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WOW Foundation announces ‘first-ever’ global online festival for women
11.06.2020 - 13:41 / breakingnews.ie
The Women of the World (WOW) Foundation has announced what it describes as the first-ever global online festival focused on women and girls.
Organisers say WOW Global 24 has been created in response to the “separation, deprivation and inequalities” highlighted and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement “has increased our sense of urgency,” WOW said.
The 24-hour online festival, produced by the UK-based charity, will be curated by teams from
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