Speaking Events
IVANA’S RECENT SPEAKING EVENTS
Friday 29th July - Panel Discussion on Irish Criminology at North-South Criminology Conference, UCD (hosted by the Differential Association)
Thursday 12th July - Speech at Irish Penal Reform Trust AGM, Dublin
Sat 30th June - Speech on Seanad reform at UCD Conference on the Irish Constitution, King’s Inns, Dublin
Mon 25th June - Speech at ‘Parliaments in Changing Times’ conference, Leinster House, Dublin
Fri 22nd June - Speech at ‘Growing Cycling Participation and Closing the Gender Gap’, Dublin Cycling Campaign - National Bike Week conference, Trinity College Dublin
Tuesday 12th June - Opening speech at Legal Aid Board annual conference, Dublin on mediation in family law disputes
Sat 9th June - Speech at Trinity College Dublin Alumni Association Oxfordshire Branch meeting, Oxford, England
Thursday 31st May - Speech on the ‘age of consent’ at Royal College of Physicians, Dublin - National Sexual Health Awareness Week conference
Thursday 3rd June - Speech on the Stability Treaty Referendum, Dublin Central Labour meeting
Friday 27th May - Speech to Law Society of Northern Ireland Annual Conference on ‘Gender and the Legal Professions’
Sat 21st May - Portobello Educate Together AGM, Clogher Road Community Centre, Dublin - www.portobellomds.org
Sat 31st April - Speech on the Stability Treaty Referendum, Labour Members’ Forum Public Meeting, Wynns Hotel, Dublin
Tuesday 27th March - ‘The Future of the Seanad’, Speech at Trinity College Dublin Dept of Classics Event, Trinity College
Tuesday 20th March, speeches on: Amnesty International - Iran Exhibition, Trinity College Dublin; Dominican Justice Conference on Racism, Dublin City Council venue.
Thursday 8th March - ‘Rape Law - necessary changes’, Dublin University Historical Society International Women’s Day seminar on Rape Law.
Monday 6th February - Speech at Launch of documentary on FGM, Irish Aid Centre, O’Connell Street, Dublin
Saturday 4th February - Speech at Trinity College Law Student Colloquium, Dublin
Sample - Speaking Events - March 2011
I spoke about the lives of pioneering Irish feminists like Alice Milligan, Averill Deverell and Georgina Frost at the National Women’s Council celebration of International Women’s Day in the National Library (12-2pm, Tue 8th March 2011) See http://www.nwci.ie/download/pdf/20110225150231.pdf
On the same day I debated the relevance of feminism in Ireland today with Camille Loftus on George Hook’s show on Newstalk - and attended the launch of the latest volume of the Trinity College Law Review, Ireland’s leading undergraduate law publication (http://www.trinitycollegelawreview.org/).
On Wed 9th March I spoke at the Irish Architecture Foundation ‘Urban Party’ event in Smithfield on ‘A Vision for Dublin’ - see http://www.architecturefoundation.ie/2011/02/22/urban-party-at-the-complex-on-wednesday-9-march/
Next Monday 14th March I will be participating in a new civic initiative being organised by Trevor White (formerly of The Dubliner magazine) called ‘City of a Thousand Welcomes’ where visitors to Dublin are introduced to hospitable locals whom they meet for a complimentary cup of tea or a drink - the Dubliner welcomes the tourist
to Ireland, and the service is completely free for both parties - for more details see http://www.simplesimon.ie/COTW/
Other recent events I have spoken at include the Portobello Multi-Denominational school start-up group fundraising event (Fri 4th March) - see www.portobellomds.org - and the College Historical Society Inaugural meeting on Wed 26th February 2011 - see http://thehist.com/events/hilary_term/week2/the_inaugural_meeting_of_the_241st_session
