Topic: Designing and developing outdoor spaces for women and girls
Date: Wednesday 6th September
Time: 11:00 am - 12:30pm
Where: Online – Microsoft Teams
Cost: Free to ORN members – £25 for non-members
Following our successful ‘Action for Inclusive Access’ 2-day conference in Leeds last month, ORN is pleased to announce that our next event will explore how we can make the outdoors and the associated sectors more inclusive for girls and women. This event will be online and include three presentations from leading researchers, thinkers, and activists – as well as a Q&A session to delve deeper into the key learnings and their implications for policy and practice.
Please register your place below. Participants from ORN member organisations can use 'ORNMember-FREE' at the checkout to receive their free tickets. Tickets to non-members are £25 each.
• Greenspace and Us: Community insight partnership projects aimed to build knowledge and understanding through participatory approaches to inform future initiatives and improve equitable access to greenspace and recreation opportunities for girls and young women
Lizzie Moore (NHS) and Nafeesa Hussain (Name It Youth Project)
• Women and Girls' Safety in Parks Guidance
Anna Barker (Leeds University) and Susannah Walker (Make Space for Girls)
• Seeding Change: Exploring barriers to nature conservation volunteering for young women and non-binary people of colour
Emily Fox (London Wildlife Trust) and Anisa Saleh (Black Girls Hike).
Event MC: Dr Louise Montgomery, Senior Specialist – Engagement, Recreation & Access, Natural England
For more information or if you have any issues please contact Kerry Kirkpatrick: kerry@outdoorrecreation.org.uk
