Our International Women's Day event at the PHM on 7 March will include a photography exhibition - titled #MCRwomenbike.
To help mark International Women’s Day 2015 and our chosen theme - 'women breaking through - biking through', we want to collect photographs of women from across Greater Manchester telling us about their biking achievements and their reasons for riding a bike - both the ordinary and the extraordinary!
We want photographs of everyone – so whether you have just learnt to ride; you enjoy occasional riding with family or friends in parks and green places; your bike is your transport; you like to explore the world from the saddle; you enjoy speeding on steaming tarmac; or love bumping about on dirt tracks in the wild forest – we would like your photograph!
Our key aim is to collate a large and diverse range of photos which reflect the sheer number and diversity of women who ride their bikes and their achievements. We are also asking contributors to hold up a sign telling us either about a biking achievement or some of the reasons why they bike.
We hope this exhibition will help us mark and celebrate our collective achievements. We also hope it will help inspire and motivate other women and girls to learn to ride, to dust off unused bikes and to more regularly enjoy the benefits that can come from riding a bike.
To help induce you to take part and make this a bit more fun, there will be prizes for the most popular photographs that are submitted. No creative photographic experience necessary – it’s the statement and location that’s going to potentially win you some great prizes!
Have a look at the website for plenty more information about how to submit & get started. www.mcrwomenbike.org.uk
Please s p r e a d the word to any networks or individuals you might know who would be interested in taking part.
We will be exhibiting the photographs at various venues across Manchester over the next year, including the exhibition at the PHM on 7th March. If you would be happy to host an exhibition or know someone else who would be interested please get in contact.
Final exhibition, bike party & prize giving to be held after Critical Mass on March 27th at Popup Bikes, Manchester.