Forced marriage: the new law London (King’s Cross) Tuesday 16 June 9.30am – 1pm Supporting survivors of domestic violence: domestic violence injunctions and the Domestic Violence Crime and Victims Act 2004 London (Kennington) Wednesday 8 July 9.30am – 1pm Supporting survivors of sexual violence: the Sexual Offences Act 2003 and the criminal justice system London [...]
Role Title: WILPF Internship Reports to: Campaigns Coordinator Management Responsibility:Part-time volunteers as required Location: Central London The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest international women’s peace organisation, founded in 1915. It has members in advance of forty countries in all continents. In the UK there are around 280 members about [...]
We are looking for dynamic women to join us on the Board of RASASC – the only Rape Crisis Centre in London. The Board is an enthusiastic group of professional women who are committed to helping this vital cause, which is dedicated to the healing and empowerment of around 4,000 survivors of sexual violence every [...]
10th June 2009 House of Lords, Room G 6:00-8:00pm Chair: Baroness Harris of Richmond Speakers: * Baroness Afshar: ‘Implications of Women’s Dress – Who Decides?’ * Speaker from Al Jazeera TBC ‘Tolerance in the media’ With plenty of time for questions and discussion Admission is free but donations at the door will be most welcome. [...]
OBJECT – in conjunction with London Feminist Network, Anti-Porn London and Scary Little Girls – is delighted to offer a fantastic Stop Porn Culture training session led by US Feminist researcher and activist Rebecca Whisnant. Rebecca was one of the founder members of the U.S. National Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement and has co-edited Global Feminist Ethics, [...]
On 19th May 2009 MPs forcefully called on the Government to strengthen lap dancing licensing reforms, as the measures were debated during the 3rd Reading of the Policing and Crime Bill (1). MPs Lynda Waltho (Lab), David Lepper (Lab), Celia Barlow (Lab), Roberta Blackman-Woods MP (Lab), Andrew Slaughter (Lab) and Dan Rogerson (Lib-Dem) all called [...]
You can download a copy of the legal briefing prepared by ROW on Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill from their website at http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk/pdfs/Amended_Clause_13.pdf who added that they are delighted that the amendment was accepted by the House of Commons.
The Government has amended Clause 13 of the Policing and Crime Bill to replace “controlled for gain” with “force, deception or threats”. They are finally acknowledging that a distinction should be made between situations where sex workers are working voluntarily, and situations where a woman is being coerced and suffers violence. Why then continue to [...]
The Government voted on Tuesday 19 May to protect women in prostitution by accepting a reworked version of Home Secretary Jacqui Smith’s amendments to key prostitution law reforms in the Policing and Crime Bill. The final version makes it an offence to buy sexual services from anyone “subjected to force by psychological means and the [...]
Women only discussion group at The Feminist Library Address: The Feminist Library, 5 Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7XW Time: 6:30pm to 8pm Date: Tuesday 2nd Jun
