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1. Letter from Jack O’Connor regarding the Fair Hotels
Excerpt: …Colleagues,I wish to, once again, direct your attention to the Fair Hotels initiative which SIPTU, in conjunction with Congress, has been successfully promoting for over a year.The Fair Hotels campaign involves union members supporting businesses which recognise the right of their employees to be represented by a trade union. By…
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2. Irish Women Lawyers Association’s Annual General Meeting and Summer Conference
Excerpt: …Irish Women Lawyers Association will be holding their Annual General Meeting and Summer Conference in The Green Hall, The Law Society, Blackhall Place, Dublin 7 on Saturday 25th June 2011 form 10 til 11am. "Reproductive Rights - Ireland's ABC Case"Speakers: Niall Behan, CEO of Irish Family Planning Association, ABC in…
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Excerpt: …NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND GALWAY and UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK STRATEGIC ALLIANCE Gender, Law, Equality and RightsA thematic group of Gender ARC (Advanced Research Consortium on Gender, Culture and the Knowledge Society) Together with The Irish Centre for Social Gerontology And The School of Law, NUI Galway is pleased to announce…
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4. Exploring the case for breast screening in women under 50 years
Excerpt: …The Irish Cancer Society has examined the case for breast cancer screening to be rolled out to women under 50 years. International and Irish evidence demonstrates that there is no case at this time, to support a shift in the current approach to breast cancer screening, which is to screen…
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5. NWCI welcomes governments decision on Magdalene Laundries
Excerpt: …The National Women's Council of Ireland warmly welcomes the decision of the government to ask an independently chaired committee to clarify any State interaction with the Magdalene laundries. "The Magdalene Laundries were based on an extremely sexist attitude to women, exploiting and punishing women who had done nothing wrong," said…
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6. National Womens’ Council of Ireland welcomes the new European-wide campaign against prostitution
Excerpt: …National Womens' Council of Ireland welcomes the new European-wide campaign against prostitution "Together for a Europe Free from Prostitution" is launched today in Brussels The National Women's Council calls on the Justice minister Alan Shatter to act now to reform the prostitution laws in Ireland and to show leadership in…
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7. Social Media Help Keep the Door Open to Sustained Dissent Inside Saudi Arabia
Excerpt: …AL KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia -- When Manal al-Sharif posted a video of herself breaking the law by driving her own black S.U.V. around this hot, flat city and called for a collective protest on Friday, the government responded harshly: she was jailed for nine days. But unlike in the past,…
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8. Michele Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director addresses the Committee on Domestic Workers
Excerpt: …Michele Bachelet, UN Women Executive Director and long time champion for women's rights, addressed the Committee on Domestic Workers during the 100th International Labour Conference, highlighting the issue of decent work for domestic workers and the inherent danger a lack of decent work proposes to UN women.The former president of…
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9. Dr Sima Savar has been awarded the 2010 Tipperary International Peace Award
Excerpt: …The 2010 Tipperary International Peace Prize is being awarded to Afghan human rights activist, Dr. Sima Samar. The announcement of the award was made on January 1st, 2011 in a statement issued by Tipperary Peace Convention. The statement says that Dr. Samar is an amazingly brave woman who has risked…
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10. Women’s outrage as Bruton refuses consultation on low paid
Excerpt: …Coalition to Protect Lowest Paid / National Women's Council of IrelandNews Release12 June 2011The National Women's Council of Ireland expresses deep concern that the Minister for Enterprise, Jobs and Innovation, Richard Bruton, T.D, has not heeded its requests to meet with him to discuss his proposed changes to Joint Labour…
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11. Annual General Meeting - Thursday 23rd June 2011
Excerpt: …The NWCI are happy to announce our AGM. The Meeting will take place on Thursday 23rd June 2011 in the Gresham Hotel in Dublin.Registration starts at 11.00, followed by a welcome address from NWCI CEO, Susan McKay and chairperson of the NWCI, Claire Treacy.Our keynote speaker in the morning will…
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12. Hanna’s House Feminist Film Night
Excerpt: …Hanna's House would like to invite you to two film and networking events one in Belfast and the other in Dublin.The first will take place in Dublin in FilmBase, Curved Street, Temple Bar, Dublin 1 on Thursday 16th June 2011.Click here to see the full flyer.The second will take place…
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13. Housing charity Habitat for Humanity Ireland announce the second year of their Women Build!
Excerpt: …Housing charity Habitat for Humanity Ireland are excited to announce the second year of their Women Build!A group of 10 women will travel to Pitesti, Romania in October for ten days. They will help to build homes for families in need, get to know the local communities and culture and…
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14. IFN are looking for a Coordinator (Voluntary position)
Excerpt: …We are looking for a vibrant and innovative person to take up the voluntary position of Coordinator of the Irish Feminist Network! If you are interested in leading one of the fastest growing feminist organisations in Ireland, engaging and networking with other feminist and women's organisations and gaining experience in…
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15. FGM Bill Debate taking place in the Seanad next week
Excerpt: …A discussion will take place next week in the Seanad regarding the FGM Bill at Committee Stage and Remaining Stages.The discussion will take place next Wednesday, 15th June, from 11.45 - 1.00.Dr. James Reilly, Minister for Health and Children will be present in the Seanad for the talk.This is a…
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16. Challenging short film on the reality of rape
Excerpt: …This thought-provoking short film from Scottish Rape Centre highlights the heinous but sadly widely accepted concept that women who dress in a certain manner are inviting sexual attacks. Looking at it from a no-nonsense approach, it examines the idea that women who dress provocatively, drink too much or, even indeed,…
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17. Say No To Ageism Week 2011
Excerpt: …Say No To Ageism Week 2011 takes place from May 30th to June 3rd. The week provides an opportunity to remind us of the consequences of ageism in service provision and encourages us to renew our commitment to combating ageism in society. This year's campaign under the theme 'I Say…
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18. Where are women at in Europe and how can we engage more effectively with the EU?
Excerpt: …Where are women at in Europe and how can we engage more effectively with the EU? Meet MEPs Bairbre de Brún, Diane Dodds and Marian Harkin Find out more about current EU gender equality strategies, the European Women's Lobby and how women's groups can engage at a European level and…
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19. One Family Links: enabling connections
Excerpt: …One Family Links: enabling connectionsLaunch and opening by Minister for Children & Youth Affairs Frances Fitzgerald TD at 10.30am sharpDate: Thursday 9 June 2011 Time: 10.15 am until 6pmVenue: Coach House, Dublin CastleDo you want to participate in a networking day for people who work in the areas of family…
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20. AwiDwA Call for tender, evaluation and Strategic Review and upcoming conference
Excerpt: …Akina Dada wa Africa (AkiDwA) is an NGO began by African women which seeks to promote equality and justice for migrant women living in Ireland.Please see the following information on a call for papers Conference, an invitation to tender for the Review and Evaluation of Migrant Women Organisation's Work over…
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