BUSTING myths about sexual violence and making the perfect song are two of the diverse subjects being discussed at an allday festival.

Womanity 2015 will feature a range of interactive talks along with exhibitions and an evening of live performances by local artists.

Young men and women are being encouraged to take part in the event at Modern Art Oxford on Sunday.

Organiser Zahra Tehrani said: “We don’t have a panel, we just have talks and a gig and it’s all about uniting and bringing people together.”

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The festival was prompted by an incident in which music teacher Ms Tehrani saw a girl being hit and shouted at in school.

Ms Tehrani said: “I spoke to her afterwards and this wasn’t the first incident.

“We wrote a song about how it made her feel and I talked to her about her history and what she had gone through.”

The 26-year-old, who is also director of the Young Women’s Music Project, held a series of discussions about the hopes and aspirations of young women at around the same time the Operation Bullfinch trial was hitting the headlines.

She said: “It really hit home about how real these things are and I felt I should do something about it.” Seven men were jailed for a total of 95 years for abusing six girls and the Serious Case Review was published on Tuesday.

Ms Tehrani staged the first Womanity festival in November 2013.

She said: “It was a pretty spectacular event. It went really well but this year it’s slightly different.

“I felt that we should make more of the talks so we are having eight talks lasting 20 minutes each.”

The discussions include “What’s consent and why does it matter?” which looks at attitudes towards sexual violence; “Then and Now: What happened?”

about changing use of language and “Music by Numbers” about how to make a perfect song.

Live entertainment will come from acts including musician Duotone, singer- songwriter Tamara Parsons-Baker and three-piece band Rainbow Reservoir.

There will also be exhibitions, including the Hall of Femme, an interactive installation which will grow throughout the day.

Ms Tehrani said: “We’re trying to involve men as well and encourage boys to come along.We’ve been in colleges and schools trying to promote it and we’ve been getting a pretty good response.”

Modern Art Oxford in Pembroke Street is hosting Womanity between 2pm and 10pm.

Visit www.modernartoxford.org.uk to buy tickets at £5 or £3 concessions.