NUDE DANCING / LAPDANCING CLUB PLANNING GRANTED!

**UPDATE** We will be demonstrating outside the Civic Centre on Wednesday April 25th at 9am against the granting of a Sex Entertainment Venue License to the proposed Nude Dancing Club ‘Bellisima’ in York St. A special Licensing Committee will be meeting at 10am on th emorning so we will going into the public gallery for the hearing.

Please come along and support us to fight against this sexist, misogynistic and degrading form of ‘entertainment’.

Download [...]]]> URGENT!!

NUDE DANCING / LAPDANCING CLUB PLANNING GRANTED!

**UPDATE**
We will be demonstrating outside the Civic Centre on Wednesday April 25th at 9am against the granting of a Sex Entertainment Venue License to the proposed Nude Dancing Club ‘Bellisima’ in York St. A special Licensing Committee will be meeting at 10am on th emorning so we will going into the public gallery for the hearing.

Please come along and support us to fight against this sexist, misogynistic and degrading form of ‘entertainment’.

Download – SEV Letter

Download – Stripping The Illusion Document

Download – Sex Establishment Policy 2011 (CCOS)

The acts were; Catherine Elms, Sera (from Sera and The Elements, The Adelines and Sleepy Panda [...]]]> The Swansea Feminist Network Music Fundraiser in aid of the Centre was held on July 29th. It was a great success with just under £500 being raised! Over 200 people turned up including councillor Stuart Rice who was instrumental in supporting our application to the Council for emergency funding. The night included female musicians and singers, a feminist disco, raffles, vegan cakes and information stalls.

The acts were; Catherine Elms, Sera (from Sera and The Elements, The Adelines and Sleepy Panda Club who all gave their time for free. All of us at The Centre would like to say a big “Thank You” to everyone involved in organising the event and to everyone who supported it on the night.

We have been reliably informed that there will be another event celebrating women’s accomplishments soon.

We will be adding to the website as time goes along so please be patient. If there’s anything you’d like to see please let us know!

The Women’s Centre and SFN would like to say [...]]]> The Women’s Centre, in partnership with the Swansea Feminist Network held its annual International Women’s Day event on Thursday March 8th (10am-3pm) at Swansea University. It was a day of workshops focussing on issues that women face around the world (trafficking, domestic abuse, honour based violence etc). There were also stalls with information and women’s artwork on show. The event was FREE and approx 70 people attended the event.

The Women’s Centre and SFN would like to say a big’Thank You’ to everyone who exhibited their artwork etc for the day, had stalls and provided workshops and poetry readings. A big ‘Thank You’ also goes out to everyone who attended!