[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update - 19th January 2009 (1)

Mon Jan 19 10:17:02 GMT 2009

19th January 2009

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New Year's greetings to all subscribers to Women in London's e-updates
and apologies for a late start to the year.

Our plan was to upgrade the Women in London web site within the first
two weeks of the year and to add new information once this is done.
However there has been a slight delay to this, but hopefully it will
be completed later today.

NB This may mean that over the next 24-36 hours the usual home page
will not be available (ideally this should have been at the weekend).

If the upgrade cant be completed we will update Women in London using
the existing version of the web site so as not to delay any further
the adding of new information. Apologies for this technical hiccup.

In the meantime here is a list of new information on both womensgrid
and womensphere.
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New on womensgrid http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk
(women's news and views UK and Ireland)

* The real victims of this credit crunch? Women
* Living in Limbo - woman who fled Nigeria to save her daughters from
FGM
* Hanaa Ibrahim, independent Iraqi women's activist, speaks in London
* Vigil and Speakout by Muslim and Jewish women against Slaughter in
Gaza
* Women and children's procession against innocent deaths in Gaza -
17th January 2009 - London
* 1911 census: the secret suffragettes who refused to be counted
* British Fritzl is not a one-off says retiring chairwoman of Rape
Crisis
* Tory leader David Cameron has set out proposals for an extra 15 rape
crisis centres to tackle violence against women
* The RSPCA is looking for animal-lovers in the north of England to
foster cats and dogs belonging to families fleeing domestic abuse
* A real life domestic abuse case will come under scrutiny by
community groups as part of a conference taking place next month South
Deerbyshire
* The Dublin Rape Crisis Centre has a new Northside base providing
counselling services for victims
* A group aimed at giving help and advice to women who are suffering
from domestic abuse is being set up in Boston Lincolnshire
* Helping women get health advice in Barking and Dagenham
* More Asian women 'use hard drugs' (BBC Asian Network)
* Interview Jasvinder Sanghera, founder of charity Karma Nirvana,
whose latest book, Daughters of Shame, highlights dozens of shocking
true stories
* Women in Iraq - Finding freedom in the face of adversity (interview)
* Violence against Women Coordinator - IRC VAW Support Iraq
* Chief Officer - Independent Choices - 9th February 2009
* Girls Friendly Society - 3 vacancies - 6th February 2009
* NMC recruiting members of the public to various positions - 30th
January 2009
* Advance - vacancies x 2 - 28th January 2009
* Consultation on the Mayor's Violence Against Women Strategy for
London
* Wildsing, feminist harmony singing - restarts 13th January 2009
* 'Violence and Sex Work in Britain'
* 'The Politics of Abortion'
* The Struggle Against Sexism & Racism: an International Comparison
(31 Jan-8 Feb)
* Gender, Race and Class - An Anti-Capitalist Feminist Event
* Feminism as Travelling Theory: the Case of "Our Bodies, Ourselves"
* Join March 7 London event against Sharia law, religious-based
tribunals and racism; for universal rights
* Will women be excluded from Gaza peace process?
* Round the clock Vigil for Gaza to start Thurs 8 Jan 2009 at 10.30am
* Women's Networking Event Birmingham - Tuesday 13th January 2009
* Book Launch - What Kind of Liberation? Women and the Occupation of
Iraq - 8th Jan 2009
* Comedian Ricky Gervais Trivialises Male Sexual Violence Against
Women And Girls
* Women are being asked to prostitute themselves after applying for
vacancies in job centres, the Government has admitted
* A sex offender has won a landmark court case that ruled his
indefinite enrolment on a Sex Offenders' Register was an infringement
of his human rights
* Dublin Rape Crisis Centre calls for bishop's resignation
* Less than four out of ten people in the Republic of Ireland would
try to help a neighbour suffering domestic violence according to a new
survey
* A new project aimed at helping women affected by domestic violence
and abuse is starting in January funded by the Babergh Community
Safety Partnership Suffolk
* Domestic violence cases in Scotland up 40% to 50,000 in2008
* Credit crisis sparks surge of domestic violence in the home
* South Devon Women's Aid misses out on cash from council
* Emotional support for children suffering domestic abuse could be hit
by cost-cutting measures in Carmarthenshire
* Belated New Year Greetings

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)

* Gaza rescue teams find 100 Palestinian bodies under Gaza rubbles
* Soaring Rates of Rape and Violence Against Women in the US
* Pakistani Taliban force girls' schools to close
* Women's groups condemn the attack on a woman activist in Orissa
* Acid attacks against women and girls in Bangladesh are continuing
despite legal campaigns to halt their spread
* We must save Zimbabweans from more rape and violence
* Domestic violence on the rise in South Sumatra
* What Can Be Done for Iraqi Widows?
* Feminism is part of the class struggle in Sweden
* Present day Russia needs a renewal of the feminist movement
* Women and politics in Turkey
* Rape victims to get free care - Funding to come from fines paid by
Michigan criminals
* Rape Victim Presses Case of Police Abuse in Japan
* A new law has come into force in Norway making the purchase of sex
illegal
* At least half of Africa's women, girls still live in bondage say
experts
* Mothers for Peace Demonstrate in Tehran Against the War in Gaza
* First ladies from Mideast condemn Gaza onslaught in Turkey meeting
* Women Everywhere Speak Out Against The Violence In Gaza
* A Time for Peace, A Time for Women
* Jewish Women Occupy Israeli Consulate in Toronto
* WILPF Middle East statement on Gaza - January 2, 2009
* Statement by Women's Organizations in Israel
* International Women's Commission (IWC) For A Just And Sustainable
Palestinian-Israeli Peace
* Against the polygamy law in Kurdistan Iraq
* Gender in the Venezuelan Elections

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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