EQUALITY UPDATES 7th January 2010 View online at http://enf.org.uk/blog/ 2010: European Year For Combating Poverty And Social Exclusion http://ec.europa.eu/social/main.jsp?langId=en&catId=637 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ GLASGOW NEWS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From GLASGOW ANTI RACIST ALLIANCE: GARA Scottish Communities Research Conference: 24th February, Glasgow (TBC). By definition, community-based research takes place in community settings and involves community members in the design and implementation of research projects. It is initiated in response to issues arising in the community, and designed to be useful to community members in a direct and immediate way. In response to this, GARA is holding this conference to help identify the type of research experiences that people working in the community have had in the areas of health, education, employment, housing, social justice, youth work, etc. (not necessarily exclusive to BME communities). GARA also wants to identify the core competencies required of community/peer researchers in order to conduct their tasks effectively. This is a unique opportunity to find out about projects undertaken under the theme of community research and to discuss the training needs of peer/community researchers. For more information on this conference, or to book your place (delegate charges apply) go to www.gara.org.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From LONG TERM CONDITIONS ALLIANCE SCOTLAND (LTCAS): Office Space to Let Long Term Conditions Alliance Scotland has desk spaces and office space to let within its premises in Bath Street, Glasgow city centre. We offer competitive rates, inclusive of utilities, phones, broadband, storage, printing and photocopying. For further information contact Veronica Harper, email veronica.harper@ltcas.org.uk, tel 0141 404 0231 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From CONFAB: Confab Presents Club Gateways: Fri 5th, Sat 6th February, 8pm, Victorian Bar, Tron Theatre, 63 Trongate, Glasgow, G1 5HB. Post war Chelsea, London: bohemian, broad-minded and wild. A world of its own, the habitat of artists, musicians and theatricals: Quentin Crisp, Joyce Grenfell, and Joan Collins are regular visitors. Join us at The Gates a small private members'' club in the heart of Chelsea - one of the most infamous women''s club in the world - for a night of laughter, passion, star crossed lovers and gangster warfare. This cabaret night extravaganza will feature songs and scenes from The Gates - the premier performance of this 1950''s Blues, Jazz, and Gospel influenced musical extravaganza with special guest Lorna Brooks: The Gates: West Side Story meets Cabaret meets Chicago, Book & Lyrics: Rachel Jury Music: Andrew Cruickshank. Tickets: £5/4, Box Office: 0141 552 4267, For Further Info: Tel: 07811 394 058 http://www.gatewaysproductions.co.uk/ For further information please see the conFAB website: http://www.confab.org.uk Glasgay!’s Newest Endeavour Playfest: Based around the debate of Nature vs. Nurture, exploring transgenderism, sexuality and gender identity; Glasgay! is exploring this iconic theme head-on, in conjunction with local biomedical specialists. We are looking to professionally develop up to 6 new scripts for production around this theme, as part of Playfest at Glasgay! 2010. To submit a full script, with accompanying synopsis outlining its connection to the theme, Nature vs. Nurture, as well as a CV detailing previous experience or you can submit a full page on the chosen idea, outlining its connection to the theme, Nurture vs. Nature, and a sample of the potential text, as well as a CV detailing previous experience. If you choose not to submit a full script at this stage, you may submit a previously written play, as an example of your work. Deadline for submissions is January 5th 2010. For further details and submissions please contact Roxanne Claxton, Glasgay! Projects Development Officer at: projects@glasgay.com Muslim Women''s Association Of Edinburgh - Call To Muslim Writers In Scotland: The Muslim Women''s Association of Edinburgh are planning a 3 day book fair event called ''Taught by the pen'' at MacDonald Road Library, Edinburgh in February 2010. The event is to make the public aware of muslim writers in Scotland. For further information and to be involved please contact Mrs Tasneem Ali: info@mwae.org.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From ALETHEIA CONSULTANTS: One Day Workshop Introducing The Concepts Of Cross-Cultural Interaction: Cultural Intelligence For The 21st Century: 18th January, Glasgow. Learning to recognise our own cultural biases, examining the different dimensions of cultures and understanding how to deal with situations where different cultural behaviours cause difficulties and misunderstandings. For more information see www.aletheiaconsultants.org/events.aspx ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From GLASGOW COUNCIL FOR THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR: FREE Mainstreaming Equalities Organisational Development Training Course: Deadline for the next course is 8th January. Starts 20th January. http://digbig.com/5batrp ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From POSITIVE ACTION IN HOUSING: Mental Health Awareness: Wednesday 20 January, 9.30am - 4.30pm, Glasgow. This course will look at the range of issues or events that can have a negative impact on our mental health and wellbeing. It will have a particular focus on the additional pressures faced by migrant workers, refugees and asylum seekers. It will give you an overview of the signs and symptoms of the most common forms of mental illness and will help you to develop approaches that will help you to provide appropriate services and support to people with mental health difficulties. The course is suitable for Public and statutory organisations; Housing practitioners; community voluntary groups. Cost: Members: £175, Non-members: £220, Community/voluntary organisations: £195. More information / booking form contact Zandra Yeaman zandra@paih.org or tel 0141 353 2220 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From BILDWECHSEL GLASGOW: Maplechasers: 15th January, 7pm, Free, at CCA, 350 Sauchiehall Street. You like Canada? Canadians? Who doesn’t? Coral Short presents a program of Canada’s finest queer video makers. 18+ http://bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/maple-chasers/ Artists Films From The Bildwechsel Archives: at sh[out]: LGBTI Contemporary Art and Human Rights, Gallery Two, GoMA. 16th November 2009 to 17th January 2010 http://bildwechselglasgow.wordpress.com/2009/11/19/bildwechsel-shout/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ SCOTTISH NEWS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION SCOTLAND: Response To The Consultation On Specific Duties Under The Equality Bill (Scotland) (24/12/09): The Scottish Government has issued a consultation seeking views on the shape and design of the Specific Duties of the Equality Bill. This consultation closes on the 15 January 2010.The Commissions response to the Scottish Governments proposals is now available for download at http://digbig.com/5baxax ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From INSTITUTE OF ASIAN PROFESSIONALS (IAP): BME Business Crime Reduction Initiative Launch: West Lothian Community Safety Partnership launches its minority ethnic business crime reduction booklet. A wide range of partners including the (IAP), Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives, West Lothian Council, Scotmid and Lothian and Borders Police have joined forces for the initiative. It aims to reduce the amount of hate crimes suffered by the BME business community whilst also encouraging people to report these incidents on every occasion. Read on at http://www.lbp.police.uk/press_release/articles/2009%5CDecember%5C18%5C3.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From INCLUSION SCOTLAND: Retreat On ''Draconian'' Testing For Disability Benefit (Guardian 05/01/10): Ministers are to change the way disabled people are assessed for benefits amid uproar over a ''draconian'' testing regime that aims to cut the welfare bill and get more people into work. http://www.inclusionscotland.org/news/story.asp?id=2518 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From EQUALITY NETWORK: Civil Partnership: Equality In Form: Four years ago, on 20th December 2005, the first civil partnerships in mainland UK were registered in Scotland. Thousands of same-sex couples have since registered a civil partnership together. We want to find out how the bureaucracy of statutory bodies, commercial organisations, and other organisations, have responded to civil partnership. The survey takes less than 10 minutes to complete. Please complete the survey online at: www.surveymonkey.com/s/W6YJN66 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTLAND AGAINST CRIMINALISING COMMUNITIES (SACC): Preventing What? How The Prevent Anti-Terrorism Programme Will Affect Scottish Society: SACC has published a briefing on the operation in Scotland of the Government''s Prevent programme for tackling "violent extremism." The briefing says that Prevent doesn''t deserve the co-operation of people in Scotland, and that it could actually increase the risk of terrorism. … It says that Prevent is still at an embryonic stage in Scotland. The briefing highlights the differences between the situation of Muslim communities in Scotland and those south of the border, and says that the Scottish Government''s attitude to Muslims has "evolved under conditions far removed from the overheated and security-driven atmosphere that prevails in London." But it also draws attention to the potential conflict between Scottish Government policy and Prevent, and says that this "creates the conditions for a uniquely Scottish version of the fog of multi-faceted suspicion that surrounds Prevent in England." For more information and to download the briefing, visit http://www.sacc.org.uk/preventingwhat ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH WOMEN’S AID: Commercial Sexual Exploitation: Friday 22nd January, 11am – 4pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. This session will consider evidence of the increasing commodification and profitability of sex. There will also be opportunity to consider the contentious theories which shape public policy and practice, and how these affect strategies to address violence against women in Scotland. Nel Whiting (SWA). £50 per statutory sector delegate/£30 per voluntary sector delegate inclusive of buffet lunch. Legal Rights Of Women Experiencing Domestic Abuse: Thursday 21st January, 10am – 4pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. This session is aimed at workers who provide support to women experiencing domestic abuse and who want a greater understanding of their legal rights and the processes through which criminal and civil law are applied. Penny Burns (Borders Domestic Abuse Training Facilitator) & Nel Whiting (SWA). £95 per statutory sector delegate/£75 per voluntary sector delegate/£30 per Women''s Aid delegate (space permitting) inclusive of buffet lunch Asking The Question, Dealing With The Response: Tuesday 26th January, 10am – 4pm, SWA Offices, 2nd Floor, 132 Rose Street, Edinburgh EH2 3JD. This session is aimed at workers who have already attended training on domestic abuse awareness and are looking to further their understanding by addressing practical issues around supporting women. Nel Whiting (SWA) & Nasra Bibi (freelance trainer). £95 per statutory sector delegate/£75 per voluntary sector delegate/£30 per Women''s Aid delegate (space permitting) inclusive of buffet lunch More info / to book: Emma Sutherland, Administration (Training), SWA Tel 0131 226 6606 email Emma.Sutherland@scottishwomensaid.org.uk www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SAMH (Scottish Association for Mental Health): SAMH Welcomes The Forthcoming Debate On The Mental Health And Well-Being Of Children And Adolescents (06/12/09): SAMH welcomes the forthcoming debate on the mental health and wellbeing of children and adolescents. SAMH, as Scotland’s leading mental health charity, provided both written and oral evidence to the Health and Sport Committee during its inquiry earlier in 2009. http://www.samh.org.uk/frontend/index.cfm?page=30&newsid=189 National Survey Of Service User And Carer Views Of The Mental Welfare Commission Is Launched (05/12/09): http://www.samh.org.uk/frontend/index.cfm?page=30&newsid=190 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH DEVELOPMENT CENTRE FOR MENTAL HEALTH: Conference: Risk And Opportunity: Exploring The Role Of The Internet In Mental Health: 25th February, John McIntyre Centre, Edinburgh University http://www.sdcmh.org.uk/events/forthcomingevents.html#risk ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION FORUM: NHS Highland Officially Publishes Its Accessibility Guidance For Staff (15/12/09): The NHS Highland Accessibility Guidance for Staff was developed for specific use by staff working for NHS Highland, however, it may well be used as a good practice guide by a whole range of other service providers, networks and groups. http://www.saifscotland.org.uk/showlog.php?weblogid=22 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH WOMEN’S CONVENTION: Glasgow First To Offer Parenting Classes For All (Herald, 29/12/09): Free parenting classes are to be offered to all mothers and fathers with children starting school in Glasgow next year - the first scheme of its kind in Scotland. http://www.scottishwomensconvention.org/news2.asp?ct_id=41 Politicians Squabble Over Child Poverty Failure (Scotsman, 29/12/09): A promise to cut child poverty by half in Scotland will be missed next year, the new children''s commissioner has warned. http://www.scottishwomensconvention.org/news2.asp?ct_id=40 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT: Free British Sign Language Audio Tours Launched At Holyrood (18/12/09): British Sign Language (BSL) users can now take a free tour of Holyrood while viewing an audio/visual guide. Holyrood visitors holding an audio-visual guide with BSLFrom today, deaf and hard-of-hearing visitors using BSL who participate in guided tours will be able to use hand-held audio-visual guides with BSL to learn about the Scottish Parliament. http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/nmCentre/news/news-09/pa09-068.htm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT: More Protection For The Homeless (07/01/10): Increased powers to use private landlords. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/01/07112847 Amendments To The Mental Health Legislation In The Event Of A Civil Emergency Or Influenza Pandemic - Consultation Responses (05/01/10): http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/01/05102650 UK Equality Bill: Socio-Economic Duty - Analysis Of Consultation Responses (23/12/09): This report presents findings of a Scottish Government consultation on the views on an aspect of the UK Equality Bill as it relates to Scotland: whether the provision in the Bill should be extended to Scottish public bodies. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/18150933 RF 4/2009 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/18150859/1 Fighting Global Poverty This Christmas (23/12/09): Scots urged to choose Fairtrade in 2010. http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2009/12/23102302 Scottish Government Disability Equality Scheme 2008-11: Annual Report 2009 (17/12/09): http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/12/17124941 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ UK NEWS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From EQUALITY AND HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: Government''s Proposals Incompatible With The European Convention On Human Rights (05/01/10): The Commission will today tell the Home Affairs Select Committee that many of the government’s revised proposals relating to the retention of DNA material remain incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. http://digbig.com/5baxba Commission And GEO Research Shows Impact Of Recession On Equality Groups (16/12/09): Research published today by the Commission and the Government Equalities Office (GEO), shows that people from ethnic minorities have seen a marked increase in their rate of unemployment since the start of the recession in 2008. http://digbig.com/5baxay ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From GOVNET: Ageing Population Conference 2010: 25th February, London http://www.govnet.co.uk/ageing/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From TUC: Disability Access Resources: The TUC has set up a web list of providers of resources for disability access such as sign language interpreters, Braille transcribers, disability equality training (etc.): www.tuc.org.uk/disabilityresources ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITIES AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT: John Denham: Appointment Of New Faith Advisers (06/01/10): John Denham today announced the appointment of 13 new faith advisers who will act as a ''sounding board'' to advise on effective engagement with faith communities, and the impact of Communities and Local Government policy on faith communities. http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/corporate/1426032 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From MENCAP: Public Asking: What Are MPs Talking About? (06/01/10): More than 90 per cent of the voting population can''t understand phrases used in political literature, according to a survey(i) published by Mencap today to launch its Get My Vote campaign. http://www.mencap.org.uk/news.asp?id=91 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From WOMEN’S NATIONAL COMMISSION: VAWG Communications Toolkit: The Government Equalities Office has developed a communications guidance and toolkit, Tackling Violence against Women and Girls: a guide to good practice communication in order to support and inform government communication in the area of violence against women and girls. Reducing violence against women and girls requires a long-term shift in public attitudes, and effective and strategic communications will play a key role in achieving this. http://digbig.com/5baxeq ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From DISABILITY SCOOP: Computers To Assess Eligibility For 2012 Paralympic Games (04/01/10): After a decade-long absence, athletes with intellectual disabilities will compete in the 2012 Paralympic Games. But determining who qualifies as having an intellectual disability will likely be left up to a computer. www.disabilityscoop.com/2010/01/04/paralympic-computer-test/6581/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From BRITISH DEAF ASSOCIATION: Help Us Hold Local Health Services To Account! (05/01/10): Last year the government announced that local health services have £340 million from 2008-2011 for disabled children. The government has asked local health bodies (Primary Care Trusts) to publish a statement on their health services for disabled children, including what they are spending, and we need your help to find these statements! www.britishdeafassociation.org.uk/news.php?action=view&news_id=165 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From RADAR: RADAR Leadership Project Wins Young Muslim Beacon Award 2009, Awarded By The Muslim Council Of Britain (16/12/09): http://www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/default.aspx?tabid=257 Lamb Inquiry: RADAR Urges Government To Boost Disabled Children''s Right To An Inclusive Education In The Equality Bill (18/12/09): http://www.radar.org.uk/radarwebsite/default.aspx?tabid=257 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From UK PARLIAMENT: Child Poverty Bill: Lords Second Reading (06/01/10): http://digbig.com/5baxbh Committee Takes Evidence On National DNA Database (05/01/10): http://digbig.com/5baxbg ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From RETHINK: Mental Health Charity Responds To Conservative Health Manifesto (04/12/09): Mental health charity Rethink today (January 4) welcomed the early release of the Conservative Party’s general election manifesto for health and urged the other parties to put their plans on the table too. http://digbig.com/5baxeg ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From MIND: Good To Be Grumpy (05/01/10): Does being grumpy make us think more clearly? http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/2610_good_to_be_grumpy Mental Health In The New Decade (01/01/10): By working together, we can make this a decade for mental health. http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/2602_mental_health_in_the_new_decade New NHS Stressline Helps People Struggling With The Recession (30/12/09): The NHS Stressline is a freephone number – 0300 123 2000 – where you can speak to trained health advisors for practical advice and emotional support. http://digbig.com/5baxbd MPs Not Immune To Mental Health Problems (29/12/09): As Iris Robinson MP speaks out about her experience of mental distress, Time to Change hopes this will trigger more openness about mental health in politics. www.mind.org.uk/news/2596_mps_not_immune_to_mental_health_problems Mind Comments On The Execution Of Akmal Shaikh (29/12/09): Paul Farmer''s statement on the execution in China of a man with severe mental health problems. http://digbig.com/5baxbe The End Of The Noughties: Good Or Bad For Our Mental Health? (26/12/09): Mind''s Chief Executive mulls over the decade that was. http://digbig.com/5baxbf Coping With Christmas (23/12/09): One local Mind''s support services for people at an often stressful time. http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/2589_coping_with_christmas Youth Mental Health First Aid Launched (21/12/09): http://www.mind.org.uk/news/2582_youth_mental_health_first_aid_launched A Prescription For Change (21/12/09): People with long-term conditions shouldn''t have to make a choice between paying the bills and paying for prescriptions. http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/2584_a_prescription_for_change When The Bailiffs Call (16/12/09): The behaviour of debt collectors should not be allowed to compound a person’s mental distress. http://www.mind.org.uk/blog/2553_when_the_bailiffs_call ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH COUNCIL: Gender And Political Processes In The Context Of Devolution: Research Report and related Documents: The devolution of government to Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales has been accompanied by a significant increase in the proportion of women political representatives in these new legislatures. Read on at: http://digbig.com/5bawqt ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From UK FEMINIST ACTION: Million Women Rise March And Rally 2010: Saturday 6 March 2010, London. Calling all women in the UK to join together in one voice to say there are no excuses for male violence against women. Our theme for 2010 is "each one teach one - bring a sister to the Million Women Rise 2010 march and rally in London" You Can Also Pledge Your Support To The Statement Of Demands Here: http://www.millionwomenrise.com/about/about/about/signstatement.php Official Website - http://www.millionwomenrise.com Blog Spot - http://millionwomanrise.blogspot.com/ Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=11516673477 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SPECTACLE: Poverty And Participation In The Media: Project launched at the end of September 2009, website with discussions, video clips etc http://www.spectacle.co.uk/projects_page.php?id=158 DVD at http://www.spectacle.co.uk/catalogue_production.php?id=559 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS: BBC Documentary About Roma Children Sparks Outrage (17/12/09): A controversial BBC programme about the trafficking of Roma children in Europe has been branded ''inaccurate, offensive and racist''. The hour-long documentary titled This World - Gypsy Child Thieves was broadcast on BBC2 on 2 September and led to more than twenty complaints. It shows film-maker Liviu Tipurita visiting Gypsy camps in Romania and ''uncovering an underworld of child exploitation''. http://www.irr.org.uk/2009/december/ha000025.html Forgotten Soldiers Of The Second World War (17/12/09): Seventy years after the Second World War began there are hundreds of books, films and plays documenting the experiences of British soldiers but the sacrifices made by millions of Black Commonwealth soldiers has been ignored, say veterans. http://www.irr.org.uk/2009/december/ha000024.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From DEMOS: Britain''s Real Inequality: Power: Who are the most and the least powerful people in Britain? We publish the results of a landmark project to map people''s ''everyday power'' in every constituency in the nation. The Power Gap reveals a nation divided by power. Demos believes this is the inequality that matters most today. See the map, read the pamphlet, watch the video, and listen to the debate. http://www.demos.co.uk/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION: Can We Still Eradicate Child Poverty By 2020? (06/01/10): This year marks the EU year of poverty and social exclusion. There is also a real appetite among political parties to tackle UK poverty. So what better way to mark 2010 than ensuring the UK renews its commitment to eradicating child poverty? http://www.jrf.org.uk/blog/2010/01/can-we-eradicate-child-poverty ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES: New Survey Data On Perceptions Of Anti-Social Behaviour Published (06/01/10): http://www.dcsf.gov.uk/pns/DisplayPN.cgi?pn_id=2010_0008 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From SCOPE: Why Are Disabled People Still Polls Apart? (21/12/09): In the 21st century, you would think that disabled people would be able to vote independently and in secret like anyone else. But, many disabled people still encounter access barriers when they vote. That’s why Scope will be running our Polls Apart campaign in the run-up to the General Election in 2010. http://www.scope.org.uk/cgi-bin/np/viewnews.cgi?id=1261389036 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From PINK NEWS: HIV Experts Call For Declassification Of Transgenderism As Mental Illness (29/12/09): An international meeting of experts on HIV has called for transgenderism to be reclassified as a medical condition, rather than a mental illness. http://digbig.com/5baxbm Convictions For Homophobic Hate Crime Increase (18/12/09): Figures from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) have shown a ten per cent rise in four years in the numbers of people being convicted for homophobic and transphobic hate crimes. http://digbig.com/5baxbj ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ INTERNATIONAL NEWS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR TRANSGENDER EQUALITY (NCTE): Amanda Simpson’s Appointment In The Department Of Commerce (04/01/10): The phones at NCTE have been ringing off the hook today as the media follows up on our announcement that Amanda Simpson, a member of NCTE’s Board of Directors, has been appointed by the Obama Administration to a position in the Department of Commerce. She will be serving as a Senior Technical Advisor in the Bureau of Industry and Security. http://transgenderequality.wordpress.com/2010/01/04/203/ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From EC EQUALITYNEWS: LES Online - Digital Journal On Lesbian Issues: http://www.lespt.org/lesonline ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From ILGA: Paata Sabelashvili Is Free, Georgian Police Still Keeps Under Surveillance The Inclusive Foundation Office And Its Staff (26/12/09): Paata Sabelashvili, board member of ILGA-Europe’s Executive Board and a leader of the Inclusive Foundation in Georgia, has been released and is now recovering after nearly two weeks detention. http://digbig.com/5baxem ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY: Women’s Organisations Dispute ‘Good News’ Of Nomination Of Nine Women To New Commission And Point To Gender Stereotyping In The Distribution Of The Portfolios (07/12/09): http://digbig.com/5baxep ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From DECADE OF ROMA INCLUSION: Happy Christmas (War Is Over): But Little Cheer For Roma IDPs And Refugees (24/12/09): Bernard Rorke and Zeljko Jovanovic of the Open Society Institute comment on the continuing plight of Roma returnees, refugees and IDPs from Kosovo. http://www.romadecade.org/7338 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ From MINORITY RIGHTS GROUP: Bosnian Jew And Roma Win Challenge In European Court Of Human Rights Against Bar On Running For Public Office (22/12/09): http://digbig.com/5baxdp ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The EQUALITY UPDATES e-newsletter is produced on behalf of the Equality Networks Forum (ENF) The ENF: Glasgow Black and Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Network; Glasgow City Council; Glasgow Disability Alliance; Glasgow Women’s Voluntary Sector Network; West of Scotland Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Forum This message may contain information that has been sent to the ENF Communications and Resource Worker by third parties. 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