Black Women’s Health and Wellbeing in the UK – Resistance, Resilience and Renewal
A FREE conference on Wednesday June 29th 2011, 10.00am – 4.30pm (to include lunch), organised by The Open University Health Promotion and Public Health Research Group and Black Researchers Group. The conference is being held in London.
The morning will be chaired by Professor Ann Phoenix (Institute of Education, London University)in the morning and Professor Cecille Wright (Nottingham Trent University) in the afternoon. Presentations include:-
Jenny Douglas (Open University) – ‘The politics of black women’s health in the UK-intersections of ‘race’, class and gender in policy, practice and research.
Dr Dawn Edge(Manchester University) – 'Why are thou cast down, o my soul' – Black women, depression and spirituality.
Naomi Watson (Open University) – ‘ We never saw her on Christmas morning for …17 years….’ Exploring the impact of shift work, night duty and unsocial hours in the NHS on the family life of African Caribbean women nurses and the implications for childrearing and their children’s career choices.
Ann Mitchell (Open University) – ‘'Assessing the contribution of participatory action research ‘Myth or Reality’: a research study of Guyanese women living in the UK with Type 11 Diabetes.
Dr Vivienne Connell–Hall (Goldsmith’s College) Work/Life Balance and Pressures: Perspectives from African Caribbean Women.
Dr Bertha Ochieng (Bradford University) Black women’s beliefs on health and healthy lifestyles.
Dr Nancy Greer Williams (University of Arkansas) Health Disparities: African-Caribbean Women and the Intersection of Culture, Class and Race.
Jacqueline Walker (author of ‘ Pilgrim State’) 'Writing the experience of resistance and Resilience’.
To book a place contact Katherine Perry k.d.perry@open.ac.uk
For further information contact Jenny Douglas j.douglas@open.ac.uk or Naomi Watson n.a.watson@open.ac.uk
REAP (Refugees in Effective and Active Partnership) is holding a conference on ‘Becoming British: refugees, citizenship and experiences of integration’.
The conference is on Wednesday 29 June 2011 in London W5. The conference fee is £45 for statutory organisations, £10 for voluntary organisations, £5 for REAP members and £3 for unwaged participants.
REAP believes that whatever we are is what ‘British’ is. A fundamentally important part of what ‘British’ is, is giving refuge to those in need, and fighting to protect that right. REAP knows that people who have sought refuge in the UK are often generous and valuable contributors to communities and British society as a whole.
Becoming ‘British’ – both as an identity and a nationality – seems to increase the likelihood that refugees become effective citizens, actively engaged in policy and British democratic institutions. REAP believes that citizenship comes with duties and that it is time all British people – born here or arriving for refuge or other reasons - take back the ‘Britishness’ agenda from the far right.
People who have suffered from destructive discrimination and aggression in their countries of origin come to Britain to find refuge and the chance to become a valued and valuable part of a more secure, more equal or just different society. Their struggles - first for leave to remain in Britain, and then for British nationality - are important elements of a far longer-term process of building new relationships, knowledge and identities as they rebuild their lives in Britain. Those struggles and experiences play a large part in whether or how far people feel they can or have ‘become British’.
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Robert Owen Bishop Research Scholarship in History
Christ's College is offering a one-year Research Scholarship in History, designed to support scholars at an early stage of their research career. The Scholarship may be used to support a year of pre-Ph.D. independent study, either before or after an M.Phil. Degree in History. Previous Scholars have used the Scholarship for learning a language or mastering an adjacent scholarly field. The Scholarship is also available to provide partial support to candidates for M.Phil. Degrees in the Faculty of History at Cambridge.
The Scholarship is open to graduates of any university. They must have received their first degree by October 2011 and not have graduated earlier than May 2010. Holders of the Scholarship must become members of Christ's College. The Scholarship is currently worth £10,000. It may also pay up to £1,000 as a supplementary allowance for research expenses.
An application form and further details may be downloaded below or obtained from the Fellow's secretary, Christ's College, Cambridge, CB2 3BU (agb43@cam.ac.uk). Completed application forms should be returned to the same address by 1 July 2011.
Journalism training for young adults (18 – 30)
The Catch 22 Academy is open to all potential and existing Catch 22 contributors who lack experience in journalism. Simply put, it provides a ‘learning by doing’ experience for young adults .
Special Grants Fund to support Commonwealth Theme 2011
The Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a Special Grants Fund of £100,000 for Civil Society Organisations and Commonwealth Associations to undertake strategic and innovative projects that will promote the Commonwealth theme for 2011, ‘Women as Agents of Change’.
Grant applications for up to £20,000 are invited from registered CSOs and Commonwealth Associations across the Commonwealth from 26th May-1st July to undertake projects lasting between three to six months which meet at least two of the following criteria:
> Foster collaboration and learning between women’s organisations in more than one Commonwealth country
> Involve collaboration with national women’s machineries (NWMs) and governments in promoting women and girls’ social, economic and political empowerment
> Showcase the achievements of women in addressing social, economic and political change at national or regional levels
> Projects which will have an impact on women at a regional level
> Bring together women from different geographical, social and ethnic background to promote national and regional priorities
Priority will be given to applications which address one or more of the following areas:
> Involve collaboration with national women’s machineries (NWMs) and governments in promoting women and girls’ social, economic and political empowerment
> Showcase the achievements of women in addressing social, economic and political change at national or regional levels
> Projects which will have an impact on women at a regional level
> Bring together women from different geographical, social and ethnic background to promote national and regional priorities
Priority will be given to applications which address one or more of the following areas:
> Capacity enhancement for Women’s organisations in policy development and implementation
> Implementation of the Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action (PoA)
> Women’s leadership and participation in democratic governance
> Social protection and girls’ development
> Opportunities for rural women and girls
> Women’s social, economic and human rights
Coming soon-> Implementation of the Commonwealth Gender Plan of Action (PoA)
> Women’s leadership and participation in democratic governance
> Social protection and girls’ development
> Opportunities for rural women and girls
> Women’s social, economic and human rights
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