What is the Migrant Women Series?
Started in October 2024, the Migrant Women Series aims to celebrate and elevate the experiences and perspectives of women from migrant communities in Bristol.
As a special edition of the Inspiring Women Series, these talks offer a platform for women from diverse backgrounds to share their lived experiences, triumphs, and insights, promoting a deeper understanding of the rich, multicultural fabric of the city.
Each session fosters meaningful connections, inspiring change and solidarity within Bristol’s communities, while welcoming all who wish to listen, learn, and be inspired.
This series emerges against Bristol’s backdrop of increasing diversity, where over 287 ethnic groups and a growing population of residents born outside the UK enrich the city’s social and cultural landscape.
By focusing on themes such as identity, resilience, community engagement, and creativity, the series delves into the unique experiences of migrant women.
The Migrant Women Series encourages inclusivity, celebrates diversity, and highlights the remarkable stories that shape the city.
Upcoming Talks
All of our upcoming talks are listed on our EventBrite Page under our Inspiring Women collection.
Reclaiming the narratives of migrant women in Bristol
The first of our Migrant Women series, was opened by a powerful talk by Negat Hussein and Layla Ismail from Refugee Women of Bristol (RWoB).
Alongside Black History Month’s theme of Reclaiming Narratives, the need to celebrate and elevate such stories of migrant women is increasingly being recognised.
As the only multi-faith and multi-ethnic organisation targeting the needs of migrant women in Bristol, RWoB works to achieve this exactly. Their values of inclusion, empowerment, transparency and nurture govern their mission—ultimately providing aid “by and for refugees and asylum seekers.”
Read our blog on the talk here.
