International Women's Day events, 2008
Funny Women Stand Up
Women’s Stand Up on Saturday 8 March at the Mermaid theatre features Jo Brand, BBC Radio 4's Jo Caulfield, Rhona Cameron, ventriloquist Nina Conti and the musically articulate, Isy Suttie. Some of the UK’s funniest women make a stand for Women’s Rights in support of ActionAid and V-Day Until the violence stops. Buy tickets
Bird's Eye View film festival
ActionAid has partnered with Birds Eye View for the second year to bring an innovative series of films made by women from the developing world to audiences in the UK. This strand of the film festival will showcase the very best in new features, documentaries and short films from women filmmakers from across the globe. Find out more
Capital Woman
On 8 March, Capital Woman brings over 2000 London women of all ages and backgrounds together to discuss the issues affecting them. ActionAid will have a stall publicising our Invisible Women campaign highlighting the impact of HIV and AIDS on women around the world. Find out more
International Women's Day panel event
International Women’s Day events began with an evening of lively debate in Westminster. A packed hall was addressed by Gordon Brown, Wangari Maathai, Development Minister Douglas Alexander and feminist academic Gita Sen. Tuesday 4 March
photo : ©Funny Women
photo : ©Bird's Eye View film festival
photo : ©I.R.I.N/ ActionAid
photo : ©David Rose/ Panos/ ActionAid
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60% of people with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa are women.
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