[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update 15th October 2008 (part 2)

[WiL Updates]

15th October 2008 (part 2)


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Added to web site 15th October 2008 (in addition to 12th)
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

womensgrid local women's news, views, etc..
* Index of current womensgrid postings
* RSS feed of most recent womensgrid postings
* index of september womensgrid 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 womensgrid http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk
(women's news and views UK and Ireland)

* So many ways to deny justice to victims of rape - 10 Minute Rule
Bill 15th Oct
* Family Outreach Worker - Lambeth Women's Aid (12th Nov)
* Birmingham Women's Aid x 8 jobs (30th Oct)
* Ogunte Network and Enterprise Enabler - Internship Opportunity (28th
Oct)
* Women's Aid Bristol Head of Fundraising & Communications (23rd Oct)
* The Great Lakes of Africa Women's Network (GLAWN) Celebrating Black
History Month 2008
* Images of Black Women Film Festival recommends ANGLOS SAXON by
Chocolates Films
* A Place Of Rage plus discussion with director Pratibha Parmar - 30th
October 2008
* Celebrating Women in Jazz: Black Women in the Arts - BHM event
Saturday 1 November, 8pm
* Reclaim the Night March - Glasgow - 25th November 2008
* The Impact Of Sexual Violence On Health And Mental Health (24th Nov)
Stockton on Tees
* Safe and Sound Conference - 22nd October 2008 - Derby
* Take Action For Extension Of Abortion Rights To Northern Ireland -
7.30am-9am on Mon 20th Oct
* New Feminist Group For All Genders - First Meeting 19th October
* Anti-Capitalist Feminist Conference 14th Feb 2009 - Planning Meeting
18th October 2008
* Raising Afghan women's voices (16th October)
* The Iraqi Women's Movement: negotiating women's rights under
occupation (14th Oct)
* Catholics must mobilise against abortion reforms, says the
Archbishop of Cardiff
* Northern Ireland abortion law change bid challenged
* No blackmail, no compromise! Fight for abortion rights in Northern
Ireland
* Please sign the petition to criminalise the purchase of sexual
services!
* Sign the petition to save Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis
Helpline
* Asylum from Rape Petition
* Women's rights in conflict situations - Malalai Joya & Natalia
Estemirova
* "What are the goals of a new women's movement?" SOAS Women's Society
Event
* Defeating Violence Against Women
* Bonnie Greer lecture for SERTUC BHM event - 8th October 2008
* African Dance & Drumming for Women - classes in Bow
* Women's writings at Word Power International Black Literature
Festival and Book Fair
* BHM Lambeth - Bronze Woman Launch, Black Queer Pulse, Dr Carole
Boyce Davies
* BHM in Redbridge - Anna C Young / Asian Women's Writers Group and
May Seacole event
* BHM Westminster - Abolitionist Women Exhibition and Mary Seacole
Play
* Empowered to vote - London - Fawcett BHM event
* Empowered to vote - Birmingham - Fawcett BHM event
* BHM Coventry - Women's Poetry Session in partnership with SAHIL
* BHM Birmingham - Women's Anti Slavery Societies, Enid Weir,
Jasvinder Sanghera
* BHM Suffolk - Zimbabwe Women's Group, Karibu African Women's Support
Group and Jan Blake - storyteller
* BHM Northampton - Josephine Baker Display
* Anthem for Black Britain - Jean Binta Breeze
* Black History Month 2008
* Screening of the film 'Amina' - 4th November
* Taking A Stand - AI Women's Action Network documentary festival -
26th October
* Raising Afghan women's voices - WOMANKIND event 16th October
* A Stonewall Fundraising Evening with Stella Duffy
* 10 pound ticket offer for Vanessa Redgrave's solo performance The
Year of Magical Thinking
* Psychiatric wards hit by surge of rape claims
* Rape compensation still not paid
* NI students say women flirting to blame for rape
* Sign the petition to extend the 1967 Abortion Act to Northern
Ireland
* DUP submit paper to consultation on abortion laws
* Northern Ireland's health department's guidelines on abortion
'seriously misleading'
* How free can you be if you can't even control your own body?
* US Pro-Choice Pro-Life Groups Enter Fray of Ireland's Abortion Ban
* Refuge in Jersey benefits as WRVS assets passed to charities
* Address of women's refuges in Corby published online
* Domestic violence on the increase in Suffolk
* Abuse data 'may be iceberg tip' for incidents in North Yorkshire
* Norfolk bid to halt domestic violence
* October in Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Index of postings: http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?page_id=28

* Volunteers - SURVIVE (South Gloucestershire and Bristol)
* Chief Executive Officer - Watford Women's Centre - 10th October 2008
* Office Manager - Housing For Women - 29th September 2008
http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/public/wg-0809.htm

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