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Tune into WOW Global 24's Local Channel above (just click 'Watch now' in the header) to see a group of incredible communities bringing to life local issues and responses. There will be conversation, performances, workshops, music and more, all in local languages. Each event will bring stories of resilience, leadership and examples of ‘building back better’ for all to see.
The Local Channel starts streaming on Saturday 27 June at 12pm (UK time) following the Opening Session on the Global Channel. WOW Global 24's Local Channel features contributions from WOW Festivals and partners all around the world including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India, the Middle East, Turkey, UK, the African Continent, Brazil, USA, and Australia and the Pacific.
View the full festival schedule below for highlights from the programme.
Thanks to all the Local Channel festival supporters.
If you looking for The Global Channel click here.
Please note, event times are automatically generated from the region you're watching the festival from. Make sure to check the time zone below.
Curators
The Local Channel is curated by British Council (South Asia and Turkey), Across Red Lines (the Middle East), Ake Arts and Book Festival (the African Continent), WOW Bradford (UK), Redes da Maré (Brazil), WOW USA, WOW Australia / Of One Mind (Australia and the Pacific), Jagriti - Women Center of Excellence (India) and WOW Malaysia.
Festival schedule
All times shown in GMT
South Asia
12:00pm
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3:00pm
Brought to you by WOW Festivals in Karachi, Kathmandu, Colombo & Dhaka, & the British Council
South Asia
12:00pm – 3:00pmBrought to you by WOW Festivals in Karachi, Kathmandu, Colombo & Dhaka, & the British Council
Introduction: Amneh Shaikh Farooqui WOW Karachi curator
The Environment and Feminist Responses
Speakers/Artists: Dr. Fozia Tahir (Pakistan), Dr. Sharmind Neelormi (Bangladesh) , Laxmi Gurung (Nepal) Moderator: Subina Shrestha (Nepal)
Asha De Vos on Studying Blue Whales
Speakers/Artists:Irushi Tennekoon and Asha De Vos
Women are Not Supposed to Leave
Speakers/Artists:Monsoon Letters
WOW BITE: Online Violence Against Women in Times of Covid-19
Speakers/Artists: Nighat Dad
WOW BITE Poetry and Activism Against Sexual Abuse and Violence
Speakers/Artists:Pranika Koyu
WOW BITE: Mountaineering, Activism and Comedy
Speakers/Artists: Shailee Basnet
Women-Way Panel
Speakers/Artists:Humayra Kabir – Bangladesh, Michelle Lama – Nepal , Yamina Peerzada - Pakistan , Irushi Tennakoon – Sri Lanka
Sybil Wettasinghe Animation
Speakers/Artists:Sybil Wettasinghe & Irushi Tennekoon
Gauriya Nritya Dance
Speakers/Artists: Choreographed by Dr. Mahua Mukherjee and music direction by Amitava Mukherjee
WOW BITE: COVID 19 and Women in STEM
Speakers/Artists: Dr. Firdausi Qadri
WOW BITE: Community Activism and COVID 19
Speakers/Artists: TV Presenter and Broadcaster Anoushey Ashraf
WOW BITE: Transgender Activism and Identity
Speakers/Artists: Joyeeta Poly (BGL)
Malai Ma Bannu Cha (I long to Become Myself)
Speakers/Artists:Word Warriors Bina Nemkul, Chanda Lama and Sumitra Bogati
Amila de Mel animation (LKA)
Speakers/Artists: Amila de Mel & Irushi Tennekoon
WOW BITE: The Environment and COVID-19
Speakers/Artists: Dr Fozia Tahir (PK)
WOW BITE: Indigenous Women and their Fight Against COVID-19.
Speakers/Artists:Sarah Marandy
Musical Performance
Speakers/Artists: Harsakhiyan Bina, Zainub, Saleema and Ismet Jawwad
A celebration anthem for WOW South Asia
Speakers/Artists:Kathmandu Killers
Captioned in English.
- Mixture of English and local languages
- Captions
Middle East
3:00pm
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4:00pm
Brought to you by Across Red Lines
Middle East
3:00pm – 4:00pmBrought to you by Across Red Lines
Film - Resilience From Arab Women’s Eyes
Speakers/Artists:Manal Omar with contributions from arab women
Panel: Unlocking Strategies of Resilience
Speakers/Artists: Dr. Mariam Ketait, general Practitioner (UAE) & Culinary Artist Lubna Wardah (Jordan) chaired by Across Red Lines Founder and CEO Manal Omar
Women and Technology: Seizing Opportunities and Staying Secure
Speakers/Artists: Ruba Darwish
- Arabic
Turkey
4:00pm
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6:00pm
Brought to you by WOW Istanbul & the British Council
Turkey
4:00pm – 6:00pmBrought to you by WOW Istanbul & the British Council
#ErkeklerYeriniBilsin
Speakers/Artists:Gaye Su Akyol
Musical Performance: The Music for Peace Orchestra
Speakers/Artists: Hazal Kol, Music for Peace Foundation, Programme Coordinator and the Music for Peace Orchestra
WOW Big Idea from Gülseren Onanç's on behalf of Equality, Justice and Women Platform
Ülker Uncu in dialogue with director Sevilay Saral
Speakers/Artists:Ülker Uncu and Sevilay Saral; Aysel Yıldırım, BGST Theatre Company
Manifesto for Gender Equality From Women Filmmakers
Speakers/Artists: #Susmabitsin
Accessibility
Speakers/Artists:Seben Ayşe Dayı from Erişilebilir Her Şey (Accessible Everything)
FIlm: ZigZag plus Rümeysa Çamdereli of Havle in dialogue with filmmaker Zeynep Merve Uygun
Speakers/Artists:Rümeysa Çamdereli, Zeynep Merve Uygun
Making Petaluda
Speakers/Artists: Takuhi Tovmasyan
Working Class Women and the Pandemic
Speakers/Artists: Asena Günal, Pınar Öğünç
Ms. Tuesday / An Incident for Each Day of the Eeek
Speakers/Artists: Bulut B. Sezer, BGST Theatre Company
Miner Women - 8th of March International Women's Day Film
Speakers/Artists:Sabancı Foundation
Peace, Memory and Armenian Women
Speakers/Artists: Delal Dink, Hrant Dink
Purple Roof Talks: For some the Quarantine Lasts for a Lifetime
Speakers/Artists: Canan Arın, Mor Çatı (Purple Roof) Women’s Shelter Foundation
Syrian Women's Choir at the 24th Istanbul Jazz Festival
Speakers/Artists: Özlem Ece of Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts Syrian Women Chorus, UNHCR
Accessibility
Speakers/Artists:Beyza Ünal, clinic Psycholog and activist for disability rights, Association of Women with Disabilities
Karanfil Deste Gider
Speakers/Artists: Kardeş Türküler (Songs of Fraternity)
Kalben's Message to Women of the World
Speakers/Artists:Kalben
- Turkish with English captions
Africa
6:00pm
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8:00pm
Brought to you by Ake Arts and Book Festival
Africa
6:00pm – 8:00pmBrought to you by Ake Arts and Book Festival
Killing the Culture of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence
Speakers/Artists:Damilola Marcus, Ese Awhatorhe Zethu Matebeni Moderator: Aisha Salaudeen
Poetry Session
Speakers/Artists: Lebo Mashile & Ola Elhassan
A Feminist Vision for Africa
Speakers/Artists:Bisi Adeleye-Fayemi Kinna Likimani Leyla Hussein OBE Moderator: Jessica Horn
Poetry Session
Speakers/artists: Wana Udobang
Music performance
Speakers/Artists: Temmie Ovwasa
- English
UK
8:00pm
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9:00pm
Brought to you by WOW Bradford
UK
8:00pm – 9:00pmBrought to you by WOW Bradford
Music Performance
Speakers/Artists: Zara Zaheer
Intergenerational Activism
Speakers/Artists: Penny Wangari Jones- Director of Racial Justice Network & Activist, Dr Cristine Kahigi- Academic at Nairobi University and Historian, Desiree Renolds- Writer and member of Racial Justice Network,
How to make Pink Pakora
Speakers/Artists: Sonia Sandhu
Music Performance
Speakers/Artists: MUSUMBA
- English
Brazil
9:00pm
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12:00am
Brought to you by WOW Rio de Janeiro and Redes da Maré
Brazil
9:00pm – 12:00amBrought to you by WOW Rio de Janeiro and Redes da Maré
Campaign Maré Says No to Coronavirus
Speakers/Artists:Mini Do Redes da Maré
In conversation: Fátima Lima with Renata Novaes
Sharing gestures (performance)
Speakers/Artists: Luana Bezerra
Imagining Futures: Eliane Brum
Speakers/Artists: Eliane Brum
Sharing gestures (performance)
Speakers/Artists: Isadora Ravena
Invisible Bodies in the Pandemia
Speakers/Artists:Alana Manchineri and Fabiana da Silva. Mediated by Luna Arouca
WOW Bites: Carla Siccos, Founder of project CDD Acontece
Sharing gestures (performance): Afrofunk founder Taísa Machado
WOW Bites: Bianca Santana
Workshop: Diaspora’s Ajeum
Speakers/Artists:Brazilian Chef Angelica Moreira
Concert and Conversation: Xênia França (with Pâmela Carvalho, culture producer from Redes da Maré)
- Brazilian Portuguese (captions in English)
- Captions
USA
12:00am
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3:00am
Brought to you by WOW USA
USA
12:00am – 3:00amBrought to you by WOW USA
Welcome from Pat Mitchell - Co Chair WOW USA
Panel: Women's Health Disparities in COVID 19
Speakers/Artists: Tausi Suedi, Valerie Weir, Noni Robinson and Abigail Echo-Hawk chaired by Camille John Jenkins
WOW Bite: Safe Sex During the ‘Rona
Speakers/Artists: Vanessa Geffrard
Spoken Word Poetry: Black Girl Beautiful
Speakers/Artists: Lady Brion
Women and Prison Reform in the #sayhername Era
Speakers/Artists:Laura Flanders, Tyra Patterson & Chaired by India Gary-Martin
Musical Performance - Walking on a Straight Line
Speakers/Artists: Ellen Cherry
Panel: Women and Race: The Black Lives Matter Movement
Speakers/Artists: Tanaya Winder, Karen Fleshman, Regina Jackson chaired by Prof Heather Harris
WOW Bite: WOW Bite: Changing our "Normal"
Speakers/Artists:Zuriel Oduwule
In Conversation: Racial, Gender and Health Injustice During COVID-19
Speakers/Artists: Maricka Oglesby and Dr Leana Wen
WOW Bite: Invest in Change: Protecting Black Women and Girls
Speakers/Artists: Jamesha Caldwell
Views in the News: Gender Equity, Black Lives Matter, and COVID 19 Edition
Speakers/Artists: Marley Duchovnay, Nykidra Robinson, Denise Koch & chaired by Maricka Oglesby
WOW Bite: Fueling the Revolution: Inspiration from Our Elders
Speakers/Artists: Alix Swann
Festival Round Up
Speakers/Artists:Kamilah Forbes, Daphne Frias, Rebecca Nagley & Chaired by India Gary-Martin
- English
Australia and the Pacific
3:00am
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7:00am
Brought to you by WOW Australia and Of One Mind
Australia and the Pacific
3:00am – 7:00amBrought to you by WOW Australia and Of One Mind
Acknowledgement of Country
Speakers/Artists: Sandra Phillips (Associate Professor UQ) and Director Of One Mind
Keynote: Under Whose Lore
Speakers/Artists: June Oscar – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Human Rights Commission Australia
Music Performance
Speakers/Artists: Aine Tyrrell
Learning from the Pandemic – Strategies For Economic Recovery
Speakers/Artists: Alanna Bastin-Byrne & Jade Collins Co-Directors Femeconomy
Ingrid Burkett, Co-Director, The Yunus Center, Griffith University
Maria Calibo-Sales, Founder & Chief Advisor, Calmar Corps
Carla Garvie, People Leader, Aurizon, Australia Aurizon
Cathy Hunt, Executive Producer WOW Australia/Pacific for WOW Global 24
Kate Rose, Accumulation Account Product Manager, QSuper
Leanne Kemp, Queensland Chief Entrepreneur & CEO Everledger
Lisa Siganto, Executive Chair, ImpaQt Queensland
Professor Anne Tiernan, Dean of Engagement Griffith Business School, Griffith University
Leesa Watego, Managing Director of Iscariot Media
Workshop & Talk: The Maker Within
Speakers/Artists:Jane Milburn
Discussion: The Role of Pacific Women’s Funds in a Pandemic
Speakers/Artists: Nalini Singh MP/Virisila Buadormo/The Maker Michelle Reddy
WOW Bite: Stopping the Violence Before it Starts
Speakers/Artists: Natasha Stott Despoja, founding Chair of Our Watch (Australia’s national organisation to Prevent Violence Against Women and their Children).
Panel: Your Feminism
Speakers/Artists: Anisa Nandaula (WOW Australia Poet in residence with poets Waima De Souza, Wanika Maluwapi and Aurora Liddle-Christie
Discussion: Kafe Urban Settlers Women’s Association in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea
Eriko Fufurefa, Erina Erick and Umba Peter on the impacts of Covid-19 on women and girls in PNG
Talk & Workshop: One Million Stars and Beyond
Speakers/Artists: Maryann Talia Pau - Starweaver and Founder of One Million Stars to End Violence Project
Panel: Rights What Rights
Speakers/Artists: Sue Harris Rimmer, Deb Kilroy and Sharon Bagwhan Rolls (Fiji)
My Journey From the Congo
Speakers/Artists: Pastor Asa
Music Performance
Speakers/Artists: Laisa Luala Vulakoor
Panel: Women and Climate Change
Speakers/Artists: Action Aid Australia (including contributions from across the world)
Performance: Circus Captives (Circus in Isolation!)
Speakers/Artists:Vulcana Women’s Circus
WOW Bite: COVID 19 impact on women and girls – Timor Leste
Speakers/Artists: Maria Guterres - CEO Alola Foundation
Workshop: Get off your Rear with Joy in your Ear
Speakers/Artists: Joy McClaymont
WOW Bite: Controlling the Controllables
Speakers/Artists:Tahlulah Tillet – Australian Rugby League Player with intro from Tain Drinkwater CEO of the Brisbane Broncos
Tub Talk - Talking Tits!
Speakers/Artists: Country Witches Association
WOW Bite: The Real Education of a Politician – Young woman's Perspective
Speakers/Artists: Rosie Khan
WOW Bite: Grandma is in Lockdown
Speakers/Artists: Former Governor General of Australia and Patron of WOW Australia - Hon. Quentin Bryce
Closing Words: Forgive the Past, Live the Present, Reclaim the Future, Join the Movement
Speakers/Artists: Aunty Ivy (Aus/NZ)
- English
India
7:00am
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8:00am
Brought to you by Jagriti (Women Center of Excellence)
India
7:00am – 8:00amBrought to you by Jagriti (Women Center of Excellence)
WOW Bites Series: The Red Catalogues
Speakers/Artists: Vibha Pandey - Group Leader SHG Group, Pooja Rai - Founder, Anthill Creations, Pooja Shahi - Founder Surouli, Rajashri Sai - Founder, Impactree Data Technologies and Zuppa Geonavigations. Co-Founder, Hunger collective, Suvarna Tapkir - Program Manager, Jagriti Enterprise Centre, Vaishali Maind - Program Director, Jagriti Enterprise Centre/Selection Head, Jagriti Yatra & Animal Rights Activis, Vanita Wishwanath Chairperson - Women Centre of Excellence, Jagriti Bangalore
- Hindi and English
Malaysia
8:00am
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9:00am
Brought to you by WOW Malaysia
Malaysia
8:00am – 9:00amBrought to you by WOW Malaysia
Spoken Word Performance: Ask Me Where I Came From
Sheena Baharuddin
WOW Bite: Super Series - Wrestler
Speakers/Artists: Nur Phoenix Diana
WOW Bite: Project 111
Speakers/Artists: Qyira, activists campaigning for 111 women in Parliament
Musical Performance: Mari Pertahankan Lelaki
Speakers/Artists: Takahara Suiko
Refuge for Refugees
Speakers/Artists: Heidi & Sheena
Midang Midang - Music Video and Behind the Scenes
Speakers/Artists: Alena Murang
Capturing Minority Images
Speakers/Artists: Nadira Illana
WOW Bites: Digital Parliament (a Youth led initiative for Parliament to be done online)
Speakers/Artists: Jean & Alisyah
Spoken Word Performance: The Overview Effect
Speakers/Artists: Sheena Baharuddin
- English and Malay (with English captions)
Closing Session
9:00am
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10:30am
Bring your morning coffee or evening meal for the final session of WOW Global 24.
Closing Session
9:00am – 10:30amBring your morning coffee or evening meal for the final session of WOW Global 24.
Over the last 24 hours we’ve heard hundreds of stories of action, creativity and hope on both the Local and Global Channels. Join Jude Kelly, Julia Gillard and others as they discuss what we heard, what we learnt, and the actions we can take forward into the world.
- English
- BSL signed
- Captions