Equality Then and Now - 2011 Parnell Summer School 11 August 2011 - 19 August 2011

Venue Avondale House and Conference Hall, near Rathdrum, Co Wicklow

The year 2011 marks the centenary of the death of Anna Parnell (1852-1911), leader of the Ladies Land League and a sister of Charles Stewart Parnell. This year's summer school will commemorate Anna Parnell by exploring the theme of Equality, both its importance in the Ireland - indeed the world - of today and its relevance to her life. Anna believed in women's equality and in the need for minority groups to act forcefully to accomplish political aims. The Parnell Summer School will address the theme of Equality as it relates to women, children, and a range of groups within society.

NWCI CEO, Susan McKay, and Salome Mbugua, deputy chair of the NWCI, will be taking part in a panel discussion on the issue of Women and Equality one hundred years after Anna Parnell's death.at 2.15pm on Thursday, August 18th at Avondale House and Conference Hall, near Rathdrum, Co Wicklow.

The issue of prostitution and sex trafficking in Ireland will be highlighted by the Immigrant Council of Ireland's Anti-Trafficking Project Coordinator Nusha Yonkova. The chair for the discussion is Dr Margaret Ward of Belfast's Women's Resource and Development Agency.