June News

• 15 July - Summer Ceilidh – an evening of music and dance, in aid of AVA   30.06.10

  Thursday 15th July, 7.30pm, Camden  More

• Guide to Community Groups Developing a drug & alcohol policy   30.06.10

  A guide written by by Vicky Torrance at the Community SAfety Advisory Service (CSAS) and Peter Jackson at LDFP.  More

• Good Practice Guidelines for Working With Women With Drug or Alcohol Misuse or Mental Ill-Health Who Are Experiencing Domestic Violence   30.06.10

  Good practice guidelines from the Birmingham violence against women board  More

• 7 July: Anonymity for alleged rape perpetrators: All Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence   28.06.10

  All Party Parliamentary Group on Domestic and Sexual Violence: Anonymity for alleged rape perpetrators  More

• Invitation to tender for the contract of evaluating the Stella Project Mental Health Initiative   28.06.10

  AVA has been successful in securing funding from the Department of Health for a three year project to improve responses to women experiencing violence and abuse, problematic substance use and psychological distress. A Coordinator will be responsible for overseeing this project across the three sites of Bristol, Nottinghamshire and London with support from a national steering group, an independent evaluator and sessional trainers. The project will begin in September.  More

• MPA Domestic and Sexual Violence Board annual thematic meeting - 13 July 2010   25.06.10

  The Metropolitan Police Authority Domestic and Sexual Violence Board will be holding its annual thematic meeting on the 13th July from 10.00am - 1.00pm.  More

• Women’s Hunger Strike Louder Than Words   25.06.10

  On 5 February, over 70 women began a hunger strike in Yarl’s Wood IRC.  More

• MPS New Domestic Violence Campaign   25.06.10

  ‘You make the call - we’ll make it stop. Call 999’ is the powerful call to action being put to members of the public by the MPS in its new domestic violence (DV) advertising campaign launched this week.  More

• From DV to Violence Against Women and Girls – Mapping the Journey – Peterborough   25.06.10

  6th July, Peterborough A new course for practitioners who hold responsibility for developing a violence against women strategy for their organisation or area or who wish to influence their local approach.  More

• Invitation to tender: Evaluation   10.06.10

  Women in Prison would like to invite interested parties to tender for a contract which will evaluate the Women Prisoners Advice and Information Service. The Women Prisoners Advice and Information Service is funded by the Big Lottery and provides general and resettlement advice and information to women prisoners nationally. Deadline for Tenders: Friday 18 June 2010, 17:00  More

• Cameron questioned on the extention of anonymity in rape cases to defendants   10.06.10

  Caroline Flint asks the Prime Minister why he believes that defendants in rape cases are more deserving of anonymity than those accused of murder, domestic violence or sexual abuse of children?  More

• Women's Community Project Focus Group   10.06.10

  A Women's Community Project Focus Group for the project will be held on Tuesday 29 June at 1.30pm at Ministry of Justice, 102 Petty France, London SW1H 9AJ.  More

• From DV to Violence Against Women and Girls – Mapping the Journey - only a few places left!   10.06.10

  A new course for practitioners who hold responsibility for developing a violence against women strategy for their organisation or area or who wish to influence their local approach.  More

• AVA now supporting delivery of The Community Group Programme outside of London   10.06.10

  AVA can now be commissioned to provide training, materials and support to your agency (and your partner agencies) to equip you to deliver The Community Group Programme (if you are based outside of London).  More

• The Stella Project is recruiting   10.06.10

  The Stella Project is recruiting for 2 posts.  More

• New e-learning tool on forced marriage just launched   04.06.10

  New e-learning tool on forced marriage just launched www.fmelearning.co.uk  More