The Sheila McWattie Women’s Performance Stage at Brighton Pride is a fitting tribute to a much-loved local women’s rights activist, campaigner and pioneer.
The Sheila McWattie Women’s Performance Stage at Brighton Pride is a fitting tribute to a much-loved local women’s rights activist, campaigner and pioneer.
The former organisers of the Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride are organising a Pride Eve night of live music and laughs to celebrate the life of Sheila McWattie. Sheila, the much-loved Brighton based journalist, community activist and passionate supporter of the Brighton Women’s Centre, died in February this year.
The organisers of the Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride, will be organising a Pride Eve night of live music and laughs celebrating the life of Sheila McWattie. Sheila, the much loved Brighton based journalist, community activist and passionate supporter of the Brighton Women’s Centre, died in February this year. SheilaFest will feature Greymatter, Nicky Mitchell, Qukulele, Al Start Band, DJ Lonesome with more acts to be confirmed.
My long-standing friend and former partner Sheila McWattie, who has died suddenly and painlessly from a brain aneurism, aged 58, was driven by her passion for people, her love of language and storytelling and her lesbian feminist politics. Sheila thrived on making a positive difference and her journey is landmarked with much evidence of this. Born in Paisley, to Dorothy and Jim McWattie, Sheila was a passionate and proud Scot. Recently she instigated a gathering of Scottish friends on the eve of the Scottish referendum, arriving at our home, complete with a pot of heather, a tin of shortbread, and of course sharp, intelligent insights in to the pros and cons of becoming independent.
The popular Women’s Performance Area will be returning to Brighton Pride at Preston Park on August 1 and will be named after community activist Sheila McWattie who suddenly passed away last week. Sheila, a journalist and proud supporter of the Brighton Women ‘s Centre helped organise the Women’s Performance Tent at Brighton Pride for many years.
Journalist, community activist and passionate supporter of the Brighton Women’s Centre Sheila McWattie passed away over the weekend. Details of Sheila’s funeral will be posted online once arrangement have been made by her family.
