Ladies*, Wine** &
Design, Birmingham.
A conversation series
sparked by Jessica Walsh
Hosted by Lisa Barrett and Lindsay Baker
A series of regular meetups which might include salon nights, guest speakers, workshops, or studio visits, usually limited to eight creative women*. We’ll wine** (or whatever you’re drinking), dine, and have casual conversations on a wide variety of topics relating to creativity, business and life.
If you’re a student or creative and would like to join us, you can browse our forthcoming events below, sign up to our mailing list, and find us on Twitter and Instagram. Drop us a line by email to reserve a place at an event - it’s free and reservations are first come, first served.
*The event welcomes those who define themselves as a woman. Our meetings should be inclusive and supportive spaces for all women (trans, intersex and cis) and all nonbinary, agender and gender variant people. Self-definition is at the sole discretion of that individual. If you are here it is because you feel that you are included and welcome by our gender inclusion policy. If you have any queries regarding our gender inclusion policy, please don’t hesitate to ask.
**The events are mainly held in a café environment and alcohol is entirely optional - it's a very laid back catch up over a soft drink, coffee, tea or a glass of wine/beer if you wish.
Numbers show that there's a very small percentage of women leading the creative industry. We believe we can change that through mentorship and championing others' work. We love the idea of casual salon nights to collaborate, meet and share ideas with other designers we identify with. So we got in touch with Jessica to bring Ladies, Wine & Design to Birmingham. Until parity exists, we believe events like these are essential.
AIGA: Diversity and Inclusion in Design. Why do they matter?
Happy International Men's Day Fellas
Gender Disparities in the Design Field
Where Are All The Women Creative Directors?
There are fewer women on FTSE 100 boards than there are men called John
LWD Birmingham is co-hosted by two white women.
We are well aware that we need to constantly be educating ourselves about how we can take action on equality and challenge racism in all its forms. Within our network we aim to support and amplify those who identify as women and speak up about their creative talent through inclusive meet-ups and events. Our mission is to push for an industry that is truly equal and free of prejudice of all kinds, that promotes and celebrates the magic that true diversity brings to ideas, to culture and to community.
But we know we can do better. We need to be even more proactive to ensure we have black women and women of colour at every event, on every panel and included in every conversation. We ask you to join us and help us to find and share resources, opportunities and links, introduce yourself or introduce us to other black artists, makers and creatives who we can feature and help to share these stories on this platform and at our events.
Our learnings have started with these resources and links below. It is by no means an exhaustive list but we hope it will help those within our network to understand how we can start to act decisively and create change. If you think we have missed anything important, please let us know. Thank you Lindsay & Lisa x
