The 35th Oxford International Women’s Festival
Women’s Journeys,
Oxford City of Sanctuary
1—17 March 2024
Join us for two weeks of events, online and in venues across Oxford.
Celebrate women’s personal journeys of discovery and find inspiration from women who have built successful lives, following journeys of trauma and heartbreak.
Women Sharing their Journeys
Saturday 2nd March 10.30am – 3.30pm
Join us for African dance workshops, a wellbeing and mental health awareness presentation and short narratives and sharing of personal journeys.
Thunder in our Hearts
Saturday 2nd March 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Fierce and fun, cheeky and charming, badass and beguiling, Feisty Choir sing songs in acapella by, about and celebrating women’s lives. We’ll be joined by the fabulous and funny poet Tina Sederholm.
A New Leaf
Sunday 3rd March 2.45pm & Monday 4th March 6.15pm
1971 American black comedy film written and directed by Elaine May in her directorial debut based on the short story “The Green Heart” by Jack Ritchie.
IWAW Women’s Fashion & Art Exhibition Showcase
Tuesday 5th March 11.00am – 2.00pm
This event features a curated display of women’s clothing alongside diverse artworks, including ceramics and metal pieces.
A Celebration Of Women’s Journeys
Thursday 7th March 6.30am – 9.00pm
Enjoy an evening celebration of music, dance and singing, brought to you by the talented women who call Oxford the City of Sanctuary, home.
Barriers to Sexual Violence Services: Online Web Café
Friday 8th March 12.00pm – 1.00pm
Oxford Against Cutting’s Web Cafes provide a space for professionals and communities to come together to discuss topics related to harms against women and girls.
Dorothy Hodgkin Memorial Lecture
Friday 8th March 5.30pm – 6.30pm
This year we mark 30 years since the death of Dorothy Hodgkin and 60 years since she received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
A Short History of Women’s Struggle for Equal Pay
Saturday 9th March 6.00pm – 8.00pm
Join us for two films on the historical struggle of women for equal pay. Just Desserts and Working at Ford.
Olive Gibbs: A Remarkable Woman
Sunday 10th March 6.00pm
Not long ago, Olive Gibbs would have been familiar to everyone in Oxford. Born and bred in St Thomas’s, a working class area of the city, she was twice Lord Mayor of Oxford and the first woman chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
The Watermelon Woman
Monday 11th March 6pm & Thursday 14th March 8.45pm
1996 American romantic comedy-drama film written, directed, and edited by Cheryl Dunye.
Morvern Callar
Sunday 17th March 2.45pm & Wednesday 20th March 8.45pm
Morvern Callar is a 2002 British psychological drama. After her beloved boyfriend’s suicide, a mourning supermarket worker and her best friend hit the road in Scotland.
Adoption
Sunday 24th March 3.15pm &
Monday 25th March 6.15pm
1975 Hungarian drama film. The story of Kata, a lonely middle-aged female factory worker, who becomes interested in neglected children and tries to adopt one.