[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update - 4th February 2009 (4)

Wed Feb 4 18:55:15 GMT 2009

4th February 2009

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NB 14th February is the closing date for the WI's nation wide survey
to assess the extent of violence against women in this country.

"We need your help with new research to show violence against women
touches all communities." http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?p=1396

If you have the time, and haven't already, please complete their
online survey by 14th February.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=_2boN6N_2fdbHbhJ0gVoWqN4vA_3d_3d
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Information updated on Women in London today:

WiL Calendars Index http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/?page_id=227
* Events Calendar http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/?p=191
* Funding Calendar http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/?p=198
* Training Calendar http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/?p=202

Please note the new urls for our calendars, and please update them if
you have them as links on your web site or blog - thanks!
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New on womensgrid http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk
(women's news and views UK and Ireland)

* Join Us For Million Women Rise 2009
* Reclaim the Night Bristol - Friday 20th February 2009
* Human Letters - a talk about an unusual protest by two suffragettes
* Puppet play reveals the reality of the child pornography industry -
followed by discussion with a survivor
* Theatre Premiere to Stop Violence Against Women
* The Drill Hall story telling workshop for lesbians
* Solidarity Anti-Vatican Demo
* Feminist Philosophy Made Simple - 13 February 2009
* Floods, Drought, Pollution and Survival: Women from the Global South
speak out about Climate Change
* In a Thousand Pieces - play on sex trafficking - on tour until 12th
June 2009
* Human Resources Committee member - International Community of Women
living with HIV/AIDS (20th Feb)
* Women in Prison - 3 vacancies - 11th February 2009
* New on Women in London - up to 3rd February 2009
* Woman's hunger strike pledge in Gaza protest
* Arrests of teenage girls and women reach record levels
* Women's mental health deteriorates as one in five experience common
disorders
* Help end the postcode lottery for women who experience violence and
are left without support in 1 in 4 areas in Britain
* Legal threat to councils over rape victims
* Scotland removes ring fenced funding for domestic and sexual
violence services for women
* Women 'transform Welsh politics'
* 'Girl power' stars 'not feminists'
* Ban on possession of extreme images comes into force
* 50 children a day abused and many young children are unable to speak
out - NSPCC
* We must brave the rage, and take on won't-pay fathers
* Men become richer after divorce - male incomes rise by a third after
a split, while women are worse off and can struggle for years
* Women losing jobs twice as fast as men
* Women forced to have sex to repay illegal loans
* Charities angry at rape sentences
* The possession of "extreme" pornography will carry a jail term of up
to three years in Scotland under new legislation
* Police will not target offenders against law on violent porn
* Murder law changes will make little difference say lawyers
* Met Crime Statistics: Domestic Violence up 41%, Rape up +24%, Other
Sexual Crimes up 1.9%,
* Women who are victims of domestic violence tend to have distinct
patterns of facial injuries research suggests
* More than 300,000 British children have suffered domestic violence
while trying to stop arguments between adults, an NSPCC survey
suggests
* Survey in Ireland finds 44% know victim of domestic abuse
* Rise in number of young rape victims in Northern Ireland
* The Scottish Court Service (SCS) has been branded a "disgrace" after
it put a rape victim's name on the internet
* Concerns over proposed new sexual offences laws in Scotland were
raised by MSPs amid fears that girls under 16 who become pregnant
could be prosecuted
* Boys could be asked to discuss pornography in class to improve their
self-esteem and stop them seeing women as sex objects
* Sexual bullying in schools
* Information added to Women in London on 23 Jan 2009

Index of postings: 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)

* The greatest Casualty of the Feminist Revolution may be the Feminist
Vision Itself
* Women's Groups in Canada Urge Social Infrastructure Spending and EI
Reform, and Warn against Pay Equity Rollbacks in Upcoming Budget
* Women of all ages, backgrounds and achievements were honoured at the
National Heroes Day in Caymen
* Still in Shock, Gaza Women Tell Their Stories
* UNICEF appeals for just over $1 billion to help children and women
suffering in emergencies
* African First Ladies call for more political power to check HIV/AIDS
* Davos forum calls for greater efforts to provide girls with
education
* Gains and Disappointments on Women's Rights in the US
* 5 year old girl wins sexual harrassment case against school
committee in the US
* Harassment forces Afghan girls out of school
* Struggle for Justice by Deceived Afghan Bride Resonates in India
* Child marriage tradition turns into trafficking in Mauritania
* Traditional And Religious Practices Frustrate HIV/Aids Prevention in
Ghana
* UN prize winner from Congo laments world hypocrisy
* War Taking Everything From Women in Uganda
* Kenya's Rape Probe Falters After Lawyers Drop Out
* Sweden Steps Up DNA Collection for Rape Cases
* Police refuse to work on domestic violence project Holland
* RU486 abortion pill to be made available in Italy despite Vatican's
objections
* Congenital anomalies account for four in 10 of newborn deaths in
Malta
* Abortion ... it's your choice - but still a taboo subject in
Portugal

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

Subscribe:
http://womensphere.wordpress.com/subscribe-to-receive-blog-via-email/
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