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UNISONScotland Womens Organisation Womens Home Page About Women in UNISON  Equalities Index About Self Organisation               TUC supports campaign to stop violence against Iraqi women. Click here for details and to sign the online petition. WOZA members beaten in the streets of Bulawayo on International Women’s Day March 8, 2008 - click here to write to protest Over 1,000 members of WOZA and MOZA marched through the streets of Bulawayo today to commemorate International Women’s Day. The peaceful protesters, who were carrying balloons, were met by riot police after four blocks and viciously beaten. Over 50 members received medical attention for injuries caused by the assault. Abortion Rights' update on proposals to change the abortion law going through parliament War on Want fashion victim campaign Click here for a draft letter to send to Tesco, Primark etc. See more at the War on Want campaign website Stop Violence Against Women - Show Your Support in 3 Simple Steps! Reclaim the Night March Glasgow November 29th 2007 SCOTTISH WOMEN'S CONFERENCE : SATURDAY 6 OCTOBER 2007 GLASGOW BRANCH OFFICE, 4TH FLOOR, 18 ALBION ST, GLASGOW. Click the following for forms on Word format.... Calling notice Nominations Form Delegates form Motions form Creche form Scottish Womens Convention consultation invites Bodyform supports Dignity! Period campaign Women's Studies at Ruskin Domestic Abuse Briefing Raise The Roof on Domestic Violence - Survey Report STUC Womens Committee Report Scottish Executive Consultations Links of special interest to Womens Organisation WOMEN'S STUDIES @ RUSKIN Dear All Now is the time of year women are thinking of self development/empowerment and studying WOMEN'S STUDIES. Please can you circulate this leaflet (click here for pdf) as widely as possible. The more help in encouraging women to come to Ruskin the better - we usually have some TU women on our WS courses. Typically, women who come to Ruskin say that WS has changed their lives. We are currently recruiting for both the Certificate (equivalent of year 1 of an undergraduate degree and a very good grounding) and the post graduate Masters (sic!!). They both start in October and both run over 2 years, part time, through 3-day residential workshops - see the website: www.ruskin.ac.uk and go to Women's Studies. If you want paper copies of the general WS leaflet attached, or specific MA leaflets, please contact HANNAH JONES, admissions officer (see CC). And email me if you want to know more. All the best to all of you and many thanks Sue Sue Ledwith Director MA International Labour and Trade Union Studies Ruskin College Walton Street Oxford OX1 2HE direct line 01865 517806 email: sledwith@ruskin.ac.uk website: www.ruskin.ac.uk a 'minifesto' on women and Scotland's public services   Women in UNISONScotland: Women form the majority of UNISON members in Scotland. UNISON structures like 'proportionality' attempt to make sure that the women are represented at all levels in the union, at least at a level that reflects their proportion of the membership. If the membership is 65% women, then the leadership should be at least 65% women. Womens Organisation in UNISONScotland addresses the discrimination women face and provides a forum and structures to promote issues that particularly affect women in the workplace and in society in general. Family care, low pay and domestic violence are just some examples of current campaigns.   Womens Committee Chair Secretary Gillian Dick Chair     Katrina Purcell Vice Chair Eileen Dinning e.dinning@unison.co.uk