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Ennis Feminist Festival taking place for the third time this October

Ennis Feminist Festival Speakers and performers include UCD School of English, Drama, and Film Dr. Anne Mulhall, TCD graduate Philomena Mullen, actress, and playwright Jacinta Sheerin, Safe Ireland CEO Sharon O’Halloran, musician and activist Sharon Murphy and singer-songwriter Lewis Barfoot.

Ennis Feminist Festival taking place for the third time this October

After the great success of their festival’s in 2016 and 2017 NCCWN Clare Women’s Network will bring their festival, Silence + Voice A Festival of Feminism to Ennis for a third time to the Dánlann an Chláir on October 19 and 20. This unique event will offer 400 participants an opportunity to reflect creatively on silence and voice as part of their journey as women in Ireland. A wide range of topics will be discussed including violence against women and homelessness and will include hearing the diverse voices of women in our communities.

Speakers at the two-day Ennis Feminist Festival will consist of feminists and activists from around the country.  This year we will be guided by but not limited to overarching themes of, Feminism, Anti-racism, Environmentalism, and Militarism.


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The speakers at the Ennis Feminist Festival will be joined by local musicians, singers, poets, and artists, with some dancing and acting thrown in for good measure! This is a festival open to anyone from any background, with an interest in the many issues affecting women, which will arise over the course of the two days. All are welcome.

Speakers and performers include UCD School of English, Drama, and Film Dr. Anne Mulhall, TCD graduate Philomena Mullen, actress, and playwright Jacinta Sheerin, Safe Ireland CEO Sharon O’Halloran, musician and activist Sharon Murphy and singer-songwriter Lewis Barfoot.

NCCWN Clare Women’s Network Coordinator, Elaine D’Alton, said, “The Clare Women’s Network is excited to be hosting this innovative festival once again.  This event creates so much opportunity for women to network and have important conversations about deep areas of concern in society.”

Tickets for the festival are available via Eventbrite. Tickets range in price from €20 – €50 for the two days, but concessions are also available.  Ticket prices include a light lunch each day.  The event offers a free, informal babysitting service, that MUST be booked in advance, and Irish Sign Language Interpreters.  More information on the festival can be found via Facebook: SilenceVoiceAFestivalofFeminisms.

Event details on NCCWN Clare Women’s Network present: Silence + Voice A Festival of Feminism, October 19and 20. Dánlann an Chláir, College Road, Ennis, Co. Clare.

For more information on tickets and booking click here.

For more stories on NCCWN Women’s Network click here.

 

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