[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update Wednesday 11th March 2009 - IWD events continue (10)

Wed Mar 11 16:26:09 GMT 2009

11th March 2009

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International Women's Day Events still continue:
* Calendar http://iwd2009.wordpress.com
* Index of postings http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/index/
IWD report backs:
* We will be adding reports of events already held so if you have
published a report or photographs of your events please do send the
link to your blog or web site, or send us the information - but plain
text or word document attachment ONLY please! by emailing to
post at womeninlondon.org.uk
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Information added to Women in London 6th and 10th March 2009
* Index of links to new entries: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

Events
* International Women's Day Fundraiser - Solace Women's Aid 8th March
* IWD Vigil - Women in Black 11th March
* The Limits of Tolerance - WAFE March Meeting 11th March
* Free range children, an afternoon policy discussion to be held in
Westminster - Daycare Trust 17th March

Notices
* Feminist Library report on current work and future plans
* This recession must not be used as an excuse to send women back to
the kitchen - Fawcett
* GLDVP Newsletter - March 2009
* February Newsletter Women's Action Network (WAN)

Training
* FREE: One-day DIY Workshop - WAMT

Vacancies
* Independent Domestic Violence Avisor (IDVA) - Advance 30th March
2009
* WILPF intern vacancy 16th March 2009
* Female Housing Support Worker p/t - Ashiana 25th March
* Holiday Playscheme Worker - nia project 13th March
* Refuge has 3 vacancies 11th and 17th March

WiL Calendars
* Events Calendar
* Funding Calendar
* Training Calendar
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)

* Fw: NVQ course in Advice & Guidance for refugee & migrant women
* International Women's Day 2009 Calendar and blog
* Fw: Hackney Women's Forum - Women and Work workshop
* Fw: REAP Event: Equality, Rights and Your Organisation - 26 March
2009
* Free ICT workshops Taunton and York for support organisations
* No women's representation for new health and social care spending
planning
* free Gender Equality Duty and Public Law training 30 & 31 march
London
* The Equitable Charitable Trust - new guidelines
* Grants for projects helping women in financial need - 15th March
Links at
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeninlondontraining/2009-March/date.html

* Futurebuilders Small Organisation Tender Fund
* Basic and Advanced Domestic Violence Training - Ashiana
* Yapp Grants for Existing Work - Next meeting early March
* Challenging Demand 3 - some places left at this free conference in
Glasgow
* Fw: Working Together to End Domestic Violence
Links at
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeninlondontraining/2009-February/date.html

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
(women's news and views UK and Ireland)

* Eva Women's Aid fundraising event Redcar
* Rape Crisis Centre Survey On Intimate Partner Sexual Violence
* Ending violence against women and girls - your voice counts - take
part in the Home Office consultation - closes 29th May 2009
* Women should be hit for wearing sexy clothing in public, one in
seven believe
* Welsh Women's Aid Unveils New Website Design
* Call yourself a feminist - Radio 4 discussion about feminism in the
60s and 70s
* The Stage's "equal roles" survey
* International Film Festival - London 18 -27 March 2009
* The Gut Girls - Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st March at 7.30pm
* Manager - Henna Asian Women's Group - 27th March 2009
* Female Support Workers - Macclesfield Women's Aid - 26th March 2009
* Chief Executive - Ipswich Women's Aid - 20th March 2009
* Female Senior Outreach Worker - Redbridge Action Against Domestic
Abuse - 20th March 2009
* Centre Coordinator - Hillingdon Womens Centre - 18th March 2009
* Welfare Reform Bill Lobby invitation - 3rd March 2009
* What women living in poverty think policy makers could do to help
them - and policy makers responses
* Engaging and empowering women in poverty
* Week of Action on 'Welfare Abolition Bill' March 7 - 15th
* The Front Page Campaign
* Feminism in London 2009 - call for workshop and speaker suggestions
* The Shministim (refusenik school leavers) UK tour
* Feminist Health Gathering this weekend - Sat 27th Feb to Sun 1st
March 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)

* International Women's Day - 8th March
* Washing machine 'did more to liberate women than the Pill' - Pope's
message for IWD
* 'International Men's Day?'
* Bell Bajao! (Ring the Bell), calling on men and boys to join women
in bringing domestic violence to a halt
* Sisters in arms
* Gambia: International Women's Day Celebrated
* Protest march and awareness camp mark International Women's Day
Patna
* Women in Gaza spend post-war International Women's Day
* March 8 in Poland: Still Marching Together for Freedom and Equality
* Eighth of March: A United March in Caracas to Commemorate Fighting
Women's Day
* Women's Day marks crisis of poverty, violence
* Global feminists fight for equality
* International Women's Day: Failure to respect the rights of women
deprives us all
* International Women's Day - Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of
State Washington, DC
* Obama Proclaims March Women's History Month
* European politics still a male-dominated world, poll says
* European Commission launches campaign against gender pay gap
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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IWD 2009 http://iwd2009.wordpress.com

* Wom at tt presents Mama Africa: African Women in Concert (20th March)
* One hundred portraits of women in science to be displayed at
Imperial College London
* Rosa Luxemburg - London Socialist Pary IWD Event - 8th March 2009
* MWR Speakers List - Saturday 7th March 2009
* From Margaret to Mary - Edinburgh - 8th March
* Mayor's commitment to addressing the concerns of London's women -
but no Capital Woman
* UN Secretary-General - Message On International Women's Day - 8
March 2009
* History of International Women's Day - UN
* Honour Based Violence is Domestic Violence - 10th March - Leeds
* Reclaim the Night ~ Cardiff ~ 17th March
* Prada Protest for International Women's Day!
* 50 million missing protest: 8am Friday 6th March, the great hall,
guildhall, EC2
* A women's walking event is taking place at Daventry Country Park on
Sunday 8th March
* Tongues on Fire - Asian Women's Film Festival 6th - 31st March

* IWD Calendar All http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/calendar-all/
* IWD Calendar London http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/calendar-london/
* IWD Calendar Regions England
http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/calendar-regions-england/
* IWD Calendar Wales Scotland Ireland Events (some International /
Global)
http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/http://iwd2009.wordpress.com/calendar-wales-scotland-ireland-international/
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