Chris Long finds out why Idle Women converted a northern narrowboat into a women-only arts centre.
The Idle Women project, aimed at addressing "the urgent need for women's space" and providing "a radical redress of power, acknowledgement and voice", has been put together by caretakers Rachel Anderson and Cis O'Boyle.
It centres around the Selina Cooper, a renovated butty with both a living area and an arts space which will travel the canals for the next two years, giving women a chance to "take off armour and just relax and breathe a little", Anderson says.
"We start with the canals but it's definitely about addressing the urgency for change that is needed across the board... Keep reading on BBC
The Idle Women project, aimed at addressing "the urgent need for women's space" and providing "a radical redress of power, acknowledgement and voice", has been put together by caretakers Rachel Anderson and Cis O'Boyle.
It centres around the Selina Cooper, a renovated butty with both a living area and an arts space which will travel the canals for the next two years, giving women a chance to "take off armour and just relax and breathe a little", Anderson says.
"We start with the canals but it's definitely about addressing the urgency for change that is needed across the board... Keep reading on BBC