Join us on 9th Feb for the feminist event of 2024 - the 25 year anniversary of the EHMP awards.
With:
Music from award winning singer/songwriter and human rights activist, Tanita Tikaram
Inspiring accounts of activism and fights for justice from our award winners, new and old.
A tribute to trailblazing activist and academic Jalna Hanmer
Delicious, fresh, Syrian food from Syrian Sunflower's Majeda Khou
Disco - expect some feminist bangers and guilty pleasures!
Expertly guiding us through the evening will be BBC broadcaster and journalist Samira Ahmed.
The early bird price of £40 expires on Monday 22 January. Ticket prices include food and one free drink.
EHMP and CWJ are inviting all their supporters, fellow feminists and anti-VAWG troublemakers to join us for a packed evening of tears, laughter, music, food, drink and dancing.
We will be celebrating and awarding female warriors of justice who have gone above and beyond to highlight and tackle male violence against women and girls. We will also catch up with some of our past winners and pay tribute to Jalna Hamner, a life-long feminist activist and academic who died in 2023.
Line up:
Tanita Tikaram
Tanita first made a splash on both sides of the Atlantic at a mere 19 years old with her poetic lyrics and haunting voice. The offspring of Malaysian and Fijian parents, Tanita moved to England at age 12 and began writing songs as a teenager. Her debut album ‘Ancient Heart’ was released in 1988 with hits across Europe with “Twist in My Sobriety” and “Good Tradition”. Last year alongside four other black female singers, Tanita took part in Sonia Boyce RA OBE ‘Feeling Her Way’ exhibition at the Venice Biennale which went on to win the Golden Lion Award. She is currently recording her tenth studio album.
Jalna Hanmer
Jalna was a life-long feminist activist and academic who died last year aged 91. Her activism spanned the 50 year history of the women’s liberation movement. We will be remembering and celebrating that history through her remarkable contribution to feminist theory and practice: the founding of the Women’s Aid Federation, the international tribunal on crimes against women, the concept of repeat victimisation, Leeds women’s campaign for Justice for Women, Trouble and Strife magazine, the earliest Women’s Studies programmes in the UK, the first International conference on violence against women, the Kerb Crawlers rehabilitation scheme - and much more.
Samira Ahmed
Samira is an award winning journalist and broadcaster at the BBC where she presents Front Row on Radio 4 and Newswatch on the BBC News channel. She is a trustee of the Centre for Women’s Justice.
About the prizes:
Each year since the untimely death of Emma Humphreys in 1998 prizes of £1,000 are awarded to an individual and/or group who has raised awareness of male violence against women through writing and campaigning. Five years ago the Emma Humphreys Memorial Prize (EHMP) teamed up with Centre for Women’s Justice so that one of the awards would be given to a woman who had brought an important legal challenge or campaign.
Activism and campaigning around male violence against women is not glamourous, it is often tireless and sometimes traumatising, but ultimately it can provide hope. The purpose of the prize is to celebrate the work of survivors and activists who have gone above and beyond through an annual awards ceremony aimed at recognising, remembering and rewarding the often unsung heroines who make a difference.
About the venue:
The 2023/24 awards will be held at Conway Hall in central London, a venue which has a long history of hosting radical speakers, including suffragettes, and has also been the setting for many memorable feminist events.
The Main Hall has step-free access but please do email us emmahprize@gmail.com if you have any accessibility concerns.