[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update 12th October 2007

[WiL Updates]

12th October 2007


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Information added to women in london 11th and 12th October 2007
Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Forthcoming Events:
* Lap Dance Campaign Brainstorm : Object
* Celebrating 40 years of safe, legal abortion (fundraiser) : Abortion
Rights
* The Environmental Consequences of War and Corporate Power - a
woman's perspective : WILPF
* Panel Discussion - Asian Women into Politics : Women's Library

Notices and Press Releases:
* Childcare Nation? Progress on the childcare strategy and priorities
for the future : Daycare Trust
* Women's No Pay Day - take action : Fawcett

Courses and Training:
* Study Day - In praise of the spinster! : Women's Library
* Introduction to Women's Health : Hillcroft
* Study Day - When Fiction Meets History : Women's Library

Vacancies:
* Sylheti speaking Floating Support Worker : IWA OS
* Voluntary Fundraiser : Wandsworth Women's Aid
* Volunteer Counselling Supervisor : IWA OS

Public Notice Board:
* Headlines of recent postings can be read by RSS feed
* Index of October Notices updated

Calendars:
* Will be updated tomorrow
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New on Public Notice Board
http://www.quicktopic.com/19/H/nV4WDtdd6iMqf

* Reopening the debate on abortion - Dispatches documentay Channel 4
at 22:40 on Wednesday 17th October 2007
* Welcome to the Equality and Human Rights Commission
* 'Lenient' rape sentences doubled
* Select Commitee investigates changes to Abortion Act
* Doris Lessing wins Nobel prize
* Sex Workers Plan Brothel in 2010 Olympics City
* Papua New Guinea parliament postpones violence against women
petition debate
* Zimbabwe's Women's League suspended
* Reclaim the Night March - Glasgow - Thursday 29th November 2007
* Newspaper story about launch of Scotland's National Rape Crisis
Helpline
* Launch of Rape Crisis Scotland National Helpline
* Film screening: Water at AI UK benefit for WAN
* Talk: Jung Chang: Banned at AI UK
* Film: Drowned Out at AI UK
* Royal Colleges issue recommendations for the safe organisation of
care during labour and birth
* Young women and drink - www.girlsdrinkdiaries.com
* Jobshare UK
* Provisional agenda for the 2nd Feminist Fightback Conference
* Dove Self-Esteem Fund and Girlguiding UK Partner to Promote Positive
Body Image
* The Ties That (Emotionally) Bind Us - CIS'ters Conference
* Review to gather information advice and views about the risks to
children and young people of exposure to potentially harmful or
inappropriate material on the internet and video games
* Kerb-crawlers face crackdown as new law gives the police greater
powers in Scotland
* Government abandons women pensioners to poverty
* A woman's right? We'll be the judge of that
* Nicaragua: New Abortion Ban Puts Women's Lives at Risk
* A million woman rise

Index to notices at
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/pub-0710.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/

* New Funding will prioritise groups focusing on integration not
single identity
* Capacitybuilders National Support Services - additional meetings
* Two national research projects exploring Third Sector funding
* LDA Gender Equality Scheme Launch
* Working for Equality - An information and networking event for
organisations supporting equality community groups

Or subscribe to e-group at
http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining
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Deborah at women in london post at womeninlondon.org.uk
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