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UNISONScotland Womens Organisation Womens Home Page About Women in UNISON  Equalities Index About Self Organisation           The Scottish Women's Convention provides opportunities for women to engage in focused debate about specific issues of concern and to influence policy decisions in Scotland. It aims to reflect the diversity of women in Scotland and to ensure that their voices get heard in the policy making process. The Scottish Women's Convention (SWC) would like to invite you, and any other women you know to attend the following SWC consultation events: Click here for this invite in Word format Click here for A5 Flyer Click here for the SWC website Where Venue Time Date Rothesay The Pavilion Argyle Street Rothesay Isle of Bute 12 Noon - 4pm 25th July Dunoon Esplanade Hotel West Bay Dunoon 12 Noon - 4pm 26th July Ullapool Harbour Lights Hotel Garve Road Ullapool 10.30am - 2.30pm 17th August Stornoway Caladh Inn 9 James Street Stornoway Isle of Lewis 12 Noon - 4pm 20th August Perth Queens Hotel Leonard Street Perth 12 Noon - 4pm 9th October Dundee Hilton Hotel Earl Grey Place Dundee 12Noon - 4pm 10th October The events will be very informal with a free lunch provided. It will provide women in your area with an opportunity to meet the Scottish Women's Convention and discuss key issues of concern and how you would like to see things change for you and your families. It is vitally important that women have an opportunity to engage and participate in policy development. This will ensure Scotland's policy makers take women's views into account in areas such as: employment childcare health education tackling violence against women public transport pensions The SWC therefore aims to talk to women throughout Scotland this year to hear your views, concerns and ideas. The SWC will then take this information to the Scottish Executive, Scottish Ministers and other relevant organisations, such as the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR). The SWC also invites women to participate in events such as International Women's Day and our Education Day for women on the 6th September 2007, which will provide women with the information and tools to apply for positions in public bodies, councils and posts in the local community. Please register for any of the consultation events by filling in and sending the attached form to: Scottish Women's Convention 26 Albany Street, (basement) Edinburgh EH1 3QH or email mary@scottishwomensconvention.org or give us a call at the SWC office on 0131 557 8950. Let your friends know about this event and ask them to come along too. Just ask them to give us a call to let us know, so we have the right numbers for catering. Best wishes Agnes Tolmie Chairperson Click here for flyer and registration form in Word format