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:
| 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
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here for flyer and registration form in Word format
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