engineer at Sky in Leeds. They are a firm believer in inclusive software and digital inclusion. 21 Juy 2017 11.30-13.00 Appleton Tower, Lecture Theatre 3. Staff Pride Network LGBT+ History Month - Calendar of Events: Event Date Time Venue ‘I am…’ Empowerment Project – delivered jointly by EUSA and Mental Health and Wellbeing Week, a creative workshop exploring labels and identity. 2 Feb 2017 18.00-20.00 G.02, 50 George Square LGBT+ History Quiz – hosted by BLOGS. SPN would like to enter a staff team for this event, join us! 3rd Feb. 18.00-21.00 Teviot Study Room “Paris is Burning” Film Screening – with the Feminist Society; SPN’s own trans rep, Gina Maya will be speaking. 5th Feb. 19.15-20.30 Teviot Balcony Room SPN Allies coffee and cake morning – drop in for cake and find out more about being an ally. 9th Feb. 10.30-11.30 DHT Underground Cafe SPN Academic Seminar: ‘Cruising the 70s’ – Seminar with reception, with ECA Research Group. 9th Feb 17.00-18.30 Evolution House Board Rm BLOGS Valentine’s Day Ball – a night of drag performances, staff welcome! 14th Feb. 20.30-03.00 The Wee Red Bar Queer Open Mic Night – with BLOGS and PublishEd 15th Feb. 20.00-00.30 Teviot Middle Reading Room SPN Academic Seminar: ‘LGBT & Asylum’ – speaker, Dr. Trent Olsen 16th Feb. 12.30-13.30 G.16, Teviot “Pride” Film Screening – with student group, Sexpression. 16th Feb. 18.30-21.00 Appleton Tower LT1 SPN Academic Seminar: ‘LGBT and the Media’ – speaker, Anabel Noelke. 21st Feb. 12.30-13.30 Seminar Room 1, CMB Asexual Awareness Documentary Screening and Discussion – hosted by BLOGS. 21st Feb. 18.00-19.30 Teviot Study Room “Ghost Empire Singapore” Documentary Screening – SPN event, followed by Q & A session. 23rd Feb. 18.00-21.00 The Screening Room, 50 George Square SPN Members-only Social – partners welcome! 24th Feb. 17.00-Late George IV Bar Closing Event: Let’s Talk About the Blood Ban – panel Discussion. 28th Feb. 18.00-21.00 Teviot Dining Room Race Equality Initiative and Events Multi faith calendar Girl Geek Scotland This article was published on 2024-03-06
