About this Event
Conversations in Creativity - International Women's Day 2025
To coincide with International Women's Day (on 8th March), Creative Lancashire are once again celebrating women working in creative and cultural sectors with a Creative Women Networking Lunch, followed by a panel discussion exploring inclusivity in the cultural and creative industries.
Featuring Dawinder Bansal, Fatima Vepari, Nehal Aamir, and Zara Saghir, our panelists will be sharing personal perspectives on inclusivity in the cultural and creative industries, and the arts.
For 2025, International Women's Day coincides with Ramadan. In response to this year's theme, we have curated a panel entirely comprised of exceptional British Asian and Muslim women working in the arts and wider creative industries.
Full Speaker Line Up to be announced.
This year's theme for International Women's Day (IWD2024) is .
It's a call out to all people to help accelerate action for gender equality.
See below for the planned agenda and important access info.
This event is free to attend, but booking is essential as access to the event will be managed.
Venue:
Temple Gallery
Blackburn Cathedral
Cathedral Square
Blackburn
BB1 5AA
IMPORTANT: Access to the Creative Networking event in the Temple Gallery is via the downstairs entrance to the Cathedral, next to the Checks & Greys Cafe on Cathedral Square.
Getting There:
Blackburn Cathedral is easy to get to via train and public transport from surrounding towns, so we encourage you to please use sustainable transport options where possible.
If you do need to drive, visit the Blackburn Council website for parking options.
(Please note: there is no parking available at the Cathedral)
is Creative Lancashire’s series of talks and insightful interviews, where creatives from across the disciplines explore how inspiration, often from around the world, informs process.
is an annual global event celebrating women and their achievements.
First initiated in 1911, IWD is also a movement encouraging us to stand up for a more diverse, equitable and inclusive world, free of discrimination and stereotypes.
Please note: The event will be filmed and photographed.
Agenda
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Creative Women Networking Lunch
Info: The Creative Women Networking Lunch is taking place in the TEMPLE GALLERY. (Access via the DOWNSTAIRS ENTRANCE to the Cathedral, located next to the Checks & Greys Cafe, on Cathedral Square.)
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
Conversations in Creativity - Creative Women Panel Discussion
Info: The Conversations in Creativity panel discussion will take place in the SOUTH TRANSEPT of the Cathedral, access via the Temple Gallery.
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Q&A
🕑: 03:00 PM
Event ends
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Blackburn Cathedral, Cathedral Close, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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