Young People Speak Out!
Empowering and educating through entertainment
The youth programme continues to expand in Middlesborough, Bristol and Rochdale and gain rapid momentum in London, with a group of 15 young women meeting fortnightly to advance the FORWARD campaign through creative advocacy events.
On July 4th 2010 the FORWARD Women group organised a spectacular evening of entertainment [...]
Power and Prejudice, the Women’s Resource Centre’s groundbreaking new report examines what helps – and what hinders – women’s organisations in creating change at a local level. The research identifies the barriers facing women’s organisations in creating change on a local level, examines what tools can be used to support local engagement and offers clear, [...]
* Just 20% of local authorities confident they can meet parental need
* Average cost of childcare in Britain this summer stands at £558 per child
* Postcode lottery sees prices double from one region to another
Research published by the national childcare charity Daycare Trust, ahead of the school holidays, has uncovered a postcode lottery and patchwork [...]
No impunity for rape
No anonymity for defendants
The Government proposes to give those accused of rape anonymity; this would mean that the police would not be able to name those they are investigating in order to secure vital evidence. In no other offence, including murder or those that relate to child pornography, is the suspect shielded [...]
You may have seen the Your Freedom website launched by the coalition government to allow people to call for certain laws to be repealed; and that you have seen the calls for Section 14 of the Policing and Crime Act, (which criminalises the purchase of sex from a person who has been exploited) to be [...]
RASASC in Croydon needs your help – urgently.
A decision was made to cut the Corporate Funding Budget of Croydon Council two weeks ago and there was pressure on the Council Lead, Mike Fisher, to do some cost saving, pretty quick.
Fisher chose the easiest option as the corporate funding applications were due for ratification. So [...]
What is SWAP?
Convened by Women in Prison and led by women’s organisations delivering supporting to women in the criminal justice system the SWAP Campaign wants to:
* SWAP custody for community
* SWAP prisons for small custodial units designed for women
* SWAP being ignored for being heard
Join us and receive information and advice on how to [...]
It’s already top of the best sellers list – help support domestic violence charity Refuge and keep it there by downloading Rock Choir’s stunning debut single
We are excited and delighted to announce a new partnership between Refuge and Rock Choir – http://www.rockchoir.com – but we need your support.
With 150 choirs nationwide, and a membership [...]
Austerity Agenda ‘Risks Roll Back On Women’s Independence’
The Fawcett Society has responded to Chancellor George Osborne’s emergency budget. Ceri Goddard, Fawcett’s Chief Executive, said:
“While the government has done what it can to portray this budget as reaching into all our pockets, the reality is some in the UK will be worse affected than others, and [...]
16 June was International Day of the African Child. To mark the occasion, FORWARD calls on UK leaders to address the rights of African girls as essential to the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals, in particular tackling female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage which hamper girls’ potential, health and development.
FGM is a form [...]
