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Latest news
CEDAW conference and Stories of CEDAW Project
Our conference, Seizing the Opportunities of CEDAW, held a few weeks ago, was a great success, with 150 wome attending from all over the UK. If you didn't have a chance to attend, you can read a brief report of the conference, read our blog and browse our photos. A full report and short film of the day will be available in the near future. For more information, or to express interest in being on a ‘working group’ to drive a women’s sector strategy for the next time the UK Government is examined in 2011, please email kara@wrc.org.uk
The Stories of CEDAW project aims to celebrate 30 years of CEDAW with a collection of stories, showing how the convention has been used to address injustice and open up pathways of women's empowerment. These will be shared with women across the world as a source of inspiration. For further information, please email info@stories-of-cedaw.net.
News from the women's sector
Help stop the integration of African Well Woman's Service in Waltham Forest
Waltham Forest PCT has recently decided to integrate the African Well Woman's Service into generic sexual and reproductive health services and exclude non-borough residents from accessing them.
FORWARD are seriously concerned that this will mean no access to vital specialist services for hundreds of women affected by female genital mutilation (FGM) who need support and specialist care. They need your help to convince the PCT that they should reconsider their position and continue to fund a separate and specialist service for women who have experienced FGM. Please send a letter to the PCT urging them to reconsider their decision - further details (including a template letter) are available on FORWARD's website.
EVAW briefing on Home Office consultation
EVAW have produced a briefing on the Home Office consultation on violence against women. The briefing gives you information on how to have your say by responding to the consultation online, or attending a roadshow or stakeholder event in your area. The deadline for responses to the consultation is 29 May 2009.
Call for applications to take part in BIHR’s Human Rights and Poverty Project
BIHR has been funded by City Parochial Foundation and Joseph Rowntree Foundation
to provide support to up to six London-based voluntary and community
sector organisations that are working with and for people facing
poverty or social injustice. The support will enable organisations to
use human rights to strengthen their voice and influence with policy
makers.
An information day is being
held on 20th April for interested organisations, to provide you with the opportunity to meet
the project officer and clarify any questions you might have about the
project. Please note that it is not necessary to attend the information
day in order to apply to join the project.
For more information on the project and to register for the information day, please visit BIHR’s website.
Launch of the Comprehensive Area Assesment
The Comprehensive Area Assessment
(CAA) has just been launched and for the first time, local public
services will be held to account collectively for their impact on the
lives of local people. This means that CAA will look at all the bodies responsible for local public
services, which are increasingly expected to work in partnership to
tackle the challenges facing their communities. It should provide a snapshot of how
effectively local partnerships are working together to deliver local
people's priorities.
The CAA framework document published on 10 February 2009, sets out how CAA will be delivered from April 2009. Urban Forum have produced a briefing on the CAA and WRC published a response to the CAA consultation last summer.
Tower Hamlets funding seminar and Building Futures programme
Date: Tuesday 28 April 2009
Time:
10am - 2pm
Venue: The Davenant Centre, 179-181 Whitechapel Road, London E1
1DN
Come listen and pose your questions to inspiring experts on
commissioning and social enterprise. This is a funding seminar centring on the
income generation opportunities presented by winning public service contracts
and setting up social enterprise, along with information on finding funding from
individual donors. Book your place on
this event.
This funding seminar is just one of the events taking place as part of the WRC Building Futures programme, which aims to make the women's sector more financially sustainable. To find out about the FREE trainings coming up over the next six months, take a look at the Building Futures training page, which is regularly updated.
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And Finally...
Women's Social Leadership Awards 2009
The Women’s Social Leadership Awards promote their talent of women social leaders and Ogunte invites you to nominate yourself or another exceptional woman who has shown great social leadership through:
1. A Social Business
2. A Network
3. An Employee’s initiative in a larger company
Show how this female social leader has contributed to generate a great positive social impact, how she is an inspiration for her peers and her communities, how she sustains her project, learns from it and is not afraid to be radical at times. So, if you've got someone in mind, why not submit your nomination? Nominations are open to UK residents only and close on 20 April 2009.
WRC commissions Urban Inclusion
We are very pleased to announce that we have commissioned Urban Inclusion in partnership with Sarah Boyd to conduct our feasibility study on developing a shared premises for women’s organisations. We will be getting in touch with groups in the near future to be involved in a needs assessment so watch this space!
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Jobs and opportunities
See www.wrc.org.uk/jobs for a list of other jobs and volunteering opportunities. Email webby@wrc.org.uk with your vacancies.
Advocate (Corston Independent Funders Coalition)
Trustee (Engender)
Volunteer (Beat)
Director of Services: Poppy/Lilith/Scarlet Centre (female) (Eaves)
Poppy Project: National Co-ordinator (female) (Eaves)
Admin and finance officer (female) (Eaves)
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Training
See www.wrc.org.uk/eventslisting for other women's sector training and events. Email webby@wrc.org.uk with your events.
Domestic Violence – Theory and Practice Level 1 (21 April, London)
Introduction to developing a sustainable funding mix (21 April, London)
Helping women through the law (21 April, London)
Helping women through the law (23 April, Cardiff)
Helping women through the law (5 May, Manchester)
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Events
See www.wrc.org.uk/eventslisting for other women's sector training and events. Email webby@wrc.org.uk with your events.
Ethnic Minority Domestic Violence Survivors (18 April, London)
Sex, shopping and sisterhood: politics in women’s magazines (30 April, London)
Black in fashion: have we turned the page? (13 May, London)
Domestic Violence Conference (19 May, London)
Make a difference in your community (21 May, Lambeth)
Body image: the impact of magazines (18 June, London)
Feminism in London conference (10 October, London)
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