Women Rising takes place at the famous Pillar Room within the Rotunda Hospital site from 7-9.30pm on March 8, with host Kathy Scott {The Trailblazery}, collaborator Melanie Lynch {Herstory} and guest luminaries Razan Ibraheem {Irish-Syrian journalist and feminist and UN refugee speaker} and Salome Mbugua {researcher, gender equality activist and human right advocate}. We will also be joined by our musician-in-residence artist, Afro-Irish singer and songwriter Tolü Makay. Together, they will share their stories as women from a range of cultural backgrounds who are advocating for social justice, gender equality and human rights in the world today.
Kathy Scott, founder and Creative Director of The Trailblazery shares
“Moon Medicine is an invitation for women in Ireland and globally to come together, share stories and celebrate our creative feminine life force. We are here to empower and elevate women from all walks of life. We are delighted on International Women's Day 2020 to collaborate with Herstory to create a platform for a host of multicultural female activists whose courageous stories need to be heard witnessed and felt in Ireland right now”
Melanie Lynch, founder and CEO of Herstory adds
“Herstory is exploring the insight and fact that emigration and immigration are two sides of the same story. To be human is to migrate, share stories and our common humanity. In the Herstory: Ireland’s EPIC women TV and podcast series we share the lives of fascinating Irish women, many of whom had to leave Ireland to find work and a better life for their families. Herstory is delighted to collaborate with The Trailblazery for a special IWD Moon Medicine event that will give the stage to awe-inspiring women from diverse cultures who now call Ireland their home and enhance Irish culture with their energy, compassion, and wisdom.”
We look forward to welcoming you on March 08 for a trailblazing gathering. The Trailblazery have created a series of special bundles from annual membership to unwaged. Click here to book your spot. Join us and tell your sisters!
About Razan : Razan Ibraheem is an Irish-Syrian journalist and activist. She came over to Ireland to do her MA (ELT) at the University of Limerick. The escalating violence in her country made her seek stay on in Ireland. She works as an assistant editor and a senior journalist in a leading social media news agency, Storyful. Her deep sorrow for the tragic situation in Syria has made her volunteer to go to Greece to help refugees. The people she met and the stories she heard from Syrian refugees there changed her perspective in life. She gave a speech with the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. On 2015, she was invited by the UN to a high-level meeting on global responsibility sharing through pathways for admission of Syrian refugees. She has also been involved in projects with RTE, Amnesty International, Brighter Futures and Immigration Council. Razan was rewarded the International Woman of the Year by the Irish Tatler in 2016
About Salome: Salome Mbugua has been Head of Operations and Strategy with AkiDwA since September 2018. She is a researcher, gender equality activist and human rights advocate with over 20 years’ experience of working with under-represented groups, in particular with women, children, and young people, in Europe, Africa and internationally. In June 2018 Salome was appointed by the Tánaiste to chair the working group on Ireland’s Third National Action Plan on Women Peace and Security . In September 2018 Salome was appointed to the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission by the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins.
Salome has extensive expertise and experience in areas such as organizational management, policy development, strategic planning, human resources management, project development, conflict resolution, gender and migration, Gender Based Violence, civic engagement, health and Economic Empowerment and Feminist approach to research and analysis. Her strong believe in equality and justice has shaped her career, leading to engagement with policy makers at National, European and International level. Salome has been involved with various Irish Government Departments in the development of several policies and strategies focusing on economic, social and political development.
About Tolu: Born in Nigeria and raised in Ireland since the age of 5, Tolü Makay is an artist with a gifted voice. With every song, every note, every melody she sings, combining her passion for writing about her experiences, she effortless draws people into a world of sensation. In 2019, Tolü was selected as one of Ireland’s “ones to watch” by Dave Allen. Soon after she worked with the Irish singer-songwriter delush and his record label (Welcome to the New World) to be the featured artist on his single ‘The Greatest Gift’. This led to her signing with the Berlin-based record label right afterwards. 2020 is a year of growth and staying true to the theme of writing her experience, Tolü Makay is now working on an EP about personal growth in confidence and stages of self-love.
About Moon Medicine: Moon Medicine was initiated by The Trailblazery {Census of the Heart, We Need to Talk About Ireland, Rites of Passage} in 2018 in the light of Repeal and the rising momentum of women worldwide speaking out, stepping up and reclaiming their power. Our mission is to help women to remember, embody and reclaim their authentic powerful selves so that together we can rise and lift each other up along the way. In 2019 the Moon Medicine Global Academy was launched - a year-long online training programme for women which expanded our Moon Medicine circle to include women all over the world.
Our live Moon Medicine gatherings weave together a range of feminine teachings blending ancient wisdom with cutting edge developments in the fields of epigenetics, quantum physics and neuroscience. We explore the gifts of the lunar cycle as a map of empowerment for women’s wellbeing. We draw from a deep well to find practices and resources that support women’s self care and the care of this place we call home. To find out more visit TheTrailblazery.com