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The latest GLDVP Newsletter is now available online! Click here to view our July newsletter online or download a copy as a word document. With best wishes The GLDVP team

The next two Stella Project trainings are our advanced courses for experienced workers in the drug and alcohol or domestic violence sector. * Domestic Violence – Theory and Practice Level 2: for the drug and alcohol sector on 6 August 2009 * Substance Use – Theory and Practice Level 2: for domestic violence workers on [...]

Women’s rights campaign, The Fawcett Society, has released a report that calculates the impact that becoming a mum has on a woman’s earnings. The report, entitled ‘Not having it all: How motherhood reduces women’s pay and employment prospects’ is a new survey of existing research, drawing together the most recent data from academic and government [...]

GLDVP has produced a response to the Mayor of London’s violence against women strategy. Please feel free to use our response when formulating your own, should you find it helpful to do so. If we have missed anything relating to your own area of concern please let us know. The final consultation deadline is 20 [...]

FORWARD e-newsletter: Issue 1, July 2009 Young People Speak Out! FORWARD’s youth programme – Young People Speak Out – have now set up their Youth Advisory Council with members from London, Middlesbrough and Bristol. These young people ensure that our work with BME youth in the UK remains relevant and appropriate to their needs, and [...]

Women’s Action Network Newsletter Take Action South Africa: Rape survivors denied treatment Rape survivors are being denied treatment and care at a South African hospital near the Zimbabwean border if they have not first reported their case to the police. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Women still seek justice Thousands of women were raped or sexually abused [...]

Advance vacancy: Temporary Female Independent Domestic Violence Adviser (IDVA) at our Hammersmith project From October 09 – March 10 Salary: SO1 POINT 29 £27,688 (including ILW) You must be able to work within a dynamic, fast paced, crisis intervention service and have a good understanding of the dynamics and effects of domestic violence. Experience of; [...]

Advance vacancy: Female Specialist data tracker and analyst – Brent Salary: £27,688 (including ILW) pro rata 17.5 hours a week based in Kilburn police station and Brent Magistrates Court We need someone to monitor and track data relating to the Specialist Domestic Violence Court. You also need to produce reports and be competent with statistical [...]

Advance vacancy: Female Domestic Violence Housing Advocate – Hammersmith Salary: £27,688 (including ILW) You will work for our sanctuary partnership project within the local housing options and advice service in Hammersmith. You will provide a holistic service for survivors of domestic violence approaching as homeless. The post will be based across two locations. Office hours [...]

Creative ways of implementing the Improving Safety and Reducing Harm – Children, Young People and Domestic Violence toolkit. The Greater London Domestic Violence Project is holding a unique event comprising a selection of practical, active and fun sessions for frontline workers to experiment new ways of working with children and young people who are affected [...]