International Women’s Day
Wednesday, March 9:
PEN Nigeria and the
Department of English, University of Lagos present seminar in
commemoration of IWD 2011. ‘Equal Opportunity for Women in Education,
Culture, Politics and the Economic’ is the theme.
Featuring: Speakers
including Eno Ekpe, Moji Shodipe and Ofire Aito. NEXT’s Tonia Yakubu
will speak on ‘Subliminal Texts: Women, Proverbs and Power’.
Venue: Faculty of Arts Board Room, University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos.
Time: 9am.
Saturday, March 12:
Women Rule: Readings and discussions celebrating women in Nigerian Literature.
Featuring: poet and
author, Toni Kan; Molara Wood, writer and Arts & Culture editor of
NEXT; Simi Dosekun, COO of Farafina Books and Bibi Bakare-Yusuf,
publisher of Cassava Republic Press.
Venue: The Life House, 33 Sinari Daranijo street, Off Younis Bashorun Street, Off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.
Time: 6pm.
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