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Welcome to "International
Women's Month"...
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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All year round, all UK. Concerts, exhibitions,
meetings, conferences, performances, theatre...
Michael Jackson 1958 - 2009 |

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Life is a song - sing it;
Life is a game - play it;
Life is a challenge - meet it;
Life is a dream - realize it;
Life is a sacrifice - offer it;
Life is love - enjoy it: |
Sai Baba Gale |
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Featured Events
Museum of London Docklands pays tribute to the ‘Living Ancestors’ of Dominica |
The 1st April 2009 marks the launch of ‘Living Ancestors’, a thought provoking display of portraits by London based artist Gabrielle Le Roux, hosted at Museum of London Docklands. Of the 71,000 people living on the Caribbean island of Dominica, there are close to 100 centenarians and many more people in their nineties – the majority of these are women. more |
Living Ancestors; A tribute in portraits and stories to the world’s oldest woman and other Caribbean centenarians opens 1st April and runs until 31st July 2009. It is free to alumni staff and to Museum annual £5.00 ticket holders, admission for children is also free. |
Soft Lights and Sweet Music:
Photographs of Elisabeth Welch.
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Elisabeth Welch was an important figure in the world of popular song. In 1923 she launched the Charleston, and throughout the Jazz Age she worked on stage with some of the great names of the Harlem Renaissance, including Josephine Baker and Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson. On Broadway she popularised Cole Porter’s scandalous “Love for Sale, and in 1933 she introduced “Stormy Weather” to British audiences. That year, with Cole Porter’s Nymph Errant, Elisabeth began her sixty-year love affair with English musical theatre. more | visit NPG website
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National Portrait Gallery
3rd March – 13th September 2009 |
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Ballet Black Performance | 2nd July |
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Monthly Events 09
- HOUSE OF THE HOLY AFRO by Third World Bunfight Conceived and directed by Brett Bailey. 5th-8th Aug /
Early Bird offer now on more
- The Institut for Cultural Diplomacy Spring Programs 2009 more
- Black Women Resistance Leaders 1600-2000
Sunday 27th September 1pm-4.30pm more
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Ongoing Events 09
- 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. 23 October 2009 to 14 March 2010 more
- A Sweet Life: Fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant’s family 9 April 2009 – Spring 2010 at Sudley House more
- Imperial War Museum London
ongoing Events and Exhibitions view
- 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
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Articles,
tributes, and areas of interest to Women +
news updates from other sites...
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A must watch video - inspirational speech by Michelle Obama when she visited a school in London |
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All Black Female Flight Crew |
Our African-American women continue to demonstrate professionalism, intelligence and unlimited potential as they contribute to our overall struggle for unlimited freedom, access and opportunity in America . read more
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SisterSpeak Online talks with Mia Morris |
SisterSpeak Online crossed the Atlantic to connect with Mia Morris, business woman and social entrepreneur with a heart for culture and community. Heralded by many as the 'leading light' for Black Britain, Mia has managed to successfully craft a creative business enterprise while staying true to her heart for service. read more |
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Mia Morris profiled on www.obv.org.uk |
Mia Morris, described as a renaissance woman, has established herself as a leading light in the Black community. OBV profiles this lady on a mission to raise Black awareness...
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- New: HRW 13th International Film Festival: Tapologo Film Review, South Africa/Spain. more
Back Home Tomorrow, UK Premiere more
- New: Make every day International Women's Day read more
- New: 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
- 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
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Whether you're looking to browse the latest IT jobs, read the latest news for women working in IT or are simply looking for advice on your next career steps, Women in Technology is the place for you.
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Theatre & live performance enthusiasts |
New urban theatre and performance company seek trustees/board members to play a key role in the start-up, overall governance and strategic direction of the company. more |
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Details of opportunities, funding, competitions, "call
for papers", appeals for volunteers, and much more...
Various Funding and Assistance |
- Closing dates for grants at HCVS
- General funding
- For groups working with children and young people
- Loan Finance
- Resources. and more...
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- New: Inspire MA (RCA) Curating Contemporary Art. From October 2009, the Royal College of Art’s Curating Contemporary Art Department will offer a new MA for aspiring curators from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds. This development of Arts Council England’s Inspire initiative will offer a vocational and academic curriculum more Closing date for completed applications: Monday 13 July 2009
- New: Film London in partnership with Imperial War Museum and Yorkshire Film Archive, supported by Skillset, invite you to attend the Black Screen Heritage Conference. Friday 31 July more
- New: Five Minutes of Fire Short Film Competition
Calling all fanatical and passionate film producers, flamboyant cultivators of the moving image! Five Minutes of Fire challenges you to create and submit short films around the theme of Desire. more
- New: WAPPY (Writing, Acting and Publishing Project for Youngsters) is getting even closer and places for the summer sessions are almost fully booked! more
- Following the publication of the £42.5 million action plan ‘Real Help for Communities: Volunteers, Charities and Social Enterprises’, the Office of the Third Sector is holding 9 free regional roadshows for small and medium frontline third sector organisations to provide a practical understanding of how to access the support available. more
- bfm International Film Festival is the largest and longest running platform for Black World Cinema in the UK. We are now welcoming submissions for the 11th International Film Festival. The festival will take place in venues across London from 6th – 10th November 2009more
- The National Black Women’s Network is collaborating with GLE oneLondon to launch the free Women’s Home Based Business workshop. info
- CSAS Alert: Escaping Victimhood – 2009 workshops for those bereaved by gun or knife crime more
BT Community Connections is now open for you to apply for a free laptop and a year’s broadband connection. more
- Scottish Storytelling Centre: Storytelling has the ability to unlock creative potential, to improve speaking and listening skills, to enable the sharing of memories and experiences, to encourage understanding, awareness and inclusion, and to strengthen professional and local communities. more
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- Various Grants and Funding opportunities more
- SOUTHALL BLACK SISTERS NO RECOURSE FUND more
- Defra launched its 3rd sector strategy on Monday and this included the launch of a new Greener Living Fund which is aimed at 3rd sector organisations who can delivery programmes at a national scale but with local reach. more
- O2 It’s Your Community Awards. Grants to local groups and individuals for anything that can be shown to benefit the community, including cultural, environmental and rebuilding and restoring projects. more
- Nominations for the CHANGEit Awards are now open The awards are for young people between 11-18 years old that have made a positive impact on their local communities. more
- The ASDA Foundation Trust was set up in 1988 to support local good causes chosen by employees, which is funded by profits from the mid-week national lottery. more
- Futurebuilders England has launched a new website and revealed it no longer offers application forms more
- Lewisham Way Youth & Community Centre are working in conjunction with The Bridge and are now able to offer the following range of courses within our organisation. more
- Some more excellent funding opportunities more
- The Funding News from SYFAB website has regular news and updates about funding opportunities for community and voluntary organisations. more
- The BBC Children in Need website has now been updated. Visit the website to view the new online grant application form and guidance information. visit site | Grant application deadlines
- The V&A's Create! programme for young people runs activities and events to explore and create design. Now we'd like to involve young people's ideas in planning our activities and in producing content for the V&A website more
- Kush Community Arts & Media Development in association with Collage Arts is looking for organisations more
- Various Funding Opportunities more
- The Centre for Caribbean Studies is offering a relatively new post graduate course - the -'MA Caribbean Literature and Creole Poetics'.
- OPEN CALL FOR ARTISTS & FILMMAKERS more
- Computers are being given away to people over 50 under a new scheme. more
- JDYA: A newly formed youth group would like to get in contact with students of Jamaican descent within Nottingham and the wider UK. more
- Kelly Dooley Questionnaire: I am conducting research to support a Masters degree I am working towards in Creative and Media Education. more
- AJAMU is a self funded organisation that is currently in its second year of organising. It consists of members of the public who live in North and East London, these members have taken it upon themselves to make a positive change within Haringey. read more
- YPF 2 Local Grants Programme Open
The Young People’s Fund 2 local grants programme will make available £38 million to support projects lead by young people across England. read more
- Naomi Watson, a PhD student at Leicester. Ms Watson would like to dialogue with people involved or with family members in nursing. more
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Details of various training opportunities.
Other related sections Opportunities | Jobs
Business London:
Start Up and Micro Support Programme |
Running your own business is becoming increasingly popular with women, as they spot the opportunity to manage their own careers successfully, whilst allowing the flexibility of working hours that suit their lifestyle and family which working for another company might not offer. Free Work Shops more |
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‘Skills for Life’ training course
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- Are any of your children currently out of work, not in education or training?
- Are they aged between 16- 18 years and living in Southwark?
A new ‘Skills for Life’ training course will give them business skills, learn about the music industry, improve their Internet marketing skills, boost health awareness and knowledge of self. more |
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- New: 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
- New: 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
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- "Mia Morris is one of the most
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- Like our sister site, Black
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in the community. This site is developing,
so please bear with us. There will be plenty
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