Author: jennynotjenni
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What to watch – Women in STEM
This blog was origionally published here: https://equatescotland.org.uk/what-to-watch-women-in-stem/ With winter nights creeping in, we thought we would put together our recommendations for the best films, TV shows, and documentaries featuring or about women in STEM. So curl up under a blanket and spend a cosy evening with some inspirational #STEMinists. Black Panther Watch on Disney Plus…
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Gender & Board Games
This blog was originally published as part of Engender’s F-Word series. Read it here: https://www.engender.org.uk/news/blog/f-words-language-and-gender-in-board-games/ Board games are a piece of media that I hold close to my heart. I love playing them, reading about them, and buying them. But, like all media, they exist within our culture so, in turn, display our culture back…
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The F-Word: Virginity & Foreplay
This blog was originally published as part of Engender’s F-Word series. You can read it and the other blogs in the series here: https://www.engender.org.uk/content/tags/?tag=fwords (Losing Your) Virginity A virgin is something you are, but virginity is something you have. Your virginity is a possession that you save, give, or take. But as a possession, it…
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Geas Quaranstreams
I was delighted to be invited onto the GEAS podcast, created by Vivek Santayana for the Role-Playing Society at the University of Edinburgh. In this episode we discussed table-top role-playing and social change, and how this intersects with issues of gender. Listen to the episode here.
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Published in Silk & Smoke!
I’m very happy to share that my poem A Mermaid Returns to the Sea has been accepted for Issue 2 of Silk & Smoke. You can read the poem and the rest of the issue on their website here https://silkandsmoke.com/portfolio/a-mermaid-returns-to-the-sea-by-jenny-lester/
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Glasgow Women’s Library Slam winner!
I am very excited to share that I have won the Glasgow Women’s Library Slam. The theme of the slam was Elemental Women, so the first round was for a poem inspired by that theme. I chose to write about mermaids – you can watch the video of my poem A Mermaid Returns to the…
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Feminist Kids Shows
This blog was origionally published as part of the Zero Tolerance You Can Be campaign. You can find out more about the campaign here: https://www.zerotolerance.org.uk/anyone-can-play-landing/ Because if you have to watch it on repeat, it might as well be good! With schools and nurseries closed many parents and carers are looking after their children 24/7 at the same time…
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Feature performance at Loud Poets
I had a fantastic time performing with the Loud Poets at their February show alongside the marvellous Stewart Kenny. It was the Loud Poets’ birthday and a lovely time was had by all. It is always great fun to perform with them and hear all their amazing work. I was very grateful to be accompanied…
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BBC Social Debut!
I was very excited to be commissioned by BBC The Social to create a video of my poem Lament of a Christmas Elf. Sadly, they were more strict than slam judges when it came to timings so I had to cut some excellent lines about giving noisy toys to the children of rude customers. But…
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Write to End Violence Against Women Awards
As part of my role at Zero Tolerance, I lead on the delivery of the Write to End Violence Against Women Awards 2018 and 2019. It is a huge project, consisting of collecting over 100 submissions, organising a steering group to shortlist them, organising judges to choose winners, and organising a celebration at the parliament…
