To mark the beginning of Women Empowerment Month, we have organised a flag-raising ceremony
Tuesday 4 March 2025, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Join Geraldine Stevens to explore the challenges of creating true-to-life characters.
Make sure to book your free tickets!
Thursday 6 March 2025, 12.00pm to 1.00pm
Girl Power – online workshop with April Mehmet
Covering topics on:
- Self-awareness
- Stress Management
- Positive thinking
- Daily lifestyle tips
To register call 07437517177
Saturday 8 March 2025, 10.00am to 4.00pm
Join us for a fun-filled celebration of women from diverse backgrounds and cultures!
Enjoy games, henna art, a human library, entertainment, and light refreshments.
Saturday 8 March 2025, 11.00am to 3.00pm
The council in partnership with We Achievers, Laura I Art Gallery and Radiant Ambition have organised a special event this Women Empowerment Month!
We're thrilled to offer a fun, cultural, and health-focused gathering designed to promote wellness, diversity, and self-care. Join us as we come together to honour the incredible contributions of women, embrace our vibrant community, and inspire positive change.
Let's make this event a memorable celebration of strength, unity, and empowerment!
Sunday 9 March 2025, 12.00pm to 2.00pm
A national campaign to raise awareness to end domestic abuse and sexual violence across the UK
Tuesday 11 March 2025, 1.00pm to 3.00pm
Discussing women and the various forms of storytelling and exploring why women should tell their stories and the importance of re-telling stories which have been passed through generations, families, cultural traditions etc.
Farzana will share her own story, about how her writing has impacted on her life and given her a voice. Participants will be encouraged to write a short piece of creative writing inspired by the discussion.
Make sure to book your free tickets:
Wednesday 12 March 2025, 12.00pm to 1.00pm
FREE Wellness photography workshop – to register call 07437517177
Thursday 13 March 2025, 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Gemma Bishop, author of Wonky Thoughts will be sharing her personal story, the aim of this event is to debunk misconceptions about eating disorders and how mental health condition affects real life.
Make sure to book your free tickets!
Thursday 13 March 2025, 6.30pm to 8.30pm
Local poet Rachel Paul welcomes you to celebrate in poetic style and invites all artistic styles of poetry and spoken word to the stage.
Make sure to book your free tickets!
Friday 21 March 2025, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
In this creative writing workshops, you will be using your emotions as a resource to create powerful pieces of reflective writing – the best pieces if writing produced will be selected for publication on Pent to Print Online Magazine – Write On!
Make sure to book your free tickets!
Saturday 22 March 2025, 10.00am to 3.00pm
Inspiring events looking at how gender differentiation impacts the overall wellbeing of the lives of women.
Tuesday 25 March 2025, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Write On! Editor and poet Madeleine F White, author of Mother Of Floods, The Horse And The Girl, Maiden Mother Crone, explores how your own experience, strength and hope of womanhood, can create stories that matter – to you and to others.
Make sure to book your free tickets to the online workshop.
Register for Pen to Print events
Thursday 3 April 2025, 9.30am to 12.30pm
A women in business conference in celebration of women’s empowerment month
Saturday 26 July 2025, 11.00am to Sunday 27 July 2025, 4.00pm
Ancient Abbey fest coming to B&D – save the date! Join us 26/27 July for two jam-packed days of free family fun!
There will be historical re-enactors, medieval music-making and loads more – and it’s all FREE!
Barking Abbey Ruins
Saturday, 26 July 11am – 4pm.
Location
21 Abbey Rd, Barking IG11 8AS
Valence House Museum
Sunday, 27 July 11am – 4pm.
Location
Becontree Ave, Dagenham RM8 3HT
Thursday 7 August 2025, 12.30pm to 2.30pm
This thought-provoking session, led by author and former teacher Juneha Chowdhury, explores how South Asian women are perceived in society and the challenges of navigating identity, prejudice, and discrimination.
Through interactive writing tasks, participants will reflect on their personal journeys and experiences.
The event is part of Pen to Print’s contribution to South Asian Heritage Month and aims to inspire open discussion and creative expression .
Friday 15 August 2025, 10.00am to 4.00pm
This free outdoor community event celebrates Indian Independence Day and South Asian Heritage Month under the theme “Roots to Routes – Honouring Our Journeys.”
Organised by Events 2 Empower CIC in collaboration with LBBD Public Health, NHS Vaccination UK, and the GP Federation, the event features:
• 🇮🇳 Cultural performances
• Mobile animal farm & kids’ attractions
• Wellbeing talks & vaccination awareness
• Free henna & face painting
• Women-led local stalls
Thursday 21 August 2025, 6.00pm to 9.00pm
Women's Museum, in partnership with Curated Community Cinema and to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month, presents a free screening followed by a Q&A
Feature Film - Sister Midnight
In Mumbai, an arranged marriage spirals into darkness as the spineless husband watches his wife morph into a ruthless, feral force within their marital confines.
Director: Karan Kandhari
Cast: Radhika Apte, Ashok Pathak, Chhaya Kadam
Cert: 15
Duration: 1h 48m
Q&A: TBC
Saturday 27 September 2025, 5.30pm to 11.30pm
The Boathouse are showing the classic 1972 film The Harder They Come, the best reggae film ever made, starring Jimmy Cliff and credited with popularising reggae across the world.
The film will be introduced by Fraser Campbell, a family friend of Jimmy Cliff, and after the film Fraser will be playing records from his extensive vinyl collection of the time.
There will also be a fully licensed bar and Caribbean food.
Entrance is “pay what you can” to make it fully accessible to all residents.