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TBB spent the evening at an increadible #networkingevent at the London Houses of Parliment. It was hosted by @charteredinstituteofbuilding and member of Parliment @emily.thornberry. Two of our North American delegates were able to share their experience and impression of the UK #constructionindustry as it relates to #womenonthetools. Special thanks to our partner @uniwestminster for the connections that made this possible.Our delegates made sure to bring their #hardhats for our community day in Caledonian Park on June 12. This was a chance for community members to meet our delegates and for local politicians, advocates, and #tradeswomen to share the importance of #womeninconstructiontrades and the opportunities at the Holloway prison project presents for the community of #islingtonToday we had the immense honor of being the final members of the public to go inside the Holloway Womens Prison. We take seriously the responsibility of honoring the legacy of human rights abuses, and political agitation that occurred here. We hope that we can come back to #islington in the future and visit a #womensbuilding on this site.We’re live-streaming our best practices presentation right now! Live from @uniwestminster . Tune in to learn about four amazing organizations that have increased the participation of women in construction to 10%. You can find the link on our fb or linkedin. We are also recording so you can watch later.We’re in the home stretch! 29 days until our delegation to London! Tradeswomen from all over North America have been putting in work planning how and what they’re going to lead while we’re there. We can’t wait to connect with this amazing group of tradeswoman leaders and continue our work of elevating women in the trades.Our new #swag arrived! In addition to these awesome staff vests, we got some surprises for the delegates when they arrive in London!
Monthly Archives: January 2016
A little long. Experiences and reflections of the past few days
Thursday, January 28, 2016 I have seen the monkeys and they want my orange Today is my two-week anniversary in India. Ten weeks exactly to go. I hardly know how I will get everything done. I am in academic paradise, … Continue reading
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A visit to M-Ward
I am in the library working – struggling –with two presentations I will be making on Thursday and Friday. The first is on my research here on women in construction. I will be presenting to Women’s Studies students. The second, … Continue reading
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Jan 18- My MLK Day in Mumbai
I am still unsure of the balance of the personal and the political here on my blog, but I am clear that the main purpose is to document my research on women in construction in India—my fieldwork, in the lingo … Continue reading
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Day Two: What’s it like? How’m I doing? Where’s my stuff?
This blog was created to report on my research. It was in my proposal to Fulbright in response the question of how I would make my work known to others. I could not decide before I left if it would … Continue reading
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Day One
No problem finding women working in construction in Mumbai. These women are digging a trench right outside my hotel in preparation for pipe work. They appear to be family units. The women work in the trench shoveling and removing cobblestones … Continue reading
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Islands Within Islands
Originally posted on Teacher Without Borders:
Mumbai’s first residents were thought to be deep-sea fisherfolks, called the Kolis, who lived on what were originally seven islands along the shores of the Arabian Sea. Over the centuries, Hindu dynasties, Muslim conquerors,…
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24 hours to go!
I will be finally on my way to India at 8 PM tomorrow night. I am very excited, but some of my closest people are anxious because they have not received notices of any posts on my blog. That is … Continue reading
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Tradeswomen Building Bridges: the North American Network of Women Working in the Construction Trades 