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Dear all, Please find below details of the forthcoming seminar 'Women and Worship: New Approaches to Sacred Space', organised by the Women's Design Service with the London Women and Planning Forum, March 16th, Queen Mary, University of London. Please forward to anyone else who may be interested - all welcome! Best wishes Evelyn London Women and Planning Forum Administrator * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * WOMEN AND WORSHIP: NEW APPROACHES TO SACRED SPACE Wednesday 16th March, 1.30pm - 5.30pm City Centre Seminar Room, Francis Bancroft Building Queen Mary, University of London This half-day seminar forms the final element of 'Women, Worship and Space', a Women's Design Service project funded by the Faiths in Action strand of the Department of Communities & Local Government. Religious practices are often replicated in social and domestic rituals, but how acceptable space for women is determined by their faith is poorly understood in the wider community. This project brings women from different communities together to create shared space for dialogue, by exploring sacred spaces and how they are used. Drawing on previous visits to sacred spaces and narrative work with women of faith in east London, we shall ask: - how can we understand different faith spaces as communal and inclusive, if women are excluded from some of these? - is exclusion designed into religious buildings? - if so, where is the appropriate space for dialogue? Can we share sacred space? SPEAKERS: Patrick Anderson - Planning Advisor, Planning Aid for London Dr Amanda Claremont - Chair, Women's Design Service / LWPF Dr Ann David - Principal Lecturer, Department of Dance, Roehampton University Dr HaeRan Shin - Lecturer at the Bartlett School of Planning / LWPF Dr Barbra Wallace - Director, Women's Design Service To be followed by group discussion and a drinks reception. The seminar is FREE. To reserve a place, please contact the LWPF administrator, Evelyn Owen, at [log in to unmask] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 'Women and Worship' is organised by the Women's Design Service (WDS), with the London Women and Planning Forum (LWPF). WDS works to ensure that the design and use of the built environment reflects the needs and aspirations of women. LWPF is an information network for planning officers, architects, academics, students and community and voluntary organisations involved with urban environment and gender equality issues. For more information, please see www.wds.org.uk and www.lwpf.org.uk.