Make a Wave awards for women social leaders
The Oguntê -
Make A Wave Award is a 'kickstart and thinking” scheme
(worth up to £1000 in a combination of grant and training) made to
women in the UK who can show that a very small amount of money, paired
up with a resourceful brain, can be used to make a difference.
So,
If you are an aspiring female social leader, if you haven't had the
opportunity to shine yet and would like to pilot your project or your
campaign, please apply!
Deadlines: 31 October or 12 December. Download application forms at
www.ogunte.com.
Urgent: email your MP ahead of crucial abortion votes
The final, crucial abortion votes will take place on Wednesday 22
October 2008 at the Report stage of the Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Bill. The anti-abortion lobby has tabled a number of
amendments which would restrict women's abortion rights.
Abortion Rights has worked with pro-choice MPs to table positive amendments to
improve women's access to abortion services and extend rights to
Northern Ireland. Read a
briefing on the amendments.
What you can do: email
your MP using a simple online
lobbying tool. Let Abortion Rights know
of any responses you receive from your MP. Alternatively phone them at
their constituency office or in parliament on 020 7219 3000.
Office space to let
Iranian Community Centre has 2 spacious offices to let in London
(Islington). The office is located on the 3rd floor of a building on
Holloway Road, 100 yards from Holloway Road Station. There is a lift to
the building and light/ heating is included.
Office 1: (4.85m x 3.90m) = 18.9sqm. Office 2: (5.60m x 3.45) = 19sqm + 1.8sqm = 20.8sqm.
Cost: Office1: £500 per month. Office 2: £520per month.
For more information call Iranian Community Centre on 020 7700 0341. Or email
iraniancommunitycentre@yahoo.co.uk.
Sponsor Julia to run 10 miles for Mosac
After volunteering for 3 years for
Mosac, a charity supporting non-abusing parents and carers of children who have been sexually abused, Julia Webb-Harvey is going one step further... She's taking up the Great South Run challenge and will be running 10 miles to raise money for Mosac's vital work.
Sponsor Julia...
Office space available at Manor Gardens Centre, north London
Premium Office Space available for rent in Victorian villa at
competitive rate. VARIOUS OFFICE SIZES AVAILABLE. Enjoy the peaceful
setting of Manor Gardens with its own gardens and community café. Manor
Gardens Centre is a hub of charities and community groups in Islington.
In this supportive environment, organisations can take advantage of the
many facilities and liaise with each other on projects and funding
initiatives. For further information and viewing contact: Norma Parsad
on 020 7561 5263 or email
norma@manorgardenscentre.org.
Free publications from Rights of Women
Rights of Women has a grant to distribute free copies of two of their publications to women's organisations. If you would like a copy of From A-Z: A Woman's Guide to the Law or Pathways to Justice: BMER Women and the Law, contact Mina Rai at
mina@row.org.uk or 020 7251 6575.
New website for Tindlemanor women's building
Tindlemanor - a six storey building for women’s organisations centrally located near Old Street London - now has a website where you can find out about their meeting room facilities for women's organisations.
See
www.tindlemanor.co.uk.
Hire rooms at West Hampstead Women's Centre
West Hampstead Women's Centre in London has rooms available to hire. They have three rooms suitable for meetings, workshops, drop-in sessions etc and two purpose-built therapy rooms. They are available to hire for £10-£30 an hour.
For more details see: http://www.whwc.co.uk/services/rooms/docs/Rooms_for_hire_WHWC.pdf or contact info@whwc.co.uk or 020 7328 7389.
During the day the rooms can only be hired by all-female groups so as to ensure the centre remains a safe space for the women who use their services. Out of hours and at weekends male and female groups are welcome. During these times there is an additional £10 per hour charge to cover the cost of caretaking as the office is closed.