Category Archives: 20151117

17 November 2015 10:00 ~ Preventing violence against women, domestic abuse & sexual violence – Welsh Women’s Aid – Wrexham

Partnership seminar and Welsh Women’s Aid’s AGM
Glyndwr University, Wrexham, LL11 2AW

Welsh Women’s Aid invites you to join us for our Partnership Seminar ‘Preventing violence against women, domestic abuse & sexual violence’ and our 2015 Annual General Meeting.

This seminar coincides with the recent enactment of key sections of the Violence Against Women, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence (Wales) Act 2015.

Benefits of attending:

  • Find out what the new statutory duty to prevent violence against women in Wales means for your service;
  • Hear in-depth discussion and good practice examples on how to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence from leading practitioners and academics in the field;
  • Consider how survivors can empower and educate your services to improve prevention work;
  • Question the first National Advisor on Violence against Women on her priorities for the year ahead.

Who should attend: local government policy makers, local authority and police & crime commissioners; children’s services, education and health professionals including public health, specialist services, domestic abuse coordinators, housing authorities, community safety teams and others with an interest in preventing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence in their organisations, workplaces and communities.

The day, which begins with Welsh Women’s Aid’s Annual General Meeting (10:00 – 10:30 am), includes:

  • A Q&A session with the first National Advisor on Violence against Women and other forms of Gender-based Violence, Domestic Abuse and Sexual Violence: Rhian Bowen Davies
  • Expert advice about preventing violence against women from Liz Kelly, Professor of Sexualised Violence at London Metropolitan University
  • A panel discussion, chaired by Julia Hobbs, North Wales Prevention Group, about emerging practice and initiatives

Attendance is free. To book a place, please email events@welshwomensaid.org.uk.

For more information, please download these leaflet(s):

  • Click here for more information
  • Cliciwch ymaam rhagor o wybodaeth

Check http://www.welshwomensaid.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=35&Itemid=168/31672.html

November 5, 2015

17 November 2015 14:00 ~ Forced Marriage Workshop for members of the community – Southall Black Sisters – Manchester

Southall Black Sisters will be delivering a half day workshop on Forced Marriage with a particular focus on the needs and resettlement or repatriated victims. The workshop is aimed at community members and will cover the following –

The seminar will help to increase your understanding of:

  • The nature of forced marriage
  • The impact of forced marriage on women and girls
  • How to help prevent or help a victim escape a forced marriage in the UK or overseas
  • How to help a victim who is repatriated from overseas

Please note that this workshop is open to all women and men. Spaces are limited to 20 participants so please do register early.

The venue is Longsight Library, 519 Stockport Road, Longsight, Manchester. M12 4NE.

The venue is disabled accessible and there is parking behind the library. Please let the organisers know if you have any additional requirements.

To contact the organisers, please email sandhyasharma@hotmail.com

Southall Black Sisters

Southall Black Sisters is a not-for-profit organisation set up in 1979 to meet the needs of black (Asian and African-Caribbean) and minority ethnic women.

For more than three decades we have been at the forefront of challenging domestic and gender violence locally and nationally.

SBS provides a range of advice and support services to enable black and minority women to gain the knowledge and confidence they need to assert their human rights. We provide general and specialist advice on gender-related issues such as domestic violence, sexual violence, forced marriage, honour killings and their intersection with the criminal justice, immigration and asylum systems, health, welfare rights, homelessness and poverty.

Our advice and advocacy work is also supported by a range of other support activities to help women overcome their isolation and build their self esteem and skills.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/forced-marriage-workshop-for-members-of-the-community-tickets-18755376837

October 23, 2015