Our past events | The Circle NGO

Our events are always full-on fantastic affairs that raise money and lift spirits. They’re a heady mix of fun, feasting, music and magical moments that remind everyone why they’re part of The Circle and the difference we make. Take a peek at what we have got up to over the last couple of years.

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Webinar: Refugee Women and Girls

In our second webinar we learned about the challenges that refugee women and girls face. Speakers were Laura Padoan, a UNHCR Spokesperson; Claire Lewis, from the UNHCR Global Goodwill Ambassador Programme, and Maya Ghazal, an aviation engineering student who fled Syria three years ago.

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Author Talk with Sarah Morris on "The War on Women"

Sarah Morris will be at Waterstones, in London, talking about her mother, Sue Lloyd-Roberts, and the challenges of finishing her book "The War on Women".

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The Scottish Circle Summer Luncheon

The Scottish Circle got together to have lunch and listen to The Circle founder Annie Lennox speak about The Circle and global feminism.

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The Calgary Circle launch

A private event of music and dancing to celebrate the first Canadian members group of The Circle. The Calgary Circle is raising awareness about The Circle’s newest project, ACT Alberta, which supports girls, teens and women who are victims of sex trafficking.

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The Circle's 10th Anniversary

We celebrated our first decade with our founder Annie Lennox, founding members Livia Firth and Beverly Knight, Colin Firth, members and volunteers at White City House, in London.

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Processions: celebrating votes for women

On 10 June 2018, we joined Processions, a mass participation artwork to celebrate one hundred years of votes for women.

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Webinar on FGM/C with Dr Brenda Kelly, an Obstetrician and FGM/C specialist

At the first The Circle webinar, our member Dr Brenda Kelly talked about female genital mutilation and how it affects women in Oxford

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The Circle Networking Series

We hosted our first networking event for members and their guests on 26 April 2018 at the Glasgow Caledonian University’s venue near Spitalfields, London.

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"Ajji" Film Premiere, with The Asian Circle

In celebration of International Women's Day and 100 years of women getting the vote in the UK, The Asian Circle, Oxfam and The UK Asian Film Festival 2018 partnered up to premiere "Ajji" – an internationally acclaimed film showing the courage and strength of one woman.

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The Circle at WOW Festival

In March 2018 we were at the WOW Festival Market Place once again, meeting members and festival-goers and raising awareness about gender inequality.

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