UNIFEM UK: Working for women's empowerment and gender equality

UNIFEM at the Belfast Mela

• Botanic Gardens, College Park, Belfast BT9 5AB
• 12 – 6pm
• Free admission

The Mela is an international festival which has become a highlight in the city’s cultural calendar. The UNIFEM branch in Northern Ireland will be running an information and fundraising stand at the event. Visitors will be invited to sponsor non-stop musical performances by young branch members and the stand will also feaure silver jewellery from Sri Lanka.

For more information about the Mela go to www.belfastmela.org.uk

You can make a donation today to sponsor the singers and musicians who will be raising money for UNIFEM at the Mela.

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Violence Against Women

UNIFEM in Wales, in partnership with BAWSO (Black Association of Women Step Out) and the Law Society Wales, has organised a conference to explore the devastating effects of violence against women and to ask whether the legal framework to protect victims is adequate.

• 9.30am to 4.00pm
• County Hall, Committee Room 2 & 3, Cardiff, SA1 4PE
• Guest speakers:
  • Hannana Siddiqui Southall Black Sisters
  • Nanna Otoo-oyortey FORWARD
  • Erin Pizzey Pioneer in women’s refuges
  • Sally Montier Poppy Project
  • Speaker from the Law Society Wales - to be confirmed

Registration fees:

£120 for legal professionals , with CPD points included
£ 60 for staff from local authorities and statutory agencies
£ 40 for individuals and members of voluntary organisations

Contact for bookings:
Lorraine Johnson at lorraine@bawso.org.uk Tel 02920 644633

Women in Leadership

This will be the theme of the 2010 UNIFEM in London annual autumn conference which will be held at Linklaters, One Silk Street, LondonEC2Y 8HQ. Details will be confirmed shortly.

For latest information, contact UNIFEM in London.