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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN
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Women’s Day (IWD) 2006<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A
round up of IWD events happening in London can be found at<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 21pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 21.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/womeninlondonMarch2006.mht">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/womeninlondonMarch2006.mht</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">A
round of IWD events around the country can be found at<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 21pt; TEXT-INDENT: -0.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 21.0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">-<SPAN
style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">
</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/countrywideMarch2006.mht">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/countrywideMarch2006.mht</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=bold style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>Or
join our online debate:<o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=bold style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG> <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P class=bold style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><STRONG>International
Women's Day 2006 <o:p></o:p></STRONG></SPAN></P>
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<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Maintstreamed
and meaningless? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI>
<LI class=MsoNormal
style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; COLOR: black; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Or
more needed than ever to highlight women's issues? <o:p></o:p></SPAN></LI></UL>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=bold1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">(A
slightly tongue in cheek cyberspace event for March 8th)
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=bold1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/events/wil0603e.htm">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/events/wil0603e.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Women
in London – <A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk</A> - is
maintained by <B>micro<I>syster</I></B> as our voluntary <SPAN class=bold1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: black">contribution towards making the work
of women's groups and women working in the charity, voluntary and community
sector more visible.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN class=bold1><SPAN
style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Our
web site is update every two weeks with news, events and vacancies from groups
that are part of the directory – <A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk</A>
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">There
are also a number of public functions that allow other women and women’s groups
to make public their information eg the Public Notice Board at </SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf">http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">An index of recent postings
to this notice board can be found at <A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0603.htm">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0603.htm</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">We
send round e-updates to around 800 women’s groups and women working in CVSs to
alert them to new information on Women in London and the Public
Functions.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">You
can subscribe to these e-updates at <A
href="http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondonupdates">http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondonupdates</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">We
also send round these occasional wider mailings on special occasions such as
International Women’s Day, 16 Days of Activism Against Violence, 2005 elections
and so on.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">We
hope you will find this information about the work and services of women’s
groups informative.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">women in
london<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">an internet directory of
london based women's groups<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">and other groups working
for women in london<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk">http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="mailto:post@womeninlondon.org.uk">post@womeninlondon.org.uk</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Women's Events
London: <A
href="http://www.calsnet.net/womeninlondon">http://www.calsnet.net/womeninlondon</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Women's Events
Countrywide: <A
href="http://www.calsnet.net/countrywide">http://www.calsnet.net/countrywide</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Linked Public Notice
Board: <A
href="http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf">http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Receive Public Notices by
Email:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.quicktopic.com/cgi-bin/emailme.cgi?forum=19&topic=nV4WDtdd6iMqf">http://www.quicktopic.com/cgi-bin/emailme.cgi?forum=19&topic=nV4WDtdd6iMqf</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Women's Training and
Funding E-group:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.freecharity.org.uk/~womeninlondon/">http://www.freecharity.org.uk/~womeninlondon/</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Subscribe to Women's
Training and Funding E-group:<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining">http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining</A></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"> <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">women in london is an
initiative of<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">microsyster - a women's
computer group<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">no 43, 136-138 kingsland
high street, london e8 2ns<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">020-7241
3492<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="mailto:post@microsyster.org.uk">post@microsyster.org.uk</A> - please note
new email address<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.microsyster.org.uk">http://www.microsyster.org.uk</A><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="http://www.microsyster.org.uk/blog/blog.html">http://www.microsyster.org.uk/blog/blog.html</A>
- our new 'blog'!</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"></SPAN> </P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><A
href="mailto:wil-mailing@freecharity.org.uk"></A></SPAN> </P>
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