27th June 2008
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Information added to women in london 27th June 2008
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http://www.womeninlondon.org.ukForthcoming Events:
* Lap Dancing Licensing Day of Action : Object
* Islington Women's Design Group Meeting : WDS
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* Director awarded OBE : Fawcett
* Executive Director honoured in Queen's birthday list : FORWARD
* Director awarded MBE : SERICC
* Comments on DCMS letter about lapdance club licensing : Fawcett
* Response to the Government's new child poverty initiatives : Daycare Trust
* Comments on Government's Equality Plans : Fawcett
* July Newsletter available : GLDVP
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* Personal Safety & Self Defence Courses For Women : LCPS
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* Volunteer Members for our Board of Trustees Solace WA
* Full Time Senior Caseworker NAWP
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* Index of Information Added to Website in April 2008 Archived
* Index of Information Added to Website in March 2008 Archived
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* Women's Events 2008
* Women's Funding and Consultation Deadlines 2008
* Women's Training and Courses Dates 2008
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeni...2008-June/date.html* London Discrimination Employment Law training courses
* Women's DIY Course
* Baring Foundation - Strengthening the Voluntary Sector - by 30th June 2008
* Changing Lives: grants for homeless individuals to help them move on - apply by 11 July 2008
* Hackney Women's Forum - Women in Governance Project
* The Yapp Charitable Trust - apply by 30th September 2008
* Compact has 'had little impact'
* Charities failing on diversity, says survey
* BASIS programme VCS support - apply by 27th August 2008
* BME Business Womens Network Meeting
* Strengthening the Capacity of African Women's Organisations to Influence Policy on Gender-Based Violence
* British Computer Society (BSC) Women's Group - free mentoring available
* Awards for All - up to £10,000 (except Wales £5,000) - apply at any time
* Low cost one day courses in Domestic Violence and the Law
* BME&R Organisations' Networking Meeting - 3rd July WiL Admin
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http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk(local women's news and views)
* Employer Liaison & Services for Women Co-ordinator - SET (18th July)
* Chair of Trustees - Domestic Violence Intervention Project (16th July)
* Education Manager Clean Break Theatre (14th July)
* Women's Centre Director - Asha Centre - Worcester (11th July 12 noon)
* Head of Programmes - WOMANKIND Worldwide (8th July at 9:00am)
* Funding and Development Manager - Domestic Violence Intervention Project (7th July)
* Female Training and marketing consultant (10 month contract)
* A woman's place is in the city! Thinking Women Manchester Event
* Women living with HIV tell it like it is - exhibition 4-18 July 2008
* Primark Action - Leeds - 28th June 2008 10am
* Murder of Ms. Laxmi Bohara, member of National Alliance of Women Human Rights Defenders in Nepal
* New Zealand decriminalisation of prostitution anniversary - 25th June 2008
* Scotland's Feminism Archive To Be Given New Home
* Almost nine in ten Britons support new legal protections in major nationwide survey of public attitudes to gay people
* Harman delivers diluted version of equality bill
* "Victims of sexual crime should come before suspected terrorists"
* Unveiling the Truth - A debate discussing the role of Islam and women in contemporary British society
* Social Capital and Dimensions of Equality
* Dangerous territory - Minority girls' rights will be low priority while the terror agenda panders to male community leaders
* Statement on the 2008 Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture
* Lone asylum seeking children are more likely to have experienced high levels of war trauma, combat and torture than those who arrived in the country with adult carers
* UN finally acknowledges rape as a weapon of war + Rape survivor wins refugee status
* Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Helpline (BSARCH)
* Struggling to help rape victims
* Change for Colchester Rape Crisis Line
* Tackling demand for prostitution - the Dutch model
* Maria Eagle sets out progress in dealing with women offenders
* Deafness fear for girl facing deportation
* Figures reveal big divide in baby death rates
* Protests at pre-entry English tests for spouses coming to UK
* Minister visits Ashiana Network
* Honour Based Violence Roadshows: waiting list only now for remaining events
* Feminism and Trans & Intersex Learning Exchange - 12th July - London
* Going Cheap? Female Celebrity in the Tabloid, Reality and Scandal Genres
* Ministers call for ideas to halt proliferation of lap dance clubs
* 'Sex-blogger' starts as Scottish magazine dedicates entire issue to sex workers and challenges the idea of criminalsing the purchasing of sex
* A horrible business - The modern slave trade is thriving
* Unwanted pregnancy is real issue say Doctors for a Woman's Choice on Abortion
* Anti-abortion campaigns 'encourage terminations'
* Abortion an issue with Irish 'No' voters to the Lisbon Treaty
* Number of women giving Irish addresses at UK abortion clinics decreases for sixth year in a row according to Department of Health UK
* Rape Crisis Network Ireland (RCNI) criticises lenient sentencing
* Family annihilators - How could a father murder his child?
* More than a fifth of domestic violence victims are being abused by their ex partners, Women's Aid in Dublin revealed
* A £10 million drive to help child victims of domestic abuse has been launched by the Scottish Government
* Scope urges the Government to ratify international treaty on disability without reservation
* Groundbreaking survey accuses NHS of failing lesbian and bisexual women
* Leading Experts To Advise Government On Tackling Inequality
* Prossy Kakooza must not be returned to Uganda!
* National Lottery Awards 2008 - public voting closes 4th July - 3 to vote for?
* Sister Circle London seeks new members
* Women Asylum Seekers Together (WAST) Manchester
* Young Bangladeshi Women: Risk and Resilience Wednesday 2 July 2008
* British Asian Women's Conference Wednesday 2 July 2008
* Public Debate - 'What's so bad about abortion?'
* Frozen - How does the abused become the abuser?
* Free Aung San Suu Kyi - today is her 63rd birthday
* Sarwa Abdul Wahab Al Darwish - Fundraising Dinner - 1st July 2008
* FIRST Feminist Reveiw Annual Lecture - with Cynthia Cockburn
* Women's Action Network Picnic in the Amnesty Peace Garden
* Saturday Night - feminist play - run ends on 22nd June
* State of London Debate 2008 invitation
* New Bill will Declutter Equality Law
* Single mothers will be forced to name baby's father on birth certificate - or pay £200 fine
* DUP 'got assurance on abortion in return for votes'
* Calls to child abuse charity in Ireland increase
* Reform of law on rape & sexual offences in Scotland - Rape Crisis Scotland comments
* A new campaign is aiming to increase awareness of domestic violence in Lancashire
* Domestic Violence Victim Speaks Out As Attacker Freed
* New help for domestic violence victims in Cambridgeshire success
* Victims of domestic abuse in Manchester can access a new website that shows them how to get help
* Compulsory lessons urged on forced marriage and 'honour' violence
* Women and Equalities Issues acknowledged in Queen's Birthday Honours 2008
* Director - Tender - 4th July 2008
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New on womensphere
http://womensphere.wordpress.com(international women's news and views)
* Beaten in silence in Senegal
* Domestic Violence Considered Serious Problem in Burundi
* Government in Uganda urged to tackle role of domestic violence in HIV/AIDS spread
* What is a Woman Worth? The Global Story is the Feminization of a Pandemic
* Aids testing to be anonymous in Bahrain
* Gender wage gap in Australia under review
* Domestic violence group for violent partners wins WA health award in SW Australia
* Money woes fuel domestic violence in South Africa
* Sexual abuse widespread among fresh wave deportees from Angola
* Rwanda Girls Trafficked for Sex Trade
* Whats next for abortion in New Zealand?
* Options to decriminalise abortion in Victoria Australia
* World Publics Reject Criminal Penalties for Abortion
* Majority in US Wants Abortion to Remain Legal
* Czech Majority Supports Abortion Rights
* 11 year old girl in Romania denied abortion despite rape allegation
* Judge's ban on the use of the word 'rape' at trial reflects US trend
* More victims are reportedly being raped by someone they know, according to statistics from the Rape Crisis Society of Trinidad and Tobago
* Australian court criticises rape case judge
* Unifem Urges Government to Enforce Laws On Rape in Nigeria
* Rape is a way of life for Darfur's women
* Forum seeks female peacekeeping troops to protect women in conflict
* UN classifies rape a 'war tactic'
* Too little too late for the victims of human trafficking
* Chinese prostitutes imported to Afghanistan for Westerners working for security firms and aid groups
* Over half of pregnant wives subjected to domestic violence in Pakistan
* Shelter celebrates area men who take stand against domestic violence in North Carolina
* Men Take An Oath against Domestic Violence in Hawaii
* Domestic Violence leave entitlement makes it out of committee in Philadelphia
* Rent Protection for Victims of Domestic Violence in San Francisco
* Police to issue on-the-spot domestic violence orders in New Zealand
* Human Trafficking And Prostitution Boosted By Russian Economic Boom
* EU to Fund Project Against Child-Trafficking in Nigeria
* Compelling communities to end abuse of female children in Swaziland
* Victim who became a leader because no one else would help Zimbabwe's girls
* Five women's organisation amongst 25 Red Ribbon Award Winners 2008 for outstanding community leadership and action in the fight against HIV/AIDS
* Women's empowerment key to ending AIDS epidemic in India
* International Coalition at UN Meeting Claims Women and Girls Still Waiting for Progress on HIV/AIDS and Violence
* AIDS has contributed to child deaths in Botswana by 58 percent a UNICEF official has said
* Free Aung San Suu Kyi - today is her 63rd birthday
* African women face 3 globalization challenges say Mozambique PM
* Global Summit of Women awards influential figures
* The vanguard of Palestinian feminism: Sahar Khalifa at Bethlehem University
* Turkeys Constitutional Court Ruling Upholds Headscarf Ban
* Italy mulls red-light zones to control prostitution
* Euro 2008 brings a sad sideshow - forced prostitution and exploitation
* Dutch cities present domestic violence plan
* Shelters Planned For Domestic Violence Victims in Ghana
* Government proposes strengthening domestic violence laws in New Zealand
* Faulty contraception main reason for abortions in South Australia
* Cape abortion clinic gets a lifeline
* Abortion No Longer a Taboo Subject in Argentina
* Amnesty condemns arrests of Uganda AIDS conference protesters
* INSTRAW May E-Newsletter
* After Black Power Women's Liberation
* Translating Our Bodies Ourselves
* Apologies for lack of postings in the past week
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