The beginning is always today. Who We Are and What We Do. Monday, 18 July 2011. David Cameron is accompanying a high-level trade delegation to South Africa and Nigeria this week. When it was pointed out by some people on Twitter that this delegation contained no women, other people rather tartly suggested that this would hardly be of interest or concern to African states.

Fawcett Devon will be having its usual stall to promote gender equality. We will also be helping to organise the Respect Talks in the Stephen Lawrence Stage. This year we have the Chair of Fawcett Society Bellnda Phipps coming to give a talk on Sunday at 11 am. which will be followed by a discussion.

Why we should all know the name Anne Lister. The BCC have done a brilliant job of bringing her story to a wider audience in a drama. The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister. Complimented by a fact-finding program. All credit goes to Helena Whitbread, a wonderful woman who dedicated decades to learn the code and translated the massive tome. Saturday, 8 May 2010.

Remembering Brian Matyila, Fees Must Fall Young Lion. When you meet your heroes, you wonder what they will be like in person.

Connecting black and ethnic minority people in bournemouth, dorset and poole. Welcome to the Pulse website. For the last 6 years Pulse has produced a newsletter by and for, Black and ethnic minority people and groups across Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset.

Wednesday was Blogging against Disablism Day, and there are links to lots of interesting posts up at Diary of a Goldfish. Firstly, the 18 year-old weightlifter Zoe Smith. 8211; not only has she won a bronze medal at Commonwealth Games, and broken the British clean and jerk. Record, but she has also responded amazingly. What do you want us to do? For at least .

Want to write for The F-Word. Sophie Mayer previews the London Feminist Film Festival, back this year for its third edition 20-23 August. The first EdFringe 2015 theatre digest. From the experiences of young black women to depression in men via the armed forces and gendered toys, this is the first round-up of theatre reviews from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2015 from Megan Stodel.