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Welsh Women's Aid are pleased to announce that the no recourse to public funds pilot has now been extended to March 2011

Welsh Women's Aid are pleased to inform you that the no recourse to public funds pilot has now been extended to March 2011.

Violence, abuse, bullying: an untold story of disabled people living in Wales

The EHRC are currently conducting a Formal Inquiry into disability-related harrassment, whereby they will examine the experiences of disabled people, their families, friends and carers, as well as examining whether those who have experienced harrassment have been supported or not by public authorities.

Important: Sojourner Project - Extended until 17th September 2010

The Sojourner Project is for women with no recourse to public funds, who entered the UK on a spousal visa and are eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) under the Domestic Violence Rule.

UN Women Born: Civil Society Celebrates Creation of Gender Equality Entity After Four Years of Advocacy

PRESS RELEASE 1 July 2010   Contact: Charlotte Bunch, 732-642-5271 or cbunch@igc.

NEW WEBSITE LAUNCHED FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE VICTIMS AS REPORTED CASES PREDICTED TO RISE DURING WORLD CUP

  Welsh Women’s Aid & Wales Domestic Abuse Helpline PRESS RELEASE For immediate release 04.

The Welsh Assembly Government is committed to tackling this persistent form of inequality for women as well as underpinning our commitment to all victims of domestic abuse.

Carl Sargeant, Minister for Social Justice & Local Government, 25 March 2010

Violence against women and girls continues unabated in every continent, country and culture. It takes a devastating toll on women’s lives, on their families, and on society as a whole. Most societies prohibit such violence — yet the reality is that too often, it is covered up or tacitly condoned

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, 8 March 2007

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY 2010

03 November 09

WWNC

Wales Women’s National Coalition invites you to participate in their International Women’s Day event for 2010.

They will be publishing a short anthology of poetry and creative prose in celebration of women under the title of ‘The Voice of Women in Wales’.

A panel of judges will select entries to be included in the anthology, which will be published in March 2010.

On the panel are;

  • Shelagh Weeks
  • Jeni Williams
  • Jo Verity
  • Sarah Edmonds
  • Menna Elfyn

Entries in English and Welsh are welcome.

* See page 2 for more information on our panel.

This is an excellent opportunity for entrants to engage in public expression and to see their work in print.

Entrants must be:

  • Women From Wales or currently living in Wales
  • 16-116 years of age

Creative prose should be no longer than 750 words, and poetry should be no longer than 30 lines.

The deadline for entries is 31/12/09.

We would prefer to receive your entries via e-mail to Llinos Merriman.

Alternatively, copies can be sent to Wales Women’s National Coalition, Anchor Court, Keen Road, Cardiff, CF24 5JW.

If you have any queries, please contact us on 02920 478919.

Judging will take place in January 2010, all entrants will be notified.

We look forward to receiving your entries!

Further Information:

International Women's Day Anthology (English)