Event Dates Consultation Deadlines 2013

May 2013
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13 May 2013 19:00 ~ Man Made Women: The Sexual Objectification of Women – Benefit for Object – London
15 May 2013 9:30 ~ Launch of LB Tower Hamlets Violence Against Women and Girls Plan
15 May 2013 19:00 ~ Sylvia Pankhurst – Suffragette, Socialist and Scourge of Empire – London
16 May 2013 18:30 ~ A Minute’s Silence for a Suffragette Hero: Rally for Emily Wilding Davison – London
16 May 2013 18:30 ~ CANCELLED: Anti-Porn: The Resurgence of Anti-Pornography Feminism – London
19 May 2013 15:00 ~ One Woman’s Journey out of Institutional Abuse in Ireland – London Irish Women’s Network
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20 May 2013 14:00 ~ Rape induced forced pregnancy – Another gendered international crime lacking international action – NAWO – London
21 May 2013 19:00 ~ Women and the City : how urban planning policy impacts on women – Feminar – London Feminist Network
22 May 2013 16:15 ~ Transforming politics: how women activists can and should participate in electoral politics – SMK – London
22 May 2013 19:30 ~ Comedy Fundraiser in aid of Women’s Support Project – Glasgow
24 May 2013 19:30 ~ Reclaim the Night Northampton 2013
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29 May 2013 ~ Who falls between the legal aid gaps? Domestic violence, immigration and legal aid – ROW

June 2013
2 June 2013 ~ My Step, Her Stride: 10k sponsored run in support of women survivors of war – also 6 October 2013
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4 June 2013 ~ Emily Davison commemorative event: participants needed
5 June 2013 10:00 ~ Counselling survivors of domestic violence: Understanding the processes involved in working with clients affected by domestic abuse – Birmingham
8 June 2013 ~ RADFEM 2013: Resurgence of Women’s Liberation – London – and 9 June 2013
8 June 2013 11:00 ~ Remember Emily Wilding Davison – East London Feminists
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21 June 2013 10:30 ~ WEN Wales annual conference and evening event with guest speaker Germaine Greer
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July 2013
6 July 2013 ~ International Conference on Violence Against Women and Girls:
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12 July 2013 ~ Speak Out: giving young women and girls a voice – National Council of Women competition closes
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15 July 2013 ~ What can history do? What does history mean to you? What does history mean to us? – Call for Contributions – Feminist Archive South
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29 July 2013 ~ Guidance on Termination of Pregnancy in Northern Ireland – Consultation closes
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Updated 14th May 2013

Vacancy Deadlines
Are NOT included in the above listing but are listed by date added http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/vacancies/?page_id=63

Training
Is not listed separately but can be found by using the tag function eg
* Training by women’s groups http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/groups/?cat=40
* Training by other organisations http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/news/?cat=144

Women’s Groups News
* Index of all women’s groups news postings by date added http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/groups/?page_id=75

Women’s Issues in the News
* Index of all women’s issues in the news postings by date added http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/news/?page_id=30

Events and Deadlines in 2013 – now past
* http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/?p=591

Events and Deadlines in 2012
* See http://www.womensgrid.org.uk/?p=573

2013 New Year Appeals by Women’s Groups

Urgent Christmas Appeal 2012 – Edinburgh Women’s Rape and Sexual Abuse

Clean Break appeal: be part of the solution for women offenders

The Exciting Life of Being a Woman: a Handbook for Women and Girls – Feminist Webs

Horton Women’s Holiday Centre still has some Christmas and New Year availability!

Midlands Women’s Aid needs donations to cover local government cuts to Support Provision

Please help the Her Centre to employ an administrator to support front line staff

Christmas Appeal for women and children seeking asylum

Womens Health in South Tyneside (WHiST) Christmas Appeal

Women’s Aid Christmas Appeal 2012

Maternal Health Campaign – Saving women’s lives one at a time (Nigeria)

Wise Women Weekend 2013 – an inspiring Christmas Gift!

nia – delivering cutting edge services to women and children – every day – Fundraising Appeal

WAVE Domestic Abuse Centre appeal for funds to support women in Lancashire

Now, more than ever, Glasgow Women’s Library needs your help

Association for Post Natal Illness Christmas Opening Hours

One25 Christmas Appeals

WISH needs your help so they can support vulnerable women

Events and Deadlines 2013 – Now Past

January 2013
3 January 2013 19:00 ~ Candle Light Vigil in Birmingham for ‘Damini’
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7 January 2013 16:00 ~ Protest Against Sexual Violence in India – London
10 January 2013 ~ Call for Papers – Console-ing Passions at 21 on 23-25 June 2013
10 January 2013 ~ Young Women’s Project – Women’s Therapy Centre
11 January 2013 18:30 ~ VIGIL : For Woman and Children of Congo – Million Women Rise – London
12 January 2013 ~ Arts Against Violence, One Billion Rising Art Festival starts + 15 & 31 January 2013
13 January 2013 11:00 ~ Launch of Suffolk Womens Network
13 January 2013 14:00 ~ Music and Liberation closing event – London
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17 January 2013 9:30 ~ Counting the costs of childcare – Resolution Foundation
17 January 2013 18:30 ~ Networking awareness raising – Eaves – London
18 January 2013 ~ Calling all female experts who want to be presenters – BBC Academy (apply by 16/11/12)
19 January 2013 11:00 ~ Women’s Studies Without Walls – London + 20 January 2013
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21 January 2013 17:00 ~ UN Trust Fund to End Violence Against Women – Application Deadline
21 January 2013 18:00 ~ WOW Programme Update with Jude – London
22 January 2013 ~ Working with children and young people exposed to domestic violence – AVA Training Course
23 January 2013 ~ Julian Assange protest at the Ecuador Embassy and Oxford Union
23 January 2013 18:00 ~ “Don’t teach me what to wear – teach your sons not to rape” – London
25 January 2013 10:00 ~ Twenty Three Percent – using the work of Sanja Ivekovic to discuss feminism today – London
25 January 2013 17:00 ~ Protest to highlight the situation of women prisoners – London
26 January 2013 ~ Women’s Unequal Pay and Poverty; Multiple Hits from the Crisis and Economics Downturn; Redressing the Balance; Green Economics A Beacon of Hope for Women – Reading
26 January 2013 13:00 ~ FREE Violence Against Disabled Women Presentation – WiseWomen Glasgow in partnership with GCVS
26 January 2013 14:30 ~ Online Misogyny Directed at Women Bloggers/Writers – Is It Harmless Male Humour? Or Is it Promotion of Male Hatred/Contempt for Women? – LFN Feminar – London
26 January 2013 15:00 ~ INVITATION TO A PARTY All women and girls a… Million Women Rise – London
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29 January 2013 19:00 ~ Progressive Women’s Funny Fundraiser – London
12 October to 30 January 2013 ~ Selma James speaking tour – various cities
31 January 2013 – Call for papers – CFP Queer, Feminist and social media praxis Workshop, 17 May 2013

February 2013
1 February 2013 ~ What is the role of the state responding to violence against women and girls? – AVA Project
1 February 2013 19:30 ~ Domestic Violence: a socialist feminist perspective? – Women’s Fightback – London
1 February 2013 20:00 ~ Miss Representation Screening – Birkback Women’s Committee
2 February 2013 13:30 ~ Protest against Roman Polanski retrospective at the BFI Southbank
3 February 2013 12:00 ~ Silver Action – ageing, activism and the role of women’s personal commitment in shaping the public agenda – London
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4 February 2013 ~ URGENT call for unpublished literature on the effect of porn on young people – by 4 February 2013
6 February 2013 ~ Getting the basics: an introduction to family law – ROW
6 February 2013 16:00 ~ The Whistleblower – screening by WILPF SOAS
10 February 2013 ~ Women & Girls Wing Chun & Self Defence Sessions MWR London – plus 17 Feb & 3 March 2013
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12 February 2013 at 18:00 ~ London Protest Against Sexual Terrorism Practiced on Egyptian Female Protestors
12 February 2013 18:30 ~ Stemettes Launch – Girls do Science too – London
12 February 2013 19:00 ~ Carnival of Choice – Bloomsbury Pro-Choice
14 February 2013 ~ 1 Billion Rising UK – 50+ cities and towns & 9, 12, 15, 16 February
14 February 2013 11:00 ~ One Billion Rising – Glasgow Women’s Aid
14 February 2013 13:00 ~ Follow your Heart, Sing and Dance. (Start a Rising) Nottingham Women’s Centre
14 February 2013 16:15 ~ One Billion Rising – Devon Rape Crisis – Exeter
14 February 2013 17:00 ~ Candle Lit Vigil in coalition with One Billion Rising and V Day with Reclaim The Night, Cornwall
14 February 2013 17:30 ~ One Billion Rising – Bradford Feminista
14 February 2013 18:00 ~ One Billion Rising – Bristol Feminist Network
14 February 2013 18:30 ~ I Dream of Congo – An exhibition and evening of discussion – London
15 February 2013 ~ Honouring Mary McIntosh, 1936-2013 at Lesbian Lives conference – Brighton
15 February 2013 ~ NUS Women’s Awards – Nominations close
15 February 2013 19:30 ~ Women’s Voices in support of MWR – Manchester
15 February 2013 ~ Fans Of Feminism Art Show – London – until 23 February 2013
15 February 2013 ~ Government consultation on measuring child poverty – Closes
15 February 2013 18:30 ~ A silent vigil for all women and girls who have died from, or are currently living in, situations of male violence – MWR London
15 February 2013 19:30 ~ The Women’s Playgroup presents Women’s Voices in support of Million Women Rise – Manchester
16 February 2013 ~ Fans Of Feminism Art Show – London – until 23 February 2013
17 February 2013 11:00 ~ Numbi’s Women of the Revolution Workshop – London
17 February 2013 11:00 ~ The S Word: A conversation about feminist sex and relationship education – London
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19 February 2013 19:15 ~ Duma (Dolls) دمى – First UK Screening – ThoughtOut Project – London
20 February 2013 12:00 ~ You Can Change This Launch Event & Conversation Cafe! Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre – Glasgow
20 February 2013 16:00 ~ Pro Choice counter protest 40 Days for Life Cardiff vigil (and saturdays)
21 February 2013 12:00 ~ Exploring the concept of sexual exploitation – Coventry University’s ‘Women and Social Justice’ Series
21 February 2013 18:00 ~ DIY Workshop – WAMT + 23 & 28 Feb & 2 March 2013
21 February 2013 19:00 ~ Reclaim the Night Manchester 2013
22 February 2013 ~ Welsh Government consultation on ground-breaking legislation to end violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence closes
22 February 2013 ~ WWA’s Key Points and Template Responseto Ending VAW (Wales) Bill consultation
23 February 2013 13:00 ~ The struggle for women’s liberation – Socialist Resistance – London (and 23 March)
Postponed ~ 21st Century Blue Stockings: Women and Scholarly Careers – LFN Feminar
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26 February 2013 ~ All Our Daughters? play about forced marriage – on tour until 15 March – various cities
27 February 2013 ~ No recourse? EEA national? Supporting migrant women experiencing domestic violence – ROW
27 February 2013 12:00 ~ You Can Change This Launch Event & Conversation Cafe! Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre – Edinburgh

March
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6 March 2013 18:30 ~ Banaz: A love story – IKWRO – London
7 March 2013 ~ Women’s History Month in East London – until 31 March 2013
7 March 2013 ~ Funny Women Benefit for Womankind Worldwide – London
9 March 2013 14:00 ~ Women, Sexuality And Christian Fundamentalism – CMRB (UEL) and CGS (SOAS)
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March 2013 ~ FREE ESOL and IT COURSE for Refugee Women – Refugee Women’s Association – London
13 March 2013 ~ Please write to your MP to help ensure vital community justice services for women
14 March 2013 ~ Consultation on new proposals give greater focus to impact of sex offences on victims – Closes
14 March 2013 ~ HRW Film Festival London films focusing on women’s rights until 22 March 2013
15 March 2013 17.00 ~ Break Ground: The Story Of The London Irish Women’s Centre – Documentary Screening – London
16 March 2013 ~ UK WILPF Spring Seminar and AGM – London
16 March 2013 12:00 ~ Abortion Rights in 2013: Ireland, the UK and beyond – London
16 March 2013 19:30 ~ A benefit production of Eve Ensler’s The Vagina Monologues – London Feminist Network
17 March 2013 11:00 ~ Justice for Domestic Workers 4th Year Anniversary and International Women’s Day Back to Back Event – London
17 March 2013 15:00 ~ A Passage Through Time, Looking Back To Look Forward, Women In Herstory – London
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20 March 2013 ~ Inspiring Women Through Learning Hillcroft – a place to stay and study
20 March 2013 18:30 ~ Bloomsbury Poets: Bloomsbury’s Women – London
20 March 2013 19:00 ~ Why are Women’s Rights not Universal? A talk by Ahlam Akram – London
20 March 2013 19:00 ~ Why are Women’s Rights not Universal? – A talk by Ahlam Akram – Central London Humanists
21 March 2013 18:00 ~ The Forgotten Women of Tower Hamlet – LIFT and Safe Exit
23 March 2013 12:00 ~ From Delhi to Southall: Freedom is Our Right! – Protest – Southall Black Sisters
23 March 2013 13:00 ~ Women’s Networking Hub Planning Meeting – Birmingham
23 March 2013 18:30 ~ Women’s History Month Open Mic – Feminist Library Fundraising Social – London
24 March 2013 19:30 ~ Banners and Broad Arrows – Benefit for Feminism in London 2013
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25 March 2013 11:00 ~ Choose your Midwife, Choose your Birth – Independent Midwives – London
25 March 2013 18:00 ~ Moving in the Shadows: Violence in the Lives of Minority Women and Children BOOK LAUNCH – London
27 March 2013 12:00 ~ You Can Change This Launch Event & Conversation Cafe! Amina Muslim Women’s Resource Centre – Dundee

April
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15 April 2013 ~ UK CEDAW shadow report – Draft for comment – WRC
17 April 2013 10:00 ~ Southwark Forced Marriage Conference
17 April 2013 18:30 ~ Global Justice Gathering – Women’s Rights – Bristol Feminist Network
18 April 2013 20:30 ~ Bad Weather documentary about a “brothel island” – special ticket offer – London
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24 April 2013 10:00 ~ New study of the experiences of homeless women in Bristol – The Bristol TARA Project
25 April 2013 19:30 ~ The Vagina Monologues – Benefit for SARSVL Leeds – until 27 April 2013
25 April 2013 20:00 ~ In the Shadow of a Man + Director Q&A – London – special offer
26 April 2013 18:00 ~ The Global Women Wikipedia Write-In #GWWI
27 April 2013 19:00 ~ Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom 98th Birthday Party
27 April 2013 19:00 ~ Can you help raise money for the new Survivors Trust centre in Reading?

May
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1 May 2013 ~ The Corinna Seith Prize – Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE)
1 May 2013 19:00 ~ Invest in a caring society: A living wage for mothers and other carers – Launch of petition
2 May 2013 17:00 ~ Farewell to The Women’s Library – London
2 May 2013 19:00 ~ Women’s Studies Without Walls: Moving Fowards! – Feminist Library – until 18 July 2013
3 May 2013 19:00 ~ After, Beyond the Fragments? – Birkbeck – London
4 May 2013 19:00 ~ Benefit gig to raise funds for Swindon Women’s Aid
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7 May 2013 ~ Dying for the Vote – Centenary of Emily Davison’s death (ongoing events in Epsom)
7 May 2013 13:00 ~ CV and job seekers skills training – introductory session – WHWC – or 14th @ 10:00
9 May 2013 09:15 ~ Banaz: A love story – Free screening and discussion
9 May 2013 10:00 ~ Sexual exploitation of children and young people ~ Short Course from CWASU – London – 6 days until 14 June 2013
10 May 2013 19:00 ~ Reclaim the Night Liverpool
11 May 2013 ~ Sponsored Walk for Horton Women’s Centre – Yorkshire – and 12 May 2013
11 May 2013 ~ Progressive Women Making It Happen! Spring Leadership conference – Tickets now on sale
11 May 2013 14:00 ~ Birmingham Women’s Network Inaugural Meeting
12 May 2013 13:00 – Exploring and Making Feminist Media Workshop – Feminist Archive South – Bristol