women in london

WRC wants to ensure that women’s voluntary and community sector organisations, women’s projects and other organisations and groups that work with women, are fully involved in monitoring the UK’s performance in implementing the UN Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) http://www.wrc.org.uk/resources/tools_to_engage_and_influence/working_internationally/about_cedaw.aspx WRC, with the CEDAW Working Group, will monitor [...]

Join Women in Publishing at the Savoy Tup function room for the May meeting. Our speakers this month are Sophia Cliffe and Sam Barber. Sophia Cliffe is a Project Manager at WCRS, whose clients include COI, GLA and News International. She will talk about how to brief an advertising agency, and her experience as an [...]

The London Feminist Network is pleased to announce its next feminar (feminist seminar!) on Saturday 14th May, 2pm. This feminar intends to raise awareness of “honour” killings among feminists, to educate and inform, and thereby generate support and action. What do we know? Speakers will give an overview of the important work they do helping [...]

Growing your own food in Tower Hamlets? Interested in meeting others who do? Want to start a project of your own? Please join us at our sping gathering for ideas, information and inspiration! Thursday 12 May 2011, 10am-2.30pm (lunch included) Kedleston Walk Community Centre, Hollybush Gardens, Bethnal Green, London E2 9QT The event will include: [...]

Community Link supports women with mental health needs moving from prison or secure hospital into the community. It empowers women to build the skills and self-esteem necessary to make long-lasting, meaningful change in their lives. Intensive working is essential in the period immediately following release for women identified as being most vulnerable back in the [...]

the nia project is a violence against women organisation that works to the safety of women and children. We are looking for volunteers and counselling volunteers to support on the delivery of the East London Crisis Rape Crisis service. Are you interested in: – being part of a team of volunteers who work on the [...]

A Women’s AV, Coalition and Cuts Agenda in 2011 Over the past three years Women in London has run surveys in the run up to local, national and European elections. You can see the survey results for 2010 at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/2010/05/notice-wil-2/, 2009 at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/2009/06/notices-wil/ and 2008 at http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/about/localelections2008.htm This year on 5th May there will be [...]