Coming up in the next few weeks

There is a lot going on over the next few weeks, for a reminder visit https://www.newwomens.net/page/upcoming-events

Processions Event Edinburgh with North Tyneside Women's Voices

10 Jun 2018 - 10:00

Edinburgh

Victorian activist Jospehine Butler documentary Night of Years now available online

This is a new documentary about the life and work of early feminist Josephine Butler. You can view it online at https://vimeo.com/262196971

Josephine gave a voice to women who were being exploited and treated barbarically as part of the Contagious Diseases Acts. She also shone a light on the sexual trafficking of women and girls in the later hall of the 19th century. She is now largely forgotten, but the work she did still has resonances today.

Voices from the Front Line - Rosa Fund grants programme

Rosa is pleased to open the third round of our flagship grants programme, Voices from the Frontline.

Sisters of Frida Celebration

4 May 2018 - 17:30

Greenwich Yacht Club 1 Peartree Way, Greenwich, London SE10 0BW

A Woman’s Place is Standing Her Ground – A discussion on the Gender Recognition Act – Newcastle

24 May 2018 - 18:00

To be confirmed Newcastle

Women and girls projects that will benefit from £15 million Tampon Tax Fund – Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Wide range of projects benefiting women and girls to receive funding over next two years

Thousands of women from across the UK will benefit from £15 million from the latest round of the Tampon Tax Fund, the Minister for Sport and Civil Society Tracey Crouch announced today.

Rural Women in the North East - Case Study for CEDAW

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The Women's Resource Centre has prepared a case study featuring issues facing rural women in the NOrth East, as part of its work to highlight issues to be addressed by the UK report to CEDAW, the Committee for Elimination of Discrimination against Women and Girls. Click here for more information aboit CEDAW.

TUC Northern Women's Group Meeting

12 Apr 2018 - 15:30

Unison Regional Office, 140-150 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6TH.

Financial Abuse Drop-in

Earlier this month the Women's Budget Group attended a Parliamentary drop-in on Universal Credit and Financial Abuse organised by Dr Philippa Whitford MP to promote the Private Members Bill she had raised on the issue. We were joined by Women’s Aid, Surviving Economic Abuse and the Child Poverty Action Group to share our concerns about how people could be trapped in abusive relationships by the decision to pay Univ

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