[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update - 22nd June 2007

[WiL Updates]

22nd June 2007


* Apologies for delay of this e-update - see below.

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Information added to women in london on 20th, 21st and 22nd June 2007
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Group Listing:
* Newham Action Against Domestic Violence - new email address

Forthcoming Events:
* BMER Women: The Law and Violence - Where's the Justice? ROW
Conference
* London Domestic Violence Forum GLDVP
* Equal Power : 2028 - Campaign launch Fawcett : 3rd July

Notices and Press Releases:
* Ask M&S to withdraw the STAR Object
* Urge your MP to sign EDM 1649 Abortion Rights
* Comic Relief / Department Of Health elder abuse survey Refuge
* Parents need more flexible and appropriate childcare Daycare Trust
* gender savings gap even bigger than pay gap Fawcett

Courses and Training:
* Drumming at the edge of Awareness : South Norwood Women's
Counselling Practice

Vacancies:
* Female Advocacy Manager (maternity cover) Woman's Trust
* Female Advocacy Workers x 2 (1 p/t + 1 f/t) Woman's Trust

Women's Networks - details added for:
* Somerset Rural Women's Network - new
* ADECOFE - correction to telephone number
* London Feminist Meetup Group - other information added

Info Added:
* Index of Information Added to Website in May 2007 Archived

Helplines:
* SARCs location link updated

Public Notice Board
* Headlines of recent postings by RSS feed
* Index of June Notices updated

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

* Olympic Contract Opportunities Awareness Conference
* Temporary Success: Stoning of Mokarrameh and her Partner Suspended
* Women only empowerment dance workshop
* British Pregnancy Advisory Service responds to announcement of House
of Commons Committee Inquiry on Abortion Act 1967
* EOC Promote people not stereotypes campaign
* Fusion: National Conference on women-owned businesses in Science,
Engineering, Construction and Technology (SECT)
* The African Women's Leadership Institute (AWLI) Programme
* Kerb Crawling Report Launch - Toynbee Hall invitation
* The Free Early Years Entitlement - The Future
* BMA report on Domestic abuse
* MECWR New Website
* African Women in Public Life Excellence
* Urgent Action Needed to Stop Stoning Tomorrow
* EVAW has recently published a new paper 'From the Outset'
* PM condemns "inhuman" forced marriages
* Sex, drugs, alcohol and young people: a review of the impact drugs
and alcohol have on young people's sexual behaviour
* The different health needs of female sex workers
* Case Of Shahzima Tariq And Shamial Raj's For Entering Into "Same
Sex" Marriage
* Scam breast cancer charity closed down
* Food4thought - Prices might be a bit high, says group for aspiring
female 3rd sector leaders
* Working Families Chief Executive is awarded OBE In Queen's Birthday
Honours
* Women of Achievement Award
* Global Online Child Abuse Network Smashed
* The African & Caribbean Women's Leadership Conference
* Celebrating Refugee Week: Sheffield, 18-24 June 2007
* Women's Aid Annual National Conference 2007
* Elder abuse or domestic violence? Women's Aid new report
* Are you Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender? Have you survived
domestic abuse?
* Behind Closed Doors - Breaking down the door on domestic violence
* Open letter to London Metropolitan Police
* Refugee Week 18th to 24th June 2007
* Writing Across Borders - Refuge Week Event Free
* WLUML is seeking volunteers!
* WLUML Website Summary - May 2007
* Call for submissions by Women Living Under Muslim Laws
* Remembrance Service for Banaz
* The dishonour of murder - guilty verdict in Banaz trial
* Single Equality Bill - Tackling discrimination, modernising the law
* Amnesty International defends access to abortion for women at risk
* Cardinal Faults Amnesty on Abortion

Index to notices at
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0706.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/

* Government policies on faith communities divisive, claims NCVO
* National minimum wage and voluntary workers - consultation
* Free Management Training for Women
* Successful ACE pilots announced
* Charities Act 2006 - Consultation
* Grants for Women Students (ENEF)
* The Travellers Aid Trust - Various Grants
* The Community Champions Fund - London
* Awards for All by region
* Age Concern Grants for Voluntary Organisations
* Victims Fund: Supporting Victims of Hate Crime
* Voluntary sector is not the panacea for delivering public services
* National Training Programme on Child Contact and Domestic Violence

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Apologies:
* Sorry for the delay of this e-update, but in fact there was little
new information to send round on 19th.
* You should have received this on Friday but a technical hitch meant
we were unable to send and receive emails.
* If you sent us an email the afternoon of Friday 22nd June, it may be
necessary to re-send

Apologies for any inconvenience
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WiL web site will be updated during the week
* The next e-update will be on Friday 29th June (if there is enough
'new' news to be sent round).

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