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Best wishes for the festive period, from all at Part W. Take a moment to reflect on 2024 with us. 1. We celebrated Part W’s sixth year by spotlighting some of our achievements, including amongst others our having made some 2000+ changes to Wikipedia by adding information about brilliant women in design. 2. Our project, ‘Women’s Work: London’, was shortlisted for the Archiboo Awards 2024 in the Activism category. We were honoured to be in such amazing company alongside winners Studio Bark and fellow shortlisted activists Deaf Architecture Front (DAF) London, Colectivo de Arquitectas (CdA) Buenos Aires, New Practice, Glasgow and Sarah Ackland, London. Thank you Celeste Bolte and SALT team for your support. 3. We celebrated Lesley Lokko, Founder and Director of African Futures Institute becoming the first African woman to be awarded the RIBA Gold Medal, and the fifth woman winner since our 2019 GOLD nominations campaign. 4. As part of London Festival of Architecture we hosted an inspiring panel discussion, reflecting on the goals and journey of our Women’s Work map with expert guest speakers. Hosted by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios). Chaired by Yemi Aladerun and Part W Founder Zoë Berman, with expert speakers Dr. Harriet Harriss, Tahera Rouf and Andra Pop-Jurj. 5. Sarah Ackland’s ‘29% Equal’ has invited Part W to spotlight remarkable women deserving recognition. The series earned a spot as a finalist for Best Podcast at the 2024 Archiboo Awards. Congratulations Sarah! We enter 2025 hopeful and energised. Thank you for your continued support as we strive to create a more inclusive and equitable future. #PartW #YearInReview #LookingAhead2025

The violent racism and Islamophobia that has spilled across UK streets in recent weeks, has no place in our society. We borrow from the words of the Runnymede Trust for racial justice in stating that such violent racism has long been simmering under the surface. What is happening is the direct result of years of normalising racism and anti-migrant rhetoric that has been enabled by politicians, British media and social media platforms. We are a women-lead group of sisters, aunties and carers who in our personal and work lives, mother and support in traditional and in non-traditional ways. We can not begin to imagine the depth of anguish and grief felt by families whose daughters were killed in Stockport and whose children are critically injured. That their pain and grief should be met with violence, racism and hatred, is grotesque. In the past week we’ve seen people attacked, and buildings sabotaged. Institutes and industry media are failing to respond to what is unfolding, giving attention still to planning application disputes and design awards - rather than turning attention to the destruction of mosques, community centres and arson attacks on buildings in which women, men and children are living. Every single one of us must speak out against Islamophobia and racism, in every industry. Architects, designers and place-makers must be part of the anti-racist movement and should be offering our utmost solidarity to people of colour, minority and under-represented groups and Muslim communities. Disappointingly, industry institutes and foundations are remaining silent. As designers we have an ethical duty of care to support the communities who we serve. More than ever we must use our skills to support those who suffer greatest repression and marginalisation. Our industry far too often pays attention to work and people who are in positions of comfort, and in positions of power. We connect the dots between these attacks in the UK, global violence’s and state violence being perpetrated against people of colour and repressed people. Whilst we are dismayed by media outlets and politicians downplaying these events and using language that gives credence to white suprematist attacks, we are inspired by the communities who are coming together in towns and in cities in peace, in solidarity and in many instances putting their bodies on the line in defiance against threats. Part W calls on all those in the built environment sector to call out discrimination, hatred and racialised rhetoric at all levels. We extend our unwavering solidarity to refugees, asylum seekers, migrants and communities of colour during this difficult time. We call upon our colleagues, fellow workers and institutions to do the same. #solidarity #antiracist #support #UseYourVoice #SpeakOut #CitiesOfPeace #CitiesOfSanctury #AgainstHate #RefugeesWelcomeHere #AsylumSeekersWelcome #MigrantsWelcome

In June, we had the privilege of hosting an event at FCBS for the LFA 2024 titled "Reimagining Women’s Work." Having had time to reflect on it over the last month, we are excited to share a summary of the discussions....

Thrilled that Wallpaper* have featured 'Reimagining Women's Work' event in their 2024 London Festival of Architecture highlights. "Under the theme of ‘Reimagine’, this year's rich programme of events spans – as always – the month of June, seeking to inspire a rethink of all things architecture, challenging the norm while nodding to great designs and practitioners." Full Wallpaper* article can be found here, written by Ellie Stathaki: shorturl.at/iErWr We've a last few tickets for next week! 12th June, hosted by fcb studios - 6pm closing at 9pm. Do join us. All genders are welcome - all people, from all backgrounds and of all faiths. We note that our Part W events are almost entirely attend by those who identify as female, who live as female and members of the LGBTQ+ community. Men – we need you too! Part W promotes gender equity for all people. Be part of making much needed change. Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g_5bFc_t

Architecture and design projects led by women and queer people have – to date – not been granted equal recognition to the work of men. Join us ton 12/06 for Re-Imagining Women's Work. Be inspired to get involved in feminist activities as a means of contributing towards transformative change.

Two weeks to go and check out our amazing special guests! Join us on 12/06/24 for Reimagining Women’s Work - an inspiring evening, part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024. Dive into our groundbreaking Women’s Work mapping project, a visionary initiative that celebrates the contributions of women in design and architecture. Hear from guests discussing their own projects that - through different forms - test other methods of cartography, writing, curation and data collection for gender equity and social justice. Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024 Time: 6-8:30pm Location: fcb studios, 20 Tottenham Street London W1T 4RG Tahera Rouf - The SaLADS Andra Pop-Jurj - Forensic Architecture Dr. Harriet Harriss - Educator, architect, former Dean of the Pratt School of Architecture, New York Yemi Aladerun - Paradigm / Part W Zoë Berman - Part W Link for tickets below. Join us. Tell all your friends. #LFA2024 #PartW #equity #WomensWork #WomeninArchitecture #genderequality #LondonFestivalofArchitecture Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g4i-VA7n

Two weeks to go and check out our amazing special guests! Join us on 12/06/24 for Reimagining Women’s Work - an inspiring evening, part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024. Dive into our groundbreaking Women’s Work mapping project, a visionary initiative that celebrates the contributions of women in design and architecture. Hear from guests discussing their own projects that - through different forms - test other methods of cartography, writing, curation and data collection for gender equity and social justice. Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024 Time: 6-8:30pm Location: fcb studios, 20 Tottenham Street London W1T 4RG Tahera Rouf - The SaLADS Andra Pop-Jurj - Forensic Architecture Dr. Harriet Harriss - Educator, architect, former Dean of the Pratt School of Architecture, New York Yemi Aladerun - Paradigm / Part W Zoë Berman - Part W Link for tickets below. Join us. Tell all your friends. #LFA2024 #PartW #equity #WomensWork #WomeninArchitecture #genderequality #LondonFestivalofArchitecture Tickets: https://lnkd.in/g4i-VA7n

In a world where women, girls, children, people of colour, people of diverse backgrounds and faiths are being targeted right now in ways that are utterly barbaric, we continue to work towards true equity. To ensure all people are able to live safely, in freedom - and that the design of cities is supportive of that freedom. We are conscious of how painful it is - indeed how impossible it is - for any of us to ‘carry on as normal’, when right now unconscionable atrocities are being enacted on innocent civilians in Palestine, in Sudan, Ukraine and other areas of conflict. What we are seeing happening is horrific. The life of every person, of every gender, is of value. On the 12th June as part of the London Festival of Architecture we will gather, to give a platform to people working in the sector who in different ways centre ethics, social justice, gender equity and equitable place-making at the heart of what they do. Tickets - here https://lnkd.in/ezBu2Qgc Join us! Bring your solidarity, open hearts, commitment to decolonisation, desire for gender equity for all, your desire for local and global justice - and bring your appetite to be actively part of that change. #LFAat20 #Reimagine #ReimagineWomensWork #architecture #globalequity #citiesforall #peace #decolonisation #feminism

SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!! Join Part W and guests on 12/06/24 for Reimagining Women’s Work - an inspiring evening, as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024! Dive into our groundbreaking Women's Work mapping project, a visionary initiative that celebrates the contributions of women in design and architecture. Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024 Time: 6-8:30pm Location: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, 20 Tottenham Street London W1T 4RG This event features insightful reflections from Part W members on the goals and journey of the Women's Work map, followed by a dynamic panel discussion with expert guest speakers including from SaLADS and Paradigm. Be part of the movement to reimagine a gender-equal future… Tickets here! https://lnkd.in/eumZPAqv

SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS!!! Join Part W and guests on 12/06/24 for Reimagining Women’s Work - an inspiring evening, as part of the London Festival of Architecture 2024! Dive into our groundbreaking Women's Work mapping project, a visionary initiative that celebrates the contributions of women in design and architecture. Date: Wednesday 12th June 2024 Time: 6-8:30pm Location: Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, 20 Tottenham Street London W1T 4RG This event features insightful reflections from Part W members on the goals and journey of the Women's Work map, followed by a dynamic panel discussion with expert guest speakers including from SaLADS and Paradigm. Be part of the movement to reimagine a gender-equal future… Tickets here! https://lnkd.in/eumZPAqv