Join the BCIT Learning & Teaching Centre and the BCIT Library for our second International Women’s Day celebration!
International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated to recognize the achievements of women and bring attention to gender parity and women’s rights.
BCIT’s 2021 IWD celebration will feature two Zoom events.
The first of these events will convene a panel of women from around the world to discuss issues affecting women and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s lives. This panel will take place on Zoom on March 8, 2021, 8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. PST (16:30–18:00 GMT).
8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m. PST (16:30–18:00 GMT)
Moderator: Wafaa Barakat
Musical performance 8:30 – 9:00 am, Jillian Lebeck
International Panel: 9:00 am – 10:00am
Panel Discussion: Issues Affecting Women and the Impact of COVID-19 on Women’s Lives, with Q&A.
Eva Das Dores Pascoal, Angola
Güssün Güneş, Turkey
Latifa Bouanzi, France
Ana Barroso Abecasis, Portugal
Joana Filipa Machado de Morais Afonso, Angola
Fatima de Sousa, Brazil
Book Draw
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The second IWD event, will take place at 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PST (19:00–20:30 GMT). This panel will showcase women authors at BCIT.
11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. PST (19:00–20:30 GMT)
Moderator: Wafaa Barakat
Musical performance 11:00 am – 11;30 am: Jillian Lebeck
Panel: Women Authors at (or were at) BCIT
Kate Braid, Victoria
Tessa Jordan, Vancouver
Geraldine Eliot, Vancouver
Readings
Q&A
Book Draw
