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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><b><font size=5
face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>London</span></font></b></st1:City></st1:place><b><font
size=5 face=Arial><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> Local Elections Hustings 2010 – Get your voice heard!<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Wednesday 24 March 2010, 2pm to 5pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Amnesty International Human Rights Action
Centre, 17-25 New <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Inn Yard</st1:City>,
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">EC2A 3EA</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="http://www.wrc.org.uk/">WRC</a>, <a
href="http://www.wrc.org.uk/what_we_do/our_projects/hear_network/default.aspx">HEAR</a>
and <a href="http://www.lvsc.org.uk/Templates/information.asp?NodeID=90117">Voluntary
Sector Forum</a> are hosting a hustings event for the 2010 London Local Elections.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>In the lead up to May’s local elections, we are
inviting four London Councillors to answer your questions about their
commitment to the women’s sector (and the voluntary sector more widely),
especially around funding. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Three members of the panel sit on the London Councils Grants
Committee - London Councils is a major funder of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City></st1:place>’s women’s sector (spending
12% of its total budget on VAW services) and is currently reassessing its
funding priorities in a climate of likely cuts to the budget. This is an
unmissable opportunity to ask questions directly to the councillors making
these decisions about future funding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Use this chance to make your case for the women’s
sector and why we need ongoing funding! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=4 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Explain why women only services are essential and
expose any problems you’ve had with borough-based funding.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Highlight why pan-London funding is important and how
the benefits of your service transcend borough borders. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=4 face=Symbol><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Talk about the key issues facing front line services
and ask how London Councils can help<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:54.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><font
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style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>Inform the panel about emerging need which is not
being met with current funding<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>This is
a one</span></font></b><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;
font-weight:bold'>-<font color=black><span style='color:black'>off opportunity
to have your voice heard by </span></font>some of <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">London</st1:place></st1:City>’s key decision makers<font
color=black><span style='color:black'>,</span></font> and to hear from the main
political parties on their commitment to the women’s sector -<font
color=black><span style='color:black'> don’t miss out and </span></font>RSVP
now to <a href="mailto:ellen@wrc.org.uk">ellen@wrc.org.uk</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>So the event can run smoothly, we are requesting questions
from the audience in advance. If you would like to submit a questions, please
include this with your RSVP.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This event is being held in partnership by WRC, HEAR and VSF
and there will be parts of the event devoted to the women’s sector, the
wider equalities sector and the wider voluntary and community sector. For more
information, including speakers and suggestions of possible questions, please
see <a href="http://www.wrc.org.uk/2010hustings"
title="http://www.wrc.org.uk/2010hustings">www.wrc.org.uk/2010hustings</a> or
contact <a href="mailto:ellen@wrc.org.uk">ellen@wrc.org.uk</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:PersonName w:st="on"><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'>Ellen Storrar</span></font></b></st1:PersonName><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><U1:PERSONNAME u2:st="on"><b><font size=3 color=black
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black;font-weight:bold'></U1:PERSONNAME>Development Officer</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;font-weight:bold'>Women's
Resource Centre</span></font></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="mailto:ellen@wrc.org.uk"
title="blocked::mailto:leah@wrc.org.uk mailto:leah@wrc.org.uk"><font
face=Arial><span lang=EN-US style='font-family:Arial'><span
title="blocked::mailto:leah@wrc.org.uk">ellen@wrc.org.uk</span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>DD: 020 7324 3047</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><a href="http://www.wrc.org.uk/womensdaycard"
title="http://www.wrc.org.uk/womensdaycard"><font face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-family:Arial'>Buy our specially printed cards for International
Women’s Day</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><font
size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><img border=0 width=162 height=68 id="_x0000_i1025"
src="cid:image001.jpg@01CABBAF.81999F40"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><font
size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'>Understanding and supporting women and their organisations <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Ground Floor East, <U1:ADDRESS style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x" tabIndex="0" u2:st="on"><U1:STREET u2:st="on"><st1:address
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style="BACKGROUND-POSITION: left bottom; BACKGROUND-IMAGE: url(res://ietag.dll/#34/#1001); BACKGROUND-REPEAT: repeat-x"
w:st="on"><st1:Street w:st="on">33-41 Dallington Street</U1:STREET></st1:Street></st1:address>,
<U1:CITY u2:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">London</U1:CITY></st1:City>, <U1:POSTALCODE u2:st="on"><st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">EC1V 0BB</U1:POSTALCODE></U1:ADDRESS></st1:PostalCode></st1:address>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>020 7324 3030
</span></font><a
href="http://www.wrc.org.uk"
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