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- 23TueFebUnfinished Business: The Fight for Women’s Rights/OnlineFeb 23, 5:00 PM – Mar 31, 9:00 PMOnlineInspired by the British Library’s exhibition, Secret Library Leeds have created a virtual version featuring inspirational local women past and present, events that have shaped the experience of women in the city of Leeds and items from special collections.
- 25ThuFebInternational Women's Day Featuring Priyanka Chopra Jonas/OnlineFeb 25, 12:00 PM GMT – Mar 06, 4:00 PM GMTOnlineThis IWD, BlogHer will use its platform to celebrate women’s achievements and raise awareness about women’s equality featuring inspirational and educational workshops and conversations from our dedicated female community members, activists, and celebrities. Featured Speaker: Priyanka Chopra Jonas.
- 01MonMarMOVE Yoga/Google MeetMar 01, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetWe know how important it is to move, so important we’ve named our fitness classes MOVE! Sign up for your weekly yoga class with instructor Kayla and become a pro yogi in no time.
- 02TueMarUnderstanding & Managing Anxiety Online Workshop/Google MeetsMar 02, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMGoogle MeetsDo you want to understand what anxiety is and how it impacts our mind and body? Are you wanting to learn how to help yourself in managing feelings of anxiety and anxious thoughts? In this workshop, we will look into the fight, flight & freeze response and understand how this impacts us.
- 02TueMarLife Drawing Society/Google MeetMar 02, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMGoogle MeetIf you’re an artist looking to hone your drawing skills or just want to join a fun society that gets creative each week, Life Drawing is the perfect place for you!
- 03WedMarMOVE Pilates/Google MeetMar 03, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetOur Wednesday classes have had an overhaul and will now be pilates-only for the rest of the year! So if you love to engage your core and stretch out of that mid-week slump, sign up now!
- 03WedMarUnderstanding & Managing Anxiety Online Workshop/Google MeetMar 03, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMGoogle MeetDo you want to understand what anxiety is and how it impacts our mind and body? Are you wanting to learn how to help yourself in managing feelings of anxiety and anxious thoughts? In this workshop, we will look into the fight, flight & freeze response and understand how this impacts us.
- 04ThuMarUniversity Mental Health Day/OnlineMar 04, 12:01 AM – 11:59 PM GMTOnlineOn University Mental Health Day we are working hard to change the narrative around student mental health.
- 04ThuMarMature & Postgraduate Students Lunch/Google MeetsMar 04, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMGoogle MeetsJoin the mature and postgraduate student's lunch social and share a sandwich with a new friend.
- 04ThuMarCrit Club: General/Google MeetsMar 04, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMGoogle MeetsLAU’s Crit Club is here for all your cross-course, critique needs. Bring along any ongoing or finished work that you want a different perspective on so that you can develop your ideas to their fullest potential!
- 07SunMarStephanie Scott and Catherine Menon for International Women's Day/OnlineMar 07, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PMOnlineDebut novelists Stephanie Scott, What's Left of Me Is Yours, and Catherine Menon, Fragile Monsters, will read from their novels and talk about creating female-led narratives set in Asia and inspired by true events in a panel discussion chaired by arts journalist Yvette Huddleston.
- 07SunMarLIVEwire x IWD2021/OnlineMar 07, 3:00 PMOnlineoin the UK’s leading spoken word record label Nymphs & Thugs in celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 and marking the occasion with an afternoon of electric spoken word poetry featuring some of Yorkshire’s most vibrant and acclaimed voices with Theresa Lola, Reece Lyons and Erin Bolens.
- 08MonMarFemFest 2021/OnlineMar 08, 9:00 AM GMT – Mar 14, 9:00 PM GMTOnlineBrighton's female, trans and non-binary led arts festival celebrating International Women's Day each year. 8th-14th of March 2021.
- 08MonMarARCC International Women's Day/OnlineMar 08, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM GMTOnlineInspirational speakers for the event will be: Pinky Lilani CBE, DL an author, motivational speaker, food expert and women's advocate amd Dinaz Stafford an Indian film Producer, who has worked predominantly in Bollywood.
- 08MonMarMOVE Yoga/Google MeetMar 08, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetWe know how important it is to move, so important we’ve named our fitness classes MOVE! Sign up for your weekly yoga class with instructor Kayla and become a pro yogi in no time.
- 08MonMarInternational Women's Day: Women in Tech/OnlineMar 08, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMOnlineLeeds University Business School is delighted to host an online panel discussion to mark International Women’s Day 2021, celebrating women in tech.
- 08MonMarProject Fund - Round 2 Deadline/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 08, 5:00 PMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKIf you've got an idea, there really are no limits to what the Project Fund can support!
- 08MonMarInternational Women’s Day Breda/OnlineMar 08, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PMOnlineOn the 8th March, International Women’s day Breda brings together some influential and highly skilled speakers who are making an impact by putting females in the spotlight.
- 09TueMarProcrastination & Motivation Online Workshop/Google MeetMar 09, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PMGoogle MeetDo you want to understand what anxiety is and how it impacts our mind and body? Are you wanting to learn how to help yourself in managing feelings of anxiety and anxious thoughts? In this workshop, we will look into the fight, flight & freeze response and understand how this impacts us.
- 09TueMarLife Drawing Society/Google MeetMar 09, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMGoogle MeetIf you’re an artist looking to hone your drawing skills or just want to join a fun society that gets creative each week, Life Drawing is the perfect place for you!
- 10WedMarMOVE Pilates/Google MeetMar 10, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetOur Wednesday classes have had an overhaul and will now be pilates-only for the rest of the year! So if you love to engage your core and stretch out of that mid-week slump, sign up now!
- 10WedMarProcrastination & Motivation Online Workshop/Google MeetMar 10, 1:00 PM – 2:30 PMGoogle MeetDo you want to understand what anxiety is and how it impacts our mind and body? Are you wanting to learn how to help yourself in managing feelings of anxiety and anxious thoughts? In this workshop, we will look into the fight, flight & freeze response and understand how this impacts us.
- 10WedMarThere's No Place Like Home: A woman's place in the pandemic?/OnlineMar 10, 6:00 PMOnlineTo mark International Women’s Day, our panel of experts will be exploring the impact of the pandemic on gender inequality by taking a closer look at those who are most at risk when there is nowhere to go but your own home.
- 11ThuMarIsra and Mi'raj/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 11, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKIsra and Mi'raj, also known as Al Isra' wal Miraj, is observed on the 27th day of the month of Rajab, the seventh month in the Islamic calendar. This event marks the night that Allah (God) took Mohammad (also known as Mohamed or Muhammed) on a journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and then to heaven.
- 11ThuMarMaha Shivaratri/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 11, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMaha Shivaratri is a Hindu festival celebrated annually in honour of the god Shiva. The name also refers to the night when Shiva performs the heavenly dance.
- 11ThuMarSpectrum hosts Yorkshire MESMAC/Google MeetsMar 11, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PMGoogle MeetsSpectrum Society welcomes Yorkshire MESMAC, one of the oldest and largest sexual health organisations in the country to talk about their work and how they support our LGBT+ student community.
- 11ThuMarCrit Club: Fine Art/Google MeetsMar 11, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMGoogle MeetsLAU’s Crit Club is here for all your cross-course critique needs. Bring along any ongoing or finished fine art work that you want a different perspective on so that you can develop your ideas to their fullest potential!
- 11ThuMarCrit Club - Photography Based/Google MeetMar 11, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PMGoogle Meet
- 14SunMarMothering Sunday/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 14, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMothering Sunday is a day in praise of mothers
- 15MonMarMOVE Yoga/Google MeetMar 15, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetWe know how important it is to move, so important we’ve named our fitness classes MOVE! Sign up for your weekly yoga class with instructor Kayla and become a pro yogi in no time.
- 16TueMarLife Drawing Society/Google MeetMar 16, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMGoogle MeetIf you’re an artist looking to hone your drawing skills or just want to join a fun society that gets creative each week, Life Drawing is the perfect place for you!
- 17WedMarMOVE Pilates/Google MeetMar 17, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetOur Wednesday classes have had an overhaul and will now be pilates-only for the rest of the year! So if you love to engage your core and stretch out of that mid-week slump, sign up now!
- 18ThuMarCrit Club: General/Google MeetsMar 18, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetsLAU’s Crit Club is here for all your cross-course, critique needs. Bring along any ongoing or finished work that you want a different perspective on so that you can develop your ideas to their fullest potential!
- 22MonMarMOVE Yoga/Google MeetMar 22, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMGoogle MeetWe know how important it is to move, so important we’ve named our fitness classes MOVE! Sign up for your weekly yoga class with instructor Kayla and become a pro yogi in no time.
- 23TueMarLife Drawing Society/Google MeetMar 23, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PMGoogle MeetIf you’re an artist looking to hone your drawing skills or just want to join a fun society that gets creative each week, Life Drawing is the perfect place for you!
- 24WedMarMOVE Pilates/Google MeetMar 24, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM GMTGoogle MeetOur Wednesday classes have had an overhaul and will now be pilates-only for the rest of the year! So if you love to engage your core and stretch out of that mid-week slump, sign up now!
- 24WedMarLUUMS: Jacob Collier Masterclass/Leeds University UnionMar 24, 7:00 PM – 8:15 PMLeeds University UnionLeeds University Union Music Society are proud to bring you a masterclass with Grammy award-winning musician, Jacob Collier! Tickets are free, all you have to do is sign up and pay to become a LUUMS member, and fill out the google form for the link. This is an event not to be missed!
- 28SunMarThe First Day of Passover/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 28, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKPassover commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus — where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, Jews refrain from eating leavened food (made with yeast) such as bread and stores stop selling bread and bread products for the entire week.
- 28SunMarPalm Sunday/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 28, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKPalm Sunday is a Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels.
- 29MonMarHoli/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMar 29, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKHoli is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the Indian "festival of spring", the "festival of colours", and the "festival of love". The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil.
- 01ThuAprMaundy Thursday/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 01, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMaundy Thursday (also known as Holy Thursday) commemorates the Last Supper, where Christ lays out the model for the Eucharist or Holy Communion. During the meal, Jesus predicted the events that would immediately follow, including his betrayal, the Denial of Peter, and his death and resurrection.
- 02FriAprGood Friday/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 02, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKCommemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus Christ.
- 04SunAprEaster Sunday/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 04, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKCelebrates the resurrection of Jesus
- 04SunAprLast Day of Passover/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 04, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKPassover commemorates the Biblical story of Exodus — where God freed the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. During Passover, Jews refrain from eating leavened food (made with yeast) such as bread and stores stop selling bread and bread products for the entire week.
- 08ThuAprYom HaSoah/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 08, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKHolocaust Remembrance Day
- 13TueAprFirst day of Ramadan/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 13, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKRamadan, also spelt Ramazan, Ramzan, Ramadhan or Ramathan, is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection and community.
- 22ThuAprStephen Lawrence Day/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityApr 22, 7:00 PMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKCommemorating the death of Stephen Lawrence
- 08SatMayLaylatul Qadr (Night of Power)/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMay 08, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKIn Islamic belief, the night when the Quran was first sent down from Heaven to the world and also the night when the first verses of the Quran were revealed to the prophet Muhammad.
- 13ThuMayEid ul-Fitr (End of Ramadan)/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityMay 13, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMarks the end of fasting in Ramadan
- 20SunJunFather's Day/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityJun 20, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKFather's Day is a day of honouring fatherhood and paternal bonds, as well as the influence of fathers in society.
- 22TueJunWindrush Day/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityJun 22, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMarks the anniversary of the arrival of MV Empire Windrush at the Port of Tilbury, near London, on 22 June 1948.
- 20TueJulEid ul Adha/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityJul 20, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKEid al-Adha is the latter of the two Islamic holidays celebrated worldwide each year and considered the holier of the two. Also called Tabaski, it honours the willingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ismael as an act of obedience to God's command.
- 10TueAugMuharram (Islamic New Year)/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityAug 10, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKMuḥarram is the first month of the Islamic calendar. It is one of the four sacred months of the year when warfare is forbidden. It is held to be the second holiest month, after Ramaḍān.
- 22SunAugRaksha Bandhan/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityAug 22, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKCelebration of any brother-sister like relationship.
- 30MonAugJanmashtami/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityAug 30, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKKrishna Janmashtami, also known simply as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami, is an annual Hindu festival that celebrates the birth of Krishna, the eighth avatar of Vishnu.
- 07TueSepRosh Hashana/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversitySep 07, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKOn Rosh Hashanah, Jews from all over the world celebrate God's creation of the world. Rosh Hashanah is two days long. During Rosh Hashanah, Jewish people ask God for forgiveness for the things we've done wrong during the past year.
- 10FriSepGanesh Chaturthi/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversitySep 10, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKGanesh Chaturthi, also known as Vinayaka Chaturthi, is a Hindu festival celebrating the arrival of Ganesh to earth from Kailash Parvat with his mother Goddess Parvati/Gauri. The festival is marked with the installation of Ganesh clay idols privately in homes, or publicly on elaborate pandals.
- 16ThuSepYom Kippur/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversitySep 16, 7:00 PMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKYom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. Its central themes are atonement and repentance. Jews traditionally observe this holy day with a day-long fast and intensive prayer, often spending most of the day in synagogue services.
- 04ThuNovDiwali/Deepavali/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityNov 04, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKDiwali (the Festival of Lights) is celebrated to honor Rama-chandra, the seventh avatar (incarnation of the god Vishnu). It is believed that on this day Rama returned to his people after 14 years of exile during which he fought and won a battle against the demons and the demon king, Ravana.
- 28SunNovFirst Sunday of Advent/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityNov 28, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKOn the First Sunday (Advent Sunday), they look forward to the Second Coming of Christ. On the Second Sunday, the Gospel reading recalls the preaching of John the Baptist, who came to "prepare the way of the Lord"; the other readings have associated themes.
- 29MonNovFirst Day of Hanukkah/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityNov 29, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKHanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.
- 06MonDecLast Day of Hanukkah/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityDec 06, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKHanukkah is a Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of the Second Temple in Jerusalem at the time of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire. It is also known as the Festival of Lights.The last day marks the day on which the great miracle of oil occurred, according to Jewish belief
- 24FriDecChristmas Eve/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityDec 24, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKChristmas Eve is the evening or entire day before Christmas Day, the festival commemorating the birth of Jesus.
- 25SatDecChristmas Day/Leeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts UniversityDec 25, 9:00 AMLeeds Arts Union, Leeds Arts University , Leeds Arts University, Blenheim Walk, Woodhouse, Leeds, UKChristmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world.