PANELS 2017
Panel 1: Making Mother Studies Matter: Academics Advocate Fiercely for Art, Maternal Health, and a Lasting Legacy
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Martha Joy Rose - founder, and director of the Museum of Motherhood (USA) is a feminist, activist pioneer in the mother-made arts movement
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Rosalind Howell Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist with the Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK
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Roberta Garrett senior lecturer in the School of Arts and Digital Industries at the University of East London
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Paula Chambers- artist/academic/educator. Subject Leader for Sculpture, BA (Hons) Fine Art
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Sarah Black - artist and lecturer in dance at the Liverpool Hope University​
Panel 2: Midwifery art and Culture
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Laura Godfrey Isaacs - Artist and midwife
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Ellie Durant midwife, blogger, author and director of Midwife Diaries & Secret Community of Midwives in the Making
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Emily Maclean midwife, journalist and social media editor
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Nabila Fowles-Gutierrez Midwife, Activist, Mother of 3, Female Entrepreneur & Musician
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Claire Harbottle - Independent midwife, artist and director of Nativity Hub​
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Panel 3: MENTAL HEALTH AND HUMAN RIGHTS
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Sally Marlow - National Addiction Centre Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience-King's College London
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Udita Iyengar - PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - MRC SGDP Centre Institute of Psychiatry - King’s College London
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Cally Hayes - Perinatal mental health nurse, playwright, co founder of Documental Theatre
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Rebecca Brione - Birthrights: Postgraduate student in bioethics and medical law, St. Mary's University, Twickenham
Panel 4: Oxytocin, birthing the future
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Hermione Wiltshire: Senior Tutor Photography Royal College of Art (Chair)
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Dr Lesley Kay Senior Lecturer Department of Midwifery School of Allied Health, Midwifery and Social Care Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education
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Dr Gloria Esegbona - trained specialist obstetrician & gynaecologist, Winston Churchill fellow, academic, & educator
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Rose Gibbs - Feminist artist and activist
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Helen Knowles - Art and curator of Birth Rites Collection
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Rosalind Howell Registered Dance Movement Psychotherapist with the Association of Dance Movement Psychotherapy UK
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Jean Robinson - President Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS)
PERFORMANCES 2017
Ana Alvarez Errecalde - 'The value of responsibility in a disconnected society' - Artist's presentation
Atelier Tammam - One dress - Installation
Anna T. Szabó - Poetry performance 15min
Amy Dignam - 'requiem for a birth' live art installation - durational piece
Beatriz Cabur and Mirko Grewing- 'The mind-boggling shrinking woman' Theatre play - 10min
Cally Hayes, Aidan Casey and Georgia Robinson - 'Friction' 20 min theatre piece
Dagmara Bilon ​- 'And this is my Bed', Live installation - durational piece
Emelie Salford and Julia Thomsen - Cordon Ombilical - Video
Grace Surman - Film with Hope - Video
Joanna Rosenfeld - Motherhood: (Un)speakable, (Un)spoken - Theatre
Kajal Nisha Patel - Protection'. Mother Daughter, a conversation - Video
Leah Lovett - 'Support', Vocal Performance 8min
Lena Shimic and Emily Underwood Lee - 'Manifesto for Maternal Performance (Art)', performance 15 min (Uk's premier)
Mary Paterson - Oxytocin's critical response
Mila Oshin - 'Wombanifesto' - lecture performance 15min (Uk's Premier)
Patricia Okenwa - Stabat Mater - dance performance
Sam Rose - Inside/ Out: An internal monologue - Live action
Sophia Marinkov Jones - Live illustration ​
Sung-Im Her and Kathryn Enright - "and then there where two" - Contemporary dance 10min