Archive for month: December, 2010

Support Fawcett’s Bid For A Judicial Review Of The Budget – 6th December 2010

3 December, 2010 (15:01) | Events | By:

**JOIN US: PROTEST OUTSIDE HIGH COURT** 12.30 – 2pm, Mon 6th Dec, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London WC2A 2LL, Temple Tube What is a Judicial Review? A judicial review is a legal tool that allows people with a sufficient interest in a decision made by Government to ask a judge to review the lawfulness [...]

Women in Publishing Christmas Party and Awards – 8 December 2010

3 December, 2010 (14:50) | Events | By:

Featuring 2010 Women in Publishing Awards Presentation Join us at The Savoy Up function room for the 2010 awards presentation and Christmas party. Bring along your friends and mingle with other women in the publishing industry. Buffet snacks will be served and there will be a cash bar. Date: Wednesday 8th December 2010 Time: 7pm [...]

Film Screening of the acclaimed film ‘Moolaade’ celebrating 25 years of FORWARD’s work – 7th December 2010

3 December, 2010 (14:45) | Events | By:

Moolaadé is set in Burkina Faso, where four young girls have fled the ritual of ‘purification’ and seek protection-‘moolaadé’-with Collé, a circumcised woman who helped her own daughter escape excision 7 years earlier. In defiance of traditionalists within the village, Collé grants the girls sanctuary and the scene is set for a tense confrontation between [...]

Gateway Foundation – Part 1 – Hillcroft – 24th January 2011

1 December, 2010 (17:52) | Training | By:

Your Gateway, to further education and the opportunity to achieve a level 1 progression award. (You will need to attend all 3 sessions). This will allow you to move on to foundation level 2 Gateway before moving onto Access which takes you onto University, you can go as far as you choose. This is the [...]

Fawcett’s Legal Case Against Government’s Budget Reaches High Court

1 December, 2010 (17:47) | Notices | By:

Permission hearing to take place on Monday 6th December 2010 In August, the Fawcett society lodged papers seeking a judicial review of the budget, after the Treasury failed to provide evidence that they had assessed whether budget proposals would increase or reduce inequality between women and men – as is required under equality law. Fawcett [...]

WILPF Statement on Palestine at the UN

1 December, 2010 (17:40) | Notices | By:

Observance of the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People Introduction The United Nations and a group of civil society organizations held a special meeting on November 29th to commemorate the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People and observe the resolution 32/40B http://t.ymlp186.com/mqwadamwjaaaesyeaiab/click.php adopted by the General Assembly on 2 December 1977. [...]

Sign A Rose Petal: END FGM Action 25 November – 10 December – Forward

1 December, 2010 (17:30) | Notices | By:

Did you know that every day, at least 8000 girls and women in the world are suffering because they have been subjected to an age-old practice called female genital mutilation? That’s five girls every minute. END FGM European Campaign* and FORWARD are demanding for a European Union strategy to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and [...]

Women Make Film History – Women’s Library – 4th December 2010

1 December, 2010 (17:16) | Events | By:

Saturday 4th December 2010, 2 – 4.30pm £8 / £6 concessions In collaboration with the Women’s Film History Network, The Women’s Library presents a series of feminist films which examine the ways that women have used filmmaking to explore the world and bring gender issues into a public forum. This event examines womens relationships with [...]

Support Worker x 2 – nia project – 7th December 2010

1 December, 2010 (16:45) | Vacancies | By:

the nia project provides a wide range of services for women and children who have experienced sexual violence and other forms of gender violence. The organisation is currently recruiting for the following within our Housing Services Team 1 x Support Worker 35hrs per week F/T £25,301 We require an experienced and committed person to provide [...]

East London Rape Crisis x 3 and other vacancies x 2 – nia project – 15th December 2010

1 December, 2010 (16:37) | Vacancies | By:

the nia project provides a wide range of services for women and children who have experienced domestic violence and other forms of gender violence. East London Rape Crisis Service the nia project has received funding from the Mayor of London in association with LB Redbridge and 6 other East London Boroughs in order to provide [...]