Join us for an evening of inspiration, conversation and celebration this International Women’s Day, as we celebrate women in public life and mark 30 years of the legacy of John Smith QC MP.  

The conversation: How do we work towards building fairer, safer and more equitable societies for women and girls? 

Professor Kezia Dugdale, director of the John Smith Centre, will be joined in conversation by Helena Kennedy KC and inspirational women from the John Smith Trust fellowship programme and John Smith Centre Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme.  

So come and have a drink, let’s celebrate what’s been achieved, contribute to the conversation on what’s still to do and inspire each other.

Event schedule:

18.00 Guests arrive at Faculty of Advocates, Parliament Hall, Parliament Square, Edinburgh, EH1 1RF for drinks and canapes

18.30 Professor Kezia Dugdale, director of the John Smith Centre will be joined in conversation with:

• Helena Kennedy KC
• Lesia Vasylenko Ukrainian MP John Smith Fellow  
• Leah Duncan-Karrim Policy and Public Affairs at Barnardo’s and former participant on John Smith Centre’s Minority Ethnic Emerging Leaders Programme 

19.30 Drinks and networking

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