Lambeth Women's Project was a women's organisation located at 166a Stockwell Road in

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, South London that provided counselling and a range of other services to women in the area.

History

It was founded by a group of women youth workers in 1979 as ''Lambeth Girl's Project''. It provided a space for various community groups to meet, as well as services for women including counseling, sexual-health advice, crafts, yoga, art, and music. Some of the proceeds from Ladyfest London in 2002 were used to buy a drumkit for the space. In 2007 ''Ladies Rock Camp'', organised by Nazmia Jamal and Liz Riches, was held in the project's building.

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gave a talk and performed there on the opening night. It closed in 2012 after being evicted from their location by Stockwell Primary School and Children's Centre, who had been handed management of the building by Lambeth Council. 12 volunteers, including mothers, staged a

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at the building to protest the eviction. A pot banging protest was held during the occupation. The history of the organisation is preserved at

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, catalogued by Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski who had been a member of the project.

References

External links

Save Lambeth Women's Project
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