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F R I D A Y
7 T H S E P T E M B E R
Opening Night
FAIRISLE STAGE
17.30 - 23.00
Conference Opening
Official opening of the 2018 conference
Dr Yvonne Thompson CBE,
WE Steering Committee
Campaign Action
A celebration of the success of the home use campaign.
Claudia Craig, WE Activist
Open mic session
Share your thoughts, concerns and passions for equality.
S A T U R D A Y
8 T H S E P T E M B E R
Fringe Events
09.00 - 18.30
FAIRISLE STAGE
Medically Unexplained Symptoms
Women's exclusion, from research to diagnosis, and how that impacts health care
Erin Mansell,
Women's Equality Party
Hannah Barham-Brown,
GP Trainee and disability advocate
Christine Ekechi,
Consultant Gynaecologist and Early Pregnancy Plus specialist
Athena Lamnisos,
Chief Executive at The Eve Appeal
Repeal the Hate
Meet the women leading the reproductive resistance
Claudia Craig,
WE Activist
Ailbhe Smyth,
Together for Yes
Emma Campbell,
Co-Chair of Alliance for Choice
Rachael Clarke,
Advocacy Manager at British Pregnancy Advisory Service
Big Data: Will Technology Fix
Inequality or Deepen It?
The potential of technology to help or hurt women
Catherine Mayer,
Co-Founder of the Women's Equality Party
Audrey Tang,
Digital Minister of Taiwan (via video link)
Kate Devlin,
Writer and Senior Lecturer at Kings College London
Karen Salt,
Director of Research in Race and
Rights at the University of Nottingham
Seyi Akiwowo,
Founder and Director of Glitch!UK
Women In the Line of Fire
The links between acts of mass violence and violence against women
Nazir Afzal OBE,
Former Chief Crown Prosecutor
Joan Smith,
Activist and Author
Hannah Peaker,
Women's Equality Party
Sukhwant Dhaliwal,
Founder of Feminist Dissent
Leader's Speech to Conference
(to be live streamed
to WE Facebook page)
Introduced by Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu
Sophie Walker, Women's Equality Party
No Woman's Land
How women negotiate conflict in order to achieve progress
Hannah Peaker,
Women's Equality Party
Emine Çolak,
Advocate, barrister-at-law
Natalie Reynolds,
CEO of advantageSPRING
Bronagh Hinds,
Founder at DemocraShe
Nil Points: Immigration
Policy Post-Brexit
How female migrants experience and negotiate globalisation
Stephanie Harrison QC,
Garden Court Chambers
Pragna Patel,
Director of Southall Black Sisters
Aderonke Apata,
Founder of African Rainbow Family
Parvati Raghuram,
Professor at the Open University
LIGHTHOUSE THEATRE
The 93%: Improving
Conviction Rates for Rape
Do we need to radically rethink our criminal justice system?
Olivia Smith,
Senior Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University
Jenn Selby,
IC Change
Femi Otitoju,
Co-Chair of Women's Aid
Emily Hunt,
Data Specialist and VAWG Commentator
Harriet Wistrich,
Director of Centre for Women's Justice
Any Answers
Find out how to answer any question, from the obscure to the infuriating
Sophie Walker,
Leader of the Women's Equality Party
Grossly Undervalued
Domestic Product
Why women are still outside the economic sphere and whether we should care
Sandi Toksvig,
Women's Equality Party
Cross-Party Panel
Representatives of all parties come together to discuss how to get more women into policies
Amelia Womack,
Deputy Leader of Green Party
Rt Hon Nicky Morgan MP,
Conservative
Rosie Duffield MP,
Labour
Harini Iyengar,
WE Policy Committee
Vamps, Victims and Feminazis
With trust in the media at an all-time low, is it time to write new narratives?
Catherine Mayer,
WE Co-founder
Charlie Brinkhurst-Cuff,
Deputy Editor of gal-dem
Athena Stevens,
Playwright and Activist
Rob Berkeley,
Co-editor of BlackOut UK
Turn Off the Red Light
One woman's account of surviving prostitution and fighting to end it
Halla Gunnarsdóttir,
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office, Iceland
Mia de Faoite,
Survivor Activist at End Demand UK/HLFG Ireland
PORTLAND ROOM
This Century is Ours
One hundred years since the first women got the vote, what next for the feminist movement?
Sam Smethers,
Chief Executive at the Fawcett Society
Sophie Walker,
Leader of Women's Equality Party
Amika George,
Founder of Free Periods
Dr Shola Mos-Shogbamimu,
Women's March London
Tales from the Trail
Hear from the women who have represented WE in elections
Mandu Reid, WE Lewisham
Tabitha Morton, WE Liverpool
Charlotte Mead, WE Sheffield
Alexia Pepper de Caires, WE Hackney
Parity Begins at Home
Women cannot have equality in the workplace until they have equality in the home
Halla Gunnarsdóttir,
Special Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office, Iceland
Victoria Showunmi,
Senior Lecturer at Maynooth University
Giselle Cory,
Data Scientist and Public Policy Analyst
Tracey Jensen,
Lecturer at Lancaster University
Changes to the Gender Recognition Act
What will legal changes mean for the interaction between gender and sex based rights
Claire McCan,
Barrister at Cloisters Chambers
Catherine Casserley,
Barrister at Cloisters Chambers
Towards a Sex Buyers Law
Training on abolition as the only progressive solution to prostitution
Fiona Broadfoot,
Founder & CEO of Build a Girl Project and Survivor
PENDEEN ROOM
Out of Sight, Out of Mind
The invisibility of women's homelessness and seeing the solutions
Lisa Raftery,
London Development Manager at Homeless Link
Celia Wilson,
Women's Equality Party
Dr Paula Mayock,
Assistant Professor at Trinity College Dublin
Hilary Burkitt,
Head of Research at Shelter
Towards a Sex Buyers Law
Training on abolition as the only progressive solution to prostitution
Fiona Broadfoot,
Founder & CEO of Build a Girl Project and Survivor
Any Questions
Put your questions to the candidates that want to represent you on the Steering and Policy Committees
Policy Committee candidates
Steering Committee candidates
Sophie Walker, Women's Equality Party
Your Country (Really)
Needs You
Demystifying the political process and supporting more women to stand
Lee Chalmers,
Founder of the Parliament Project
Seyi Akiwowo,
Founder and Director of Glitch!UK
Cath Smith,
Women's Equality Party
LAKESIDE ROOM
Trading in Women's Rights
How to mitigate the negative impacts of trade on women
Marion Sharples,
The Gender and Development Network
and Women Working Worldwide
Girish Menon,
Chief Executive at ActionAid UK
Erin Mansell,
Women's Equality Party
Dr Adrienne Roberts,
Senior Lecturer at University of Manchester
Matriarch Or Man
On why all men should want to live in a matriarchy
Jordan Stephens,
Musician, writer, performer and campaigner
Breaking the Political Deadlock on Social Care
Putting this crisis back on the political agenda
Lydia Hayes,
Read in Law at Cardiff University
Mary-Ann Stephenson,
Director of Women's Budget Group
Athena Stevens,
Women's Equality Party
You Brexit, WE Fix It
The impact of different Brexit scenarios on women and a feminist response
Mary-Ann Stephenson,
Director of Women's Budget Group
Cath Smith,
Women's Equality Party
Kimberly McIntosh,
ROTA/Runnymede trust
Dr Susan Milner,
Associate Professor at University of Bath
Rachel Franklin, Chief of Staff at InFacts
MINI FRINGE
Visit the Fringe within a Fringe.
These sessions are self-organised by members and external organisations.
Celtic Connection
For delegates from Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland. An opportunity to build networks for future campaigns.
BAME Caucus
For BAME delegates and allies. An opportunity to build connections and organise to campaign for change within the party and beyond.
Northern Hub
For representatives from branches in Northern England, to explore how we can strengthen connections across the region and organise for future campaigns and elections.
Make Votes Matter
This session asks how we can change our voting system to Proportional Representation in years rather than decades and what you can do to help.
Pop Up Pride
This session is all about why WE are proud! 2018’s Pride organising team are here to fill you in, hear your thoughts and find organisers for 2019 Pride events across the country.
Business, Politics, Money
WE Development Committee
This session is for delegates with business skills or connections who could contribute to the party’s fundraising efforts. WE need to find ways to raise considerable funds from business and business people to accelerate the pace of change.
The Power of Saying No
Rebecca Lammers
This session explores the power of saying no, why patriarchal conditioning has made it so difficult for us to say no, and how to apply basic ‘no’ principles to improve your day-to-day decision-making in life.
Glitch!UK
This workshop will #fixtheglitch and help members campaign, advocate and educate to end online abuse and harassment. Learn how to develop digital resilience.
S U N D A Y
9 T H S E P T E M B E R
Party Business
Motion Debates and Votes
08.30 - 16.00
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Important information for voting delegates:
These timings are estimated depending on debate lengths. If there are motions you want to debate, please make sure you keep track of progress against the programme on the day so you don't miss anything.
Where there are amendments to motions the amendments will be debated and voted in the order shown. To make space on the agenda for as many motions as possible, some of the amendments that were submitted have been accepted by the movers of the original motions. Where this is the case, the motions are shown as amended, with the amendment highlighted, but we have not published the amendment separately.
Amendments to be debated are separate documents with their own rationale.
The Conference Chair will also move to put some of the motions straight to a vote, again to make as much time for as many motions on the agenda as possible.
A reference copy of every motion and amendment tabled is available to download, with the motion and amendment text.
There will be some printed copies of the motions available for reference, but not one for every delegate. They will also be projected as they are debated and voted. If you want to make sure you have your own copy, please download to a device you can use at Conference or print a copy to bring with you.
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