Here are some woman-centric events going on around the UK this week for your diary.

Dundee:

5 December: Reclaim the Night Rally and March meeting at City Square, Dundee, from 6pm.

Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre Dundee and Angus (WRASAC) will be holding the ‘Reclaim The Night’ Rally and March aligned with Dundee’s programme for the 16 Days of Action Campaign to end Violence Against Women.

‘Reclaim The Night’ is a movement seeking an end to all forms of sexual violence and sexual exploitation, and the marching is raise awareness of the issues sexual violence and to promote the creation of a safer environment for women to be able to walk safely in the street after dark.

The March will be followed by a reception at the Bonar Hall (Dundee University) with speakers and music.

Please come and coin us in ‘Reclaiming the Night’. Wrap up warm! Everyone more than welcome to bring instruments etc. to make some noise.

Edinburgh:

2 December: Feminisms in Scotland: Our Journey at Teviot Lecture Theatre, Medical School, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place, Edinburgh, from 6pm-8pm.

Feminism is a huge umbrella term, and one size doesn’t fit all. So what does feminism mean to individuals? How can we learn from each other?  What does it mean to work in solidarity? And how do we be a movement that moves?

In this evening panel discussion, co-hosted with EUSA, we’ll hear from feminist activists sharing their experiences of feminism and campaigning. There will be a Q&A session for attendees to explore issues raised. Speakers include Lily Greenan, manager of Scottish Women’s Aid; Ash Kuloo, Learning and Development Co-ordinator, Scottish Women’s Aid; Nadia Medhi, Vice President Student Association; Sam Rankin, Equality Network; and Talat Yaqoob, feminist activist.

Tickets: free.

3 December: Side By Side: A walk for equality: assemble Edinburgh Castle 12 noon to head off at 12:30.

A fundraising event. Self-identified women and men to walk together in a three-legged walk from Edinburgh Castle to Dynamic Earth. Scottish Women’s Aid is hosting this event in collaboration with Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre, Hollaback! Edinburgh, White Ribbon Scotland and Zero Tolerance.

An opportunity to raise awareness of how men can get involved and support the work of women; by working together, supporters can raise funds for a variety of violence against women organisations.

To support the work of Scottish Women’s Aid please download a sponsorship form.

Glasgow:

5 December: “Imams for Change: Challenging Violence against Women”: Short Film Premiere at Govanhill Baths Community Trust, 99 Calder Street, Glasgow, from 6.45pm-8.30pm.

Hear from Imam Habib Rauf, from Glasgow’s Central Mosque, Sheikh Abdul Aziz Ahmed, and Imam Hafiz Muhammad, from Edinburgh’s Iqra Academy as they speak out to challenge violence against women, as part of the latest film from Amina MWRC’s You Can Change This campaign.

The film screening will be followed by a panel discussion and other activities which the audience is invited to participate in.

Until 10 December: Glasgow Women’s Aid at 40: Past, Present, Future Exhibition at Glasgow Women’s Library, 23 Landressy Street, Glasgow; open from 10am-4.30pm.

This year marks the 40th anniversary of Glasgow Women’s Aid (GWA). Join the Glasgow Women’s Library during the 16 Days of Activism to Eliminate Violence Against Women for an exhibition that charts the development of the organisation to where it is today.

From the groundbreaking work of the women who founded GWA , the growth of refuge provision and service development and acknowledging the amazing strength of the women, children and young people that GWA has supported over the 40 years.

Entry is free.

London:

2 December: What did and does radical feminism have to say? Celebrating 30 years of Trouble and Strife at Room GC1-08, The Graduate Centre, London Metropolitan University, 166-220 Holloway Road, London N7, from 6pm-8.30pm.

This event marks the launch of the online archive of Trouble & Strife, a pioneering radical feminist journal.

A panel of speakers, including founding and current collective members, will consider the contributions of radical feminism to feminist thought and activism – past and present.  The event is also an opportunity to reflect on T&S’s distinctive take on radical feminism, evident not only in its articles but it’s unique use of cartoons and artwork.

Chair:  Professor Liz Kelly, director of the Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit (CWASU) and Roddick Chair of Violence Against Women at London Metropolitan University.

Invited speakers include:  Lynn Alderson, Deborah Cameron, Beatrix Campbell, Cath Jackson and Purna Sen.

Tickets are free.

5 December: Griselda Pollock: Trauma and Art in the Virtual Feminist Museum at Whitechapel Gallery, London E1, from 7pm-8.30pm.

The eminent feminist art historian talks to fellow writers and lecturers Jacqueline Rose and Adrian Rifkin about the inscription of trauma in aesthetic practices.

This event launches After-affect/ After-image: Trauma and Aesthetic Transformation in the Virtual Feminist Museum by Griselda Pollock.

Tickets £8/£6.

7 December: TEDxCoventGardenWomen 2013 at Grand Connaught Rooms, 61-65 Great Queen Street, London WC2B, from 10am.

TEDxCoventGardenWomen is a conference-type event that aims to shed light on women’s work and lives, present and future. This high-energy day-long event will feature shared ideas and engaging presentations by men and women from London and elsewhere.

TEDxCoventGardenWomen is part of the global TEDWomen event that will be happening in San Francisco around this time. More than 200 TEDx events around the world will take part, sharing talks from San Francisco and presenting local speakers around the theme “Invented Here”. The result: A truly global conversation – from San Francisco to London to Seoul – celebrating inventors and designers; thinkers and makers; local problem solvers and global leaders.

Previous TEDWomen events have attracted thousands of people and featured powerful ideas. In 2010, Sheryl Sandberg gave the talk that led to her ground-breaking book “Lean In”.

Tickets: £30.

7 December: Secularism and Feminism at Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R, from 2pm – 6pm.

Throughout the world, religion is the primary defence used in sustaining misogynistic laws and norms and in perpetuating the control and subservience of women. From the Vatican’s attacks on reproductive rights and autonomy, to the use of Islam in the Middle East and North Africa to justify the most appalling oppression and violence, it is clear that secularism is vital in the fight for women’s empowerment and equality.

In the UK, the advancement of secular thought has pushed back much religious misogyny and created safe spaces for women and protected our rights; but is the importance of secularism in the fight for women’s rights fully appreciated?

This event will be chaired by Anne Marie Waters, and speakers will include Pragna Patel, Southall Black Sisters; Nahla Mahmood, Council of Ex-Muslims of Britain; Helen Palmer, Central London Humanists; Helen Nicholls, Lawyers Secular Society; Yasmin Rehman The Muslim Institute.

It will be followed by an evening of comedy as Terry Sanderson presents his film compilation show “Women in Comedy”.

Tickets for the conference itself are free  but its £5 for those who also wish to attend the evening event.

Registration is essential. Please email to reserve your place, or contact the office.

7 December: The Pornification of Our Culture: Liberation or Miseducation? at the Bishopsgate Institute, London, from 2.30pm.

Pornography is now an integral part of the European way of life. Is this liberating or damaging to society? What effect does this have on young people? Is there a link between pornography and sexual abuse or exploitation? What role does the media have on our views of sexuality? Are news stories about the sexual abuse of women (or men) presenting or producing social norms? Discuss your views among those of cultural theorists such as Jackson Katz and others.

Dr Terry Murray is a philosopher and film maker. She holds a PhD in Philosophy of Religion and is a regular contributor to Philosophy Now magazine. Her philosophical interests include feminist and political philosophy.

Free admission and no advance booking required; please note places are limited.

Until 6 December: Restored’s exhibition of members’ photos at The Salvation Army International HQ, 101 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V.

‘Restored’ is an international Christian alliance which aims to transform relationships and end violence against women. The alliance believes that Christian churches have huge potential to help prevent violence, but that they need to change their own attitudes and practices. This exhibition features photos from members and represent work undertaken to transform relationships and end violence against women.

Entry is free.

Until 9 December: Body Wars at Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London.

Body Wars is a contemporary art exhibition that deals with the raw subject of anorexia and obesity. The exhibition suggests that the media’s enormous influence, as well as that from the fashion, health, beauty and cosmetic industries, may be having devastating effects on men, women and children.

Using different art mediums such as paint, drawing, sculpture, photography and film sourced from international artists, the viewer will be challenged in an educational and visual way to address the issues and to question whether these industries are major factors in contributing to the paranoia and neurosis of those suffering these diseases.

Newcastle upon Tyne:

Until 21 December: Inspirational Women North East at Hatton Gallery, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne.

A portrait exhibition featuring the work of photographers Bryony Bainbridge and Kami Dodds, celebrating the achievements of women who have played a vital role in the North.