[WiL e-updates] WiL e-update Wednesday 28th October 2009 (37 - 2 of 2)

[WiL Updates]

28th October 2009 - Part 2


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Information added to Women in London 28th October 2009
* Index of new information at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk

WiL Calendars
* Events Calendar - updated 28th October 2009
* Training Calendar - updated 28th October 2009
* Funding Calendar - updated 28th October 2009
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New on Women's Training and Funding (WiLT)

* Fw: Domestic Violence workshop for BME women - 5th November
* Fw: new online network for the women's sector
http://freecharity.org.uk/pipermail/womeninlondontraining/2009-October/date.html

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New on womensgrid http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk
(women's news and views UK and Ireland)

* What do women think and know about rape - survey open until 20th November 2009
* Lesley Abdela in Conversation with Dr Wendy Stokes November 26 2009
* Portsmouth Reclaim The Night - 25th November 2009
* Reclaim the Night Durham - 21st November 2009
* Ex Muslim Rally Womens And Childrens Rights - 21st November - London
* Women's Question Time - 14th November 2009 - London
* History of Feminism Network presents a seminar series in postcolonial
approaches to feminism
* An invitation to 'Looking Back, Moving Forward' on 11th November
* Gender Institute (LSE) Events in November - Public Lecture with Prof. Robyn
Wiegman and Seminar with Dr. Kalpana WIlson
* 12th London New Wind Festival and Women in Music UK Joint Event
* Demand Change! Short Film Screening And Panel Discussion On Prostitution And
Clause 14 (Formally 13)
* Silent Candle-lit Vigil against Hate Crime - 30th October 2009

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New on womensphere http://womensphere.wordpress.com
(international women's news and views)

* 'Women Will Benefit From Secularism' - Nawal El-Saadawi
* 'Polygamy club' draws criticism in Indonesia
* Prostitution laws protect dignity and equality says lawyer in Ontario
* Rhode Island to close loophole which allows indoor prostitution
* 52 children rescued in nationwide sex-trafficking raids in the US
* Malawi health workers grapple with rising incidence of rape
* Israel's first multi-disciplinary rape crisis center opens at Hadassah
* Libya should drop charges against journalist who reported allegations of
sexual harassment
* Women's and gay rights violated under guise of counter-terrorism says UN envoy
* Iceland leads Forum's Global Gender Gap Index 2009
* Feminist fightback against Silvio Berlusconi-style sexism.
* IPS Gender Wire up to 13 Oct 2009
* Why are 20 million women worldwide still needlessly blind?
* Put women at core of climate change debate say activists
* Empower women to stem global hunger say experts
* Women and the crisis of civilisation
* Islam and Muslim Feminism
* Somali Islamists publicly whip women for wearing bras
* UN decries vicious Congo rapes and night attacks
* "It's an injustice, pure and simple - Aboriginal women continue to experience
higher than average rates of sexualized violence in Canada"
* New Zealand rape counsellors excluded from fast-tracks claims for clients
* US Senate passes measure prompted by case of woman prevented from suing over
alleged rape by Halliburton/KBR colleagues
* Strict Oklahoma abortion laws spark court battles
* Queensland locked in abortion stalemate
* Amnesty International has called on the Peruvian authorities to step up recent
efforts to decriminalise abortion in the country
* More than a million people are said to have taken part in a march in Madrid to
oppose government plans to liberalise Spain's abortion law
* Abortion And Unintended Pregnancy Decline Worldwide As Contraceptive Use
Increases
* Mandatory for pregnant women in India to undergo HIV test proposed
* New scheme to prevent trafficking of women in India
* IPS Gender Wire up to 20th October 2009

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