Deeds Not Words @ Atrium Space
3 October - 22 October 2023
Panel Event: 12 October, 6-8pm
In 1897, seventeen regional bodies under the umbrella of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, led by Millicent Fawcett, campaigned and lobbied parliament for the vote for women. Later in 1903, tired of gaining no ground, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Sylvia and Christabel set up a more radical Women’s Social and Political Union that undertook direct action such as window smashing and arson.
The groups motto was “Deeds, Not Words”.
One hundred and twenty or so years later women are still taking the helm in a bid to enact change.
Denise Laura Baker said, on photographing this work: “As a life-long campaigner and activist I have a long history of attending protests and marches. As a photojournalist I document activism and communities, capturing the way individuals stand together and work together, highlighting the whole picture and effecting change. Combining an activist’s passion and photojournalists’ neutrality is complex.
In these pictures, all taken between 2020-2022, my heart lies with the women acting. I state my allegiance, but at the same time I want to tell a rounded story and be a truthful witness.”
An associated panel discussion event highlighting women’s contributions to protesting and activism today will be hosted in Open Eye Gallery on the 12th of October, 6-8pm.
Image: Extinction Rebellion Women’s Action. Oxford Circus, August 2021 by Denise Laura Baker.
Panel Event: 12 October, 6-8pm
In 1897, seventeen regional bodies under the umbrella of the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, led by Millicent Fawcett, campaigned and lobbied parliament for the vote for women. Later in 1903, tired of gaining no ground, Emmeline Pankhurst and her daughters Sylvia and Christabel set up a more radical Women’s Social and Political Union that undertook direct action such as window smashing and arson.
The groups motto was “Deeds, Not Words”.
One hundred and twenty or so years later women are still taking the helm in a bid to enact change.
Denise Laura Baker said, on photographing this work: “As a life-long campaigner and activist I have a long history of attending protests and marches. As a photojournalist I document activism and communities, capturing the way individuals stand together and work together, highlighting the whole picture and effecting change. Combining an activist’s passion and photojournalists’ neutrality is complex.
In these pictures, all taken between 2020-2022, my heart lies with the women acting. I state my allegiance, but at the same time I want to tell a rounded story and be a truthful witness.”
An associated panel discussion event highlighting women’s contributions to protesting and activism today will be hosted in Open Eye Gallery on the 12th of October, 6-8pm.
Image: Extinction Rebellion Women’s Action. Oxford Circus, August 2021 by Denise Laura Baker.
