National Gathering for Women of Colour – 2024 tickets out now
After the huge succcess of last years’ event, we’ve decided to do it all again! GET YOUR TICKETS NOW The event is an all-to-rare opportunity for women of colour to come together in Scotland in a space that is build with them and for them. The purpose is to build skills around sharing your expertise…
Media Commentator Training
Pass the Mic and Women in Journalism Scotland are working together to host a media commentator training day exclusively for women of colour who are based in Scotland. This training will be on 8th March 2024, at the BBC Scotland studios in Glasgow. The purpose of the day is to give you a chance to…
2024 writing group open for applications
Applications are now CLOSED. Please consider adding your name to the experts directory. The 2024 women of colour writers group is now open for applications. The programme runs from March 2024 – November 2024. As part of the programme you can expect: This opportunity is for women of colour to write opinion pieces on topics…
What needs to change – insights for media from our recent events
This summer, Pass the Mic organised the first women of colour gathering in Scotland focused on what needs to change in media to amplify the voices and expertise of women of colour. The event was a huge success and included more than 80 women from across Scotland along with speakers and workshop hosts. One of…
Relfections on Pass the Mic’s National Gathering
Written By Anisha Yaseen I was fortunate enough to attend a two-day event organised by Pass The Mic Scotland, founded by Talat Yaqoob. Their mission is to provide opportunities for women of colour to participate in the media industry as experts, commentators and writers. Alongside this, they work to achieve equal representation in a typically…
2023 writing group and sessions open!
The 2023 women of colour writers group is now open for applications. The programme runs from late March 2023 – September 2023. As part of the programme you can expect: With thanks to SUII for the kind funding enabling Pass the Mic to host our set of in-person development days and the publication of non-profit…
2022 opinion writers group – applications open
Thank you for your interest – applications are now closed. Last year, Pass the Mic was funded to work with women of colour experts who were keen to develop opinion making in Scoland and publish their views and expertise with seven media partners. This year, we are delighted to re-launch the writers programme with 15…
Papers need to Pass the Mic, beyond a one-off project.
Pass the Mic was launched in October 2019 out of frustration at the lack of visibility and inclusion of women of colour’s expertise and a lack of stories that matter to us. This blog is being written with much of the same frustration. Last September, Pass the Mic was successful in securing short-term funding to…
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