[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update 7th August 2007

[WiL Updates]

7th August 2007


* E-update sent out early because of some vacancy deadlines
* Downloads - please see note about these.


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Information added to women in london on 2nd and 6th August 2007
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Forthcoming Events:
* 20 Free places available at our National Conference : ROW
* Free Viewing Of 'Everyone Hurts' : Ashiana

Notices and Press Releases:
* Support for Young women : Ashiana
* Youth counselling Service : Ashiana
* Picnic in the park puts poverty in the spotlight : Daycare Trust
* £4bn for childcare welcomed : Daycare Trust
* Mayor's London Domestic Violence Forum - resources now online :
GLDVP
* For real gender equality we need an end to the breadwinner role :
Fawcett
* Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 Briefing : ROW

Courses and Training:
* Short Course in Violence Against Women: Issues, Research and Policy
: CWASU

Vacancies:
* Temporary Programme Manager : Women's Library
* Membership & Admin Assistant : Fawcett
* Management Accountant : WAMT
* Climate Change and Communications volunteer vacancies x 3 : WEN

Women's Networks - details added for:
* Glasgow Women's Voluntary Sector Network (WVSN)

Downloads:
Please Note: Older downloadable documents are going to be deleted to
create disk space for the web site. Although mainly booking forms
etc., there are some reports from WiL groups etc., you might be
interest in, see:
* Downloads from 1999-2003
* Downloads from 2004
* Downloads from 2005
* Downloads from 2006

Public Notice Board
* Headlines of recent postings can be read by RSS feed
* Index of July Notices updated
* Index of August Notices created

WiL Calendars
* Women's Events - all
* Women's Funding and Consultation Deadlines - all
* Women's Training and Courses Dates - all
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New on Public Notice Board
http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf

* Help Shape the Women's Agenda - Use WNC's online questionnaire to
give your views to the Minster for Women
* Nursing and Midwifery Council consultations - Review of general
entry requirements - focus group for lay representatives
* 'Honor Killing' in Italy Spurs Quest for Justice by the Italian
Association of Moroccan Women
* Female Genital Mutilation: Religious and Legal Perspectives
* Online survey to find people's experience of the asylum system
* women's asylum news - issue number 68 August 2007 - summary
* Iran bans paper for 'interviewing homosexual'
* Women in Social Leadership Resource Even
* Shock at sex crimes in DR Congo - rape as a weapon of war
* Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004: Two new sections have
been implemented
* "The Cycle of violence" or is "Power and Control Wheel" a better
model - Women's Aid
* Safeguarding Survivors and Services: Women's Aid Services
Development Project
* Maternity beds are cut as births increase
* Amina - the Muslim Women's Resource Centre - Vacancy
* More women to make majority of household financial decisions by 2020
* Gender-Agenda site is not gender-equal (opinion)
Index to August notices at
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0708.htm

* What will £430 be worth in 43 years?! (opinion)
* Huge boost for women and carers as Pensions Act 2007 becomes law
* New law to prevent forced marriage
* Justice for Surjit after 9 years

Index to notices at
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0707.htm
Subscribe at
http://www.quicktopic.com/cgi-bin/emailme.cgi?forum=19&topic=nV4WDtdd6iMqf
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)
http://www.freecharity.org.uk/~womeninlondon/

* Black And Minority Ethnic Chair and Trustee Launch Event
* Preventing Violent Extremism - Community Leadership Fund - Muslim
Women a Priority
* Comic Relief Red Nose Day Programmes: next deadline for Grants over
£5,000 12th October 2007 - for Grants under £5,000 there is no
deadline

Or subscribe to e-group at
http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining
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WiL web site will be updated during the week
*  The next e-update will be on 16th / 17th August (if there is enough
'new' news to be sent round).

Deborah at women in london post at womeninlondon.org.uk
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