Funding: Rosa

Rosa’s Voices From the Frontline grant programme is now open for applications. This fund supports women’s organisations to shine a light on their fight for gender equality in the UK. It resources advocacy, campaigning and activists with lived experience of injustice and inequality – giving voice especially to women facing intersecting disadvantages including race, class, sexuality, disability, poverty or migration status.

Women of Tyneside: Communities & Collections

12 Mar 2019 - 17:45

Bewick Hall, City Library, Newcastle

International Women's Day Newcastle area continues....

We hope you’ve enjoyed all sorts of International Women’s Day events!

There’s more info about local events in Newcastle here: https://www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/latest-news/655-international-womens-day-2019-whats-on

International Women’s Day – Hope Street Xchange – Sunderland

8 Mar 2019 - 08:30

Hope Street Xchange, Hind Street, Sunderland SR1 3QD

It’s nearly International Women’s Day! More stuff....

As well as what's already listed there’s lots on here: https://www.cvsnewcastle.org.uk/latest-news/655-international-womens-day-2019-whats-on

Please fill in survey

There are just a few more weeks before the NEWN and NEEVAWG e-bulletins will be merged and it's important to get your feedback to make sure we make the new version as useful and sustainable as possible. Please help by taking a couple of minutes to fill in the feedback survey at https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/NEWNebulletin

Women's Coastal Walk with the Women's Workshop

17 Mar 2019 - 12:00

Women's Workshop, Coquet Enterprise Park, Amble NE65 0PE

Incorporation of CEDAW into UK law - sign the petition

Members of NEWN and the CEDAW working group have just returned from Geneva where they were working to ensure that the UK government is called to account against its commitments to eliminate discrimination against women and girls.

We are being asked to sign a petition about CEDAW on the Government's website and circulate it as widely as possible:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/230451

Festival of Feminist Ideas and Action 2019 - final programme

The Gender and Society Research Hub have organised this fantastic Festival of events to mark International Women’s Day, 2019. This year’s theme is ‘visual feminism’ and the Festival kicks off in splendid style on Thurs 7 March, with our very own Carol Stephenson and Katy Jenkins, with Jean Spence, talking about activists’ use of photography in activism.

Resource: Working Inclusively with Young Women

The Young Women’s Trust has developed 'Working Inclusively With Young Women' toolkit. The toolkit is aimed at anyone who works with young women – including policymakers, employers, service providers, commissioners and practitioners.

North East Women's Network

Women and health