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The premier all year round independent comprehensive portal; Celebrating  and highlighting Women's global achievement with profile articles and news, plus e bulletin with vistors special offers.

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June Events

• Inequality and Millennium Development Goals. Meeting held by Uniting for Peace (a joint Action for UN Renewal and World Disarmament Campaign meeting).
  15th June more
• Meet a Victorian spice seller. The Victorians loved to spice up their food like many Londoners do today. Come to the Museum of London to meet and hear tales from a Victorian spice seller. 20th June | more
• Women Power and Politics. Twelve playwrights have written a response to this issue through history to the present day. The plays are presented in two parts, THEN and NOW. 4 JUNE – 17 JULY | more

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Ongoing Events 09

• National Museums Liverpool has four wonderful galleries, each with its own distinct themes and world class collections: April – June 2010. | more
• Extended: THE RISE OF WOMEN ARTISTS. From 16th century to present day - Walker Art Gallery. Works by some of history's most celebrated women artists are featured in a compelling new exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery. until 1 August 2010 more
• A Sweet Life: Fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant’s family 9 April 2009 – Spring 2010 at Sudley House more
• Between the Covers
  Women’s Magazines & their Readers. New exhibition at The Women’s Library Castle St E1 more
• London’s Burning
  The Great Fire of London 1666 more
• Diana, Princess of Wales
  at the National Portrait Gallery, London more

Articles, tributes, and areas of interest to Women + news updates from other sites...
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Old News Archive by date
Old News Archive by category

• Naomi Ruth Sims: The Original Black Supermodel Dies aged 61 in the USA. profile
• HRW 13th International Film Festival:
  Tapologo Film Review, South Africa/Spain. more
  Back Home Tomorrow, UK Premiere more
• Make every day International Women's Day read more
• Do you know the "Sisters in the HOUSE"? more
• Una Marson Southwark Blue Plaque unveiling more
• Ethnic diversity in schools reduces discrimination more
• Special report on Women & Philanthropy: PDF version | web version
• Mary Peters, born in Liverpool, moved at 11 to Northern Ireland. Through much hard work, and determination, Peters won a gold medal & world record in the pentathlon at the Munich Olympics in 1972... Read On...
• Emma Goldman belonged to a group of artists, writers, & intellectuals, mostly libertarians, some revolutionaries... united by rejection of bourgeois culture & fervour for causes like socialism, labour movement, sexual freedom, anarchism, & feminism. Read On...
• United Nations Development Programme:
  Millennium Development Goals. Read On...
• Louise Michel, French anarchist school teacher, and leader of The Paris Commune. Read On...
• 100 Black Screen Icons is a unique website that sheds light on 100 of the most significant black personalities in film and television and asks visitors to vote on their favorite in four different categories.
  more

Poetry

• On the Pulse of Morning by Dr. Maya Angelou read

Funnies

• Oprah's Top 20 Things I Know for Sure... read
• This was a speech made by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Anna Quindlen at the graduation ceremony of an American university where she was awarded an Honorary PhD. more
• Tips for Life - women only! read

• New: Kick It Out is seeking to appoint an outstanding and committed individual to take on a key new role within the organisation. closing date 24th april | more
  

New: Network Rail Board to Account

Details of opportunities, funding, competitions, "call for papers", appeals for volunteers, and much more...

• OWLE50+ This project is for women who are at a crossroads, want to get more out of life, find ways of earning a living, e.g. become self employed, plus workshops in ICT, presentation, | more
• Cultural Diplomacy in Africa: A Forum for Young Leaders (CDA)The Development Game: Solving Problems and Creating Opportunities for a Stronger Continent (Berlin, 11th – 18th June 2010) | more
• ‘The Great British Bake Off’. BBC2 would like amateur bakers who can reflect the multicultural nature of Britain’s cuisine through their baking to take part in a new series. Whatever your passion | more
• Walthamstow International Film Festival 2010
  Call for Entries | more
• BBC Antiques Master 2010. We’re looking for amateur antiques experts who have the passion, knowledge and experience to compete for the inaugural title of Antiques Master in this exciting new primetime quiz for BBC TWO. | more
  

• Looking for African diaspora academic women to offer to act as mentors to PhD students in African universities. | more
• Lewisham Council wants to hear the voices of parents in local discussion and in decision-making forums in the borough. They particularly want to hear from black and minority ethnic parents and parents of children with disabilities: who are both under-represented at this level. To help parents get involved, the Community Consultants Network is offering a free training programme. | more
• SCREENING OUR MEMORIES is a year long pilot project funded by Film London through the Digital Film Archive Fund. more
• The Pink Glove Dance Video | more
• Nominate a Woman of Outstanding Achievement today! more
• Artists Professional Developments: Creative and Cultural Skills Professional Development Programme A programme of professional development for people interested in careers in the visual arts and design. more
• The National Black Women’s Network is collaborating with GLE oneLondon to launch the free Women’s Home Based Business workshop. | info

Details of various training opportunities.
Other related sections Opportunities | Jobs

• Hearts to Africa have help to put together a day called “Unlimited Voluntary Community Commitment” when the minimum of 1000 people will help in the Improvements of their villages, public buildings, build eco waste sites and clean drinking water. more
• Paul Mountain All Age School, Fundraising Project. I am looking for 100 individuals to contribute £10 (more if you wish) to an appeal to raise £1000 to purchase a photocopier for my old school in Paul Mountain, St Catherine, Jamaica. And I want to raise this money by the end of March! Can you help? more
• Family petition over NHS sickle cell drug ban
• "HELP SAVE TOMI AGE 4"
  In March 2006, he was diagnosed as suffering from T-Cell Leukemia a cancer of the white blood cells. We need as many people as possible to come forward and join the bone marrow register to give Tomi and many other sufferers a better opportunity to save their lives. More info

Women's Health, Women & Work, Women & the Law, and much much more... Go to Links

• Forum for Black Women Entrepreneurs, Mompreneurs, and Authors... more info
• Mia Morris: The search for the truth
  A must read
• More Women's Centres
• Anti-Bullying Events for Young people
• WIMFEST Liverpool is Liverpool’s own Women’s International Music Festival.

Workshops from Wellplaced Consultancy. Speakers, experts, presentations, resource lists, and workbooks (for schools) and more ... Go to Workshops

• School and College Presentations - Can include "creative animateurs" - writers, filmmakers, poets etc; Can include "themedays" - e.g. citizenship, first impressions count, work experience preparation day, Black history and experience workshops; etc...
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• "Mia Morris is one of the most energetic and passionate speaker on a topic which is boundless - the search for truth of the past."
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History of IWM, About the IWM website, Profiles, Contacts & so on...
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• Like our sister site, Black History Month, the International Women's Month website is year round, not just for the month, and aims to support campaigns in the community. This site is developing, so please bear with us. There will be plenty of updates, and new events, and we hope to build this site into an exciting new resource.... Read more

What people say about IWM & Workshops ...
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• "Thank you very much for the lovely afternoon. I thoroughly enjoyed myself, I felt very much part of it. I went home so much happier than normal day. I felt part of myself telling me I should get to do something for myself like going back to studying. Also talked about the whole afternoon to my grown up children"