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26 June 2014 10:30 ~ Women and Democracy – Free Training – Her Centre – London

To empower women to overcome the obstacles which prevent them from participating and to improve political literacy among women and support their social and political engagement, Her Centre is holding FREE training on Women and Democracy.

The training will equip disengaged women in Royal Greenwich with the knowledge and confidence to play an active role in our democracy and connect with key decision-makers.

  • MP Teresa Pearce will open the programme.
  • Abigail Hunt from Womankind will give an overview of women’s civil/political participation and gender inequalities related to it and how women can start to become more involved.
  • Kate Anderson from Parliamentary Outreach will introduce us to the work of the Parliament and how to contact MPs and Lords.
  • Sue Sewell from Royal Greenwich will talk us through the roles that councillors play and how to become one and also on what happens in the Town Hall.

The training will take place on 26 June 2014 from 10.30am – 1pm at The Tramshed Woolwich, 51-53 Woolwich New Road, SE18 6ES.

We would kindly like to invite all women to participate and share their experience to stimulate a vibrant discussion on the issue and find ways forward together.

Free lunch and live music from Global Fusion Music & Arts!

Booking is essential. Call 0203 260 7715 or email reshma@hercentre.org .

Kindly forward to all women.

June 20, 2014

3 June 2014 ~ Raising Women’s Voices: Social Media, Campaigning & Influencing Training (Beginners Level) – WRC + 26 June & 17 July 2014

This one-day beginners level Campaigns and Social Media training is tailored to women’s organisations and projects with no or limited working knowledge of policy, campaigning and social media (such as Twitter and Facebook) and who want to understand the basics. You don’t need any previous knowledge of campaigning or social media to come to this training.

The training is divided into two sessions. The first one starts at 10am and finishes at 1pm, and the second session begins after lunch at 1.45pm and finishes at ca. 4.45pm. This training takes place at the WRC office in North London.

Morning session (10am – 1pm)

This section covers the basics of campaigning and influencing, and is delivered by WRC’s Policy and Influencing Officer.

  • What is a campaign?
  • Key stages of campaigning:
  • Building a strategy
  • Analysing the issue and context
  • Involving the right people
  • Routes to influence
  • Tactics and tools
  • Communication

Afternoon session (1.45pm – 4.45pm)

The afternoon session will be an introduction to social media. If you know nothing, or almost nothing, about social media then it will be a great way to familiarise yourself with the main platforms, like Facebook and Twitter. The training will comprise:

  • What is Facebook?
    • Setting up a personal profile
    • Setting up a profile for your organisation
    • How to use Facebook
  • What is Twitter?
    • Setting up a profile
    • How to use Twitter
  • What about others? A brief introduction to:
    • Linked In
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • WordPress and Tumblr

We want to stress that you should come on this course if you have little or no familiarity with social media. If you already have a Facebook or Twitter account you may already be too advanced!

Dates & Registration

Please click on the date you would like to attend and follow the instructions to register your place.

Training Fee

We are offering this training course for FREE for WRC members. For non-WRC members, the following fees apply: >

    Full day: £50
    Half day: £25

If you would like to know more about WRC membership and how to join, please visit our membership page here.

If you know you have been a WRC member before but are not sure about your current membership status, please contact Suvi via email or call the WRC office on 0207 697 3450.

May 13, 2014