The Annual Tim Field Memorial Lecture Committee
(A Joint Committee of OXBOW and DAWN)

is pleased to announce details of

The Third Annual Tim Field Memorial Lecture

'Difficult Labour'
An Interactive Theatre Programme

Aston University,
Aston Triangle,
Birmingham, B4 7ET
Directions by Car | Campus Map

Saturday, 8th November 2008
at
1.45 pm

'Difficult Labour' is an Interactive Theatre Programme, exploring the story of Catherine Lawrence, a midwife, who is experiencing bullying in the workplace. The performance explores Catherine's struggle to understand the pressures she experiences and the increasing desperation which leads her to an ill-judged attempt to collect evidence of her treatment. The performance is followed by a facilitated workshop through which audience members are encouraged to understand better the circumstances which lead to Catherine's crisis and to find positive ways forward for all concerned. Follow-up material will expand on the issues raised, helping promote greater understanding of bullying issues.

The project is endorsed and funded by OXBOW and DAWN, organisations which support those who experience workplace bullying.

Bullying is a significant problem in many British workplaces. Theatre has been used to create a case-study which particularises the circumstances of and the personnel involved in bullying. Although this scenario is set in a maternity unit, we do not, of course, claim that this occupational context is more susceptible than any other to such behaviour.

The programme has been created through co-operation between representatives of DAWN and OXBOW, John Somers and students from Exeter University's Department of Drama. The production team acknowledges the great help given by a range of individuals in the development of the programme.

The Director, John Somers, can be contacted at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it .

Carrs Lane Church Centre
Carrs Lane, Birmingham, B4 7SX
(Show me a map - Carrs Lane adjoins Marks & Spencer in central Birmingham.)

Annual General Meeting

at 9.45 am prompt

will be followed by

The Sixth Annual DAWN Lecture

Workplace Bullying and Trade Unions:
Emerging Perceptions and Realities

to be given at 11.00 a.m. by

Hazel Mawdsley

DAWN & OXBOW
Anti-Bullying in the Workplace Support & Campaign Groups Based in Birmingham and Oxford

Saturday, 10th November 2007
1.45 pm
Byng Kendrick Lecture Theatre, G11, Ground Floor, Main Building
Aston University, Birmingham
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The Second Annual Tim Field Memorial Lecture
In Memory of Tim Field, International Authority on Workplace Bullying, and Courageous Campaigner for a Bully-Free World

Dignity at Work: Understanding Bullying and Mistreatment at Work
to be presented jointly by
Professor Duncan Lewis
and
Professor Michael Sheehan
University of Glamorgan Business School

Claims of bullying and harassment at work continue to demonstrate that significant numbers of people are feeling their dignity at work is being compromised. But what lies at the heart of their experiences and are we all talking about the same thing?

The basis of this two-hour session on the nature of bullying, harassment and dignity at work will be a combination of inputs from Professors Lewis and Sheehan, plus debate and discussion involving the audience.

Before the Lecture, Adrian Melia will deliver a personal appreciation of Tim Field’s life and work.