Yes we'll be doing it again in 2019! - Palmerston North Friday March 8th
Gather at Te Manawa Museum from midday for parade start 12.10pm. We'll be walking down George Street and Coleman Mall then back into the Square at Te Marae o Hine.
Pop it in your Diary and join us in our colourful celebration of global sisterhood and local diversity.
Get in touch if you want to be involved in any way - Big Girl Giant Puppet wearers always needed :)
Parade only, we have not planned for any 'event' at culmination.
Gather at Te Manawa Museum from midday for parade start 12.10pm. We'll be walking down George Street and Coleman Mall then back into the Square at Te Marae o Hine.
Pop it in your Diary and join us in our colourful celebration of global sisterhood and local diversity.
Get in touch if you want to be involved in any way - Big Girl Giant Puppet wearers always needed :)
Parade only, we have not planned for any 'event' at culmination.
International Women's Day 2017
Women's Day Parade and Picnic in Palmerston North
Celebrate Share Laugh
Wahine Te Ao
A Little snippet of the fun we had, as we set off from Te Manawa Museum to Te Marae o Hine.
Video Documentary coming soon thanks to Raylene Beals - Razordoll Media
Video Documentary coming soon thanks to Raylene Beals - Razordoll Media
Come and join us in our Celebration of International Women's Day with
laughter, food, celebration, songs, dances, speakers and a great community feeling.
There will be Giant Puppet representations of the diverse ethnicities who
make up our nation, along with women of all ages and abilities.
The Parade leaves at 12pm from the courtyard at Te Manawa Museum .
We will be parading to the Square, where we will be welcomed onto
Te Marae o Hine by Rangitane wahine,
then will enjoy Speeches and a Mass Dance with One Billion Rising led by Jennifer Moss,
plus other tunes from around the world, to complement the Big Girl makers.
We will be having a shared Picnic, so please bring a plate to share.
Food can be dropped to Te Marae o Hine (in the Square) before the Parade.
We will be joined by a new addition of Big Girl's, made with Porirua English Language Partners students: Syrian, Colombian and Laos/Thai/Myanmarnese Giant women,
and from Newtown Wellington: Samoan, Japanese and Latina Big Girl's.
There will be a bus from Wellington and Porirua for Big Girl makers and participants
leaving Wellington 9am returning by 4.30-5pm
laughter, food, celebration, songs, dances, speakers and a great community feeling.
There will be Giant Puppet representations of the diverse ethnicities who
make up our nation, along with women of all ages and abilities.
The Parade leaves at 12pm from the courtyard at Te Manawa Museum .
We will be parading to the Square, where we will be welcomed onto
Te Marae o Hine by Rangitane wahine,
then will enjoy Speeches and a Mass Dance with One Billion Rising led by Jennifer Moss,
plus other tunes from around the world, to complement the Big Girl makers.
We will be having a shared Picnic, so please bring a plate to share.
Food can be dropped to Te Marae o Hine (in the Square) before the Parade.
We will be joined by a new addition of Big Girl's, made with Porirua English Language Partners students: Syrian, Colombian and Laos/Thai/Myanmarnese Giant women,
and from Newtown Wellington: Samoan, Japanese and Latina Big Girl's.
There will be a bus from Wellington and Porirua for Big Girl makers and participants
leaving Wellington 9am returning by 4.30-5pm
One Billion Mass Dance rehearsals led by the multi-talented Jennifer Moss will take place:
Sunday 26th February 1-2pm at Te Manawa - upstairs
Wednesday 1st March 11.30 -12.30pm at Main PNth Library - downstairs
Sunday 5th March 1 -2pm Main PNth Library - downstairs
All abitlites and ages welcome to join us to learn the simple but empowering routine.
We will dance this together in Te Marae o Hine in solidarity with our sisters worldwide.
www.onebillionrising.org/events/international-womens-day-parade-and-picnic/
Also happening later in the day for International Women's day empowerment is:
Sound Tech for Women Workshop.
Learn how to drive a PA for Music Performance
March 8th 6pm - 10pm at Snails Gallery, 101 Taonui Street, P Nth.
$20.00 Registrations Essential
More info:
www.facebook.com/events/751846381630657/
email: [email protected]
We hope you can join us on the day for our celebration.
More about the day:
www.eventfinda.co.nz/2017/international-womens-day-parade-and-picnic/palmerston-north
www.facebook.com/events/360575614328171/
Festivities made possible through funding and support of:
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A few Photos from when we got together for International Women's day in 2013
Are you interested in being part of International Women's Day Celebrations with us?
2016 Activities
We are excited to announce there will be a mass dance in conjunction with One Billion Rising for all women attending. We invite you all to join us in this powerful moment together.
One Billion Rising - Mass Dance Rehearsals with Jennifer Moss at Te Manawa Museum
Tuesday 16th Feb at 11am Thurs March 3rd at 11am and 12.15 Sun 6th March at 1pm
On International Women's day we invite contributions for a collaborative Big Book, where women can leave a record of their experiences, thoughts, recipes, wishes.
Paper will be provided, or things can be prepared in advance and bought along to add to it. This will be a record/snapshot of women in the region and may be displayed within the community after Women's day.
BIG GIRL workshops for the 2016 Parade Will take place from Feb 29th from 10am at Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North
We will be working with newly arrived Afghani women to create their representative, and will also be making a spunky punky gal of euro descent with locals. These will join the 7 other Big Girls that have been created in past years with our diverse community, with representatives from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Aotearoa and the Pacific.
Past creators are welcomed back to 'revisit/rejig' their Big Girls if they wish.
We will be situated in the Wilkins Gallery Space, Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North.
You are welcome to join us between 10am and 4pm Tuesday through Thursday March 1st, 2nd and 3rd to help make, or view the process.
We thank Te Manawa Museum for their donation of a space large enough to make Giant Puppets
and PNCC/ Creative Communites Scheme for the funding to make it all happen.
We are excited to announce there will be a mass dance in conjunction with One Billion Rising for all women attending. We invite you all to join us in this powerful moment together.
One Billion Rising - Mass Dance Rehearsals with Jennifer Moss at Te Manawa Museum
Tuesday 16th Feb at 11am Thurs March 3rd at 11am and 12.15 Sun 6th March at 1pm
On International Women's day we invite contributions for a collaborative Big Book, where women can leave a record of their experiences, thoughts, recipes, wishes.
Paper will be provided, or things can be prepared in advance and bought along to add to it. This will be a record/snapshot of women in the region and may be displayed within the community after Women's day.
BIG GIRL workshops for the 2016 Parade Will take place from Feb 29th from 10am at Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North
We will be working with newly arrived Afghani women to create their representative, and will also be making a spunky punky gal of euro descent with locals. These will join the 7 other Big Girls that have been created in past years with our diverse community, with representatives from Asia, Africa, Latin America, Aotearoa and the Pacific.
Past creators are welcomed back to 'revisit/rejig' their Big Girls if they wish.
We will be situated in the Wilkins Gallery Space, Te Manawa Museum, Palmerston North.
You are welcome to join us between 10am and 4pm Tuesday through Thursday March 1st, 2nd and 3rd to help make, or view the process.
We thank Te Manawa Museum for their donation of a space large enough to make Giant Puppets
and PNCC/ Creative Communites Scheme for the funding to make it all happen.
Proudly supported by:
PNCC,Creative Communities Scheme,Te Manawa Museum of Art,Science & History,Jennifer Moss Music,English Language Partners
An initiative of Rangiwahia Environmental Arts Centre Trust (REACT).
PNCC,Creative Communities Scheme,Te Manawa Museum of Art,Science & History,Jennifer Moss Music,English Language Partners
An initiative of Rangiwahia Environmental Arts Centre Trust (REACT).