[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update 11th July 2008

[WiL Updates]

11th July 2008

(apologies that technical hiccups meant this wasn't emailed on Friday)

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Information added to women in london 11th July 2008
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Forthcoming Events:
* Safe - art competition : Women's Design Service
* Sustainable Food for London : Women's Environmental Network
* Stripping The Illusion - 2nd National Day of Action : Object
* Paternalism and A Woman's Right to Choose : London Feminism Meetup
Group

Notices and Press Releases:
* Sad news about Julie Hill : Women's Radio Group
* Postcode lottery means rape five times less likely to be convicted
in worst areas : Fawcett
* Young people speak out on childcare : Daycare Trust
* 'Supersexualise me' culture condemned on 80th anniversary of women's
votes : Fawcett

Courses:
* Effective Communication; How To Get Your Message Across : Hillcroft
* Femocracy workshop : Fawcett

Vacancies:
* Trustees x 4 : Fawcett
* Director : LAWRS for Tindlemanor
* Director : Women's Design Service
* Research Officer : Daycare Trust
* Voluntary Office Administrator : WILPF
* Social Worker (Shropshire) Refuge
* Domestic Violence Social Worker Refuge
* Psychologist Refuge
* Peripatetic Domestic Violence Workers Refuge

womensgrid local women's news, views, etc..
* Index of current womensgrid postings
* RSS feed of most recent womensgrid postings
* index of june womensgrid postings completed

womensphere international women's news, views, etc..
* Index of current womensphere postings
* RSS feed of most recent womensphere postings
* index of june womensphere postings completed

WiL Calendars
* Women's Events 2008
* Women's Funding and Consultation Deadlines 2008
* Women's Training and Courses Dates 2008
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeninlondontraining/2008-July/date.html

* Fw: NCIA newsletter
* Fw. SPIRITUALITY & SELF-ESTEEM WORSHOP FOR WOMEN
* Union report highlights 'unacceptable' level of bullying in VCS
* Sector needs better relations with trade unions, says report
* Charity Commission updates governance guidelines
* Giving Young Refugees a Chance - Diana Princess of Wales Memorial
Fund - 5pm 12th September 2008
* Facilitating Social Intelligence: A Woman Thing? Learning Event on
16-07-2008
* Help Yourselves Awards - apply for £1,000 by 11th July 2008
* DBE Fund for Education and Social Investment in London 2008
(Quarterly until 31/01/09)
* Fw: Working For A Charity Online Course - starting October 2008
* Vodafone World of Difference - We will pay you up to £25,000 to work
for the Charity of your choice - 31st July deadline
* It's the law: Sex-based abuse

Or subscribe to e-group at
http://freecharity.org.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/womeninlondontraining
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New on womensgrid http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk
(local women's news and views)

* Sex workers rights: safety vs violence & criminalisation - 14th July
2008
* Women's Holiday Centre Re-advertised Job Vacancies Now two posts
available! (23rd Aug)
* Dublin Women's Aid - Helpline Volunteers - 8th August 2008
* Researcher - Stop Violence Against Women (AIUK) - 6th August 2008
* Nia Project - 8 Job Vacancies - apply by 21st July 2008
* Women's Aid National Office (Bristol) - 3 vacancies - 18th July 2008
* Deputy Mayor says hard to find suitably qualified women for top jobs
* Walk Through the Night - Benefit for Eaves
* Good Intentions: NB new date and speakers for this event
* Government row as fertility laws vote postponed for months
* Women in Northern Ireland 'using web for abortions'
* Doctors reject plan to force them to reveal beliefs on abortion
* Rape's a real crime but has been seen as a 'woman's problem' for far
too long and we urgently need more men to publicly condemn sexual
violence
* Leeds rape victim can sue Lotto winner
* Call for new rape inquiry squads
* Townswomen's Guild votes in favour of raising awareness of issues
regarding prostitution in the UK
* Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML) Newsletter 6 - Published June
2008
* We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to request men to
change their surname to that of the female's upon marriage
* Sex education leaves lesbians in the dark
* Make abortion available 'in the community' - Family Planning
Association
* Abortion shake-up proposed by MPs
* 'Slap On Wrist' For Sex Abuse - more than a dozen child sex
offenders in Carmarthenshire have been let off with a caution in the
past year
* Pioneering domestic violence project in Sussex wins praise from Home
Office experts
* Helping victims of domestic abuse in Mansfield and Ashfield
* One woman play about domestic violence - Edinburgh 18-23 August 2008
* Pilgrim State: A story of mothers and daughters and the bonds which
can never be broken
* The Journey Travelled - exhibition of refugee women's personal
stories
* Byelaws Anniversary Cocktail Party - Aldermaston Women's Peace
Camp(aign)
* Good Intentions: A Review of the New Asylum Model and its Impact on
Trafficked Women Claiming Asylum
* Her Naked Skin a new play by Rebecca Lenkiewicz
* Vacancy: Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council (31st July 2008)
* Charter of rights of women seeking asylum
* Sharia law could have a role in UK says top judge
* The Townswomen's Guild are meeting to debate a radical reform in the
law on prostitution. Their template? The Swedish model.
* Fears over children missing from Wales are being forced into
prostitution
* Postcode lottery of rape conviction in England and Wales
* A funding crisis is depriving rape victims in Suffolk of vital
specialist services
* Southall Black Sisters Demonstration 17th and 18th July 2008 from
9.30am onwards at the High Court on the Strand
* Feminism and the Tube
* Asylum Is A Gay Issue: Lesbian Woman Deported To Nigeria, Destitute
And Facing Homophobia
* Pregnant women in Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre demand
immediate independent investigation
* New YouGov poll shows eight in ten people want cross-government
strategy to end violence against women but fractured response across
the UK fails victims
* New laws in Scotland to target staff sending sexually explicit
e-mails
* A Londonderry based women's advocacy group has called for research
into how safe women are on the city's streets
* Fresh calls have been made for a rape centre to be built in
Londonderry to deal with victims of sexual assault
* Three members of the Welsh assembly have disclosed in a
questionnaire they were sent by one of their colleagues that they have
been raped
* Police have arrested more than 500 suspects in a crackdown on human
trafficking in the sex trade
* Ryanair to offer 'beds and blow jobs' to business class customers
and celebrates video of the announcement being No 1 on You Tube
* New research reveals abuse and exploitation of migrant domestic
workers in the UK
* Hate and Pride in Riga - Photo exhibition - 3rd July 2008
* In support of the Object campaign - `Stripping the Illusion'
* In the weird world of these embittered men, rape is a crime that
doesn't exist
* 11 year old Romanian girl travels to Britain for abortion
* 14-year-old to apply to travel from Ireland for abortion
* Ireland's handling of rape cases to be compared with EU countries
* Trafficking of women to Ireland 'not just urban based'
* More than half the flats at the Women's Aid Refuge in Londonderry
have been occupied by women aged over 70
* New survey reveals alarming prevalence of domestic abuse suffered by
students in Wales and confirms shocking view of sexual assault
* Boxing contest to raise money for north east women's aid charity
* Derbyshire campaign to tackle domestic violence
* Gaia is a domestic violence centre in Lambeth

Index of current postings at
http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?page_id=28
Subscribe: http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?page_id=11
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New on womensphere http://womensphere.wordpress.com
(international women's news and views)

* Lost promise for rape victims in California
* Court affirms South Dakota law calling unborn 'living human beings'
* Bishops reject proposal to include right to abortion in Ecuadoran
constitution
* Ugandan Goverment Rejects Proposal On Legal Abortion
* Number of abortions rising in Middle East say experts
* Domestic violence growing in Saudi Arabia
* GPS trackers for convicted domestic violence abusers in Michigan
* Macau lawmaker urges improvement in domestic violence victim aid
* Victims of trafficking get more Government help to return to Viet
Nam
* Talents of Rural Australian Women Going to Waste
* Two Day Summit on Women Empowerment Port Harcourt Nigeria
* A room of their own - school wins award for feminist oriented
curriculum
* Child pornography is being produced in Cyprus, according to claims
made in Parliament last month
* Women At Risk for HIV-AIDS by Sexism in Media, Down-Low Effect,
Global Gag Rule Say Commentators at On The Issues Magazine
* Punishing Sex Workers Won't Curb HIV/AIDS Says Ban-Ki Moon
* Women's groups are again outraged that Kelantan has issued
directives on dressing for women in Malaysia
* Women suicide cases on the rise in Pakistan - but why?
* Women's groups in India decry Mulayam's statement on quota bill
* Secretary-General praises "remarkable' women's leadership in
governments worldwide
* Women's news and views from the UK and Ireland now on womensgrid
* Colombian hostage Ingrid Betancourt is freed after 6 years, 4 months
and 9 days
* Women in Zimbabwe Bear Brunt of Violence
* Guarantee Fair Court Hearings for Two Kurdish Women in Iran
* Prostitution for profit in Jamaica?
* Federal boost for rural Australia domestic violence awareness
* Domestic violence law in the pipeline in Vietnam - perpertrators
will face fines
* Reporting of domestic violence on the rise in Cyprus
* West Africans fight female genital mutilation in France
* Half of Canadians Want Abortion to Remain Legal
* Homeless women face assault and disease in Toronto
* Domestic violence bill scrapped in Nova Scotia
* Domestic violence prevention network in Taiwan fragile
* New guidelines for Magistrates dealing with victims of domestic
violence in South Africa
* Weak laws blamed for domestic violence in Uganda
* Reasonable Gun Restrictions Are Necessary to Protect Victims of
Domestic Violence
* US court strikes down death penalty for child rape
* End trafficking of Louisiana children post Katrina
* Domestic violence 'cooling off' Law Becomes Effective in Indiana on
July 1
* California bill removes jail threat for victims of domestic violence
* Salvadoran parliament against therapeutic abortion in El Salvador
* Defending Women's Defenders in Colombia
* Police persecution of LGBT Ugandans is widespread
* Parents in Sierra Leon Tend to Blame the Children says Rape
Counsellor
* Treat domestic violence with urgency magistrates in South Africa are
told
* Sex Crimes Continue in Peacetime Sierra Leone
* The Socio-Legal Perspective of Child Protection in Cameroon
* European Groups Call for Action Against Forced Marriage
* 21,000 women die annually in childbirth in Bangladesh
* Girls still being used to settle disputes in Pakistan
* Call to men in south Africa to 'rise up and save the young women
they know'
* Canadian Governments flunk childcare
* Tax sex workers and the Government could rake in $3 billion a year
from prostitution in Jamaica

Index of current postings at
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/index-to-current-postings/
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