04/02/2009
News Sent - 4th February 2009: Equality Network News
In this week's e-mail newsletter: Equality Network News: The Big LGBT Conversation: Scotland's Future; Out and Safe 2009; The Big LGBT Conversation: Including Rural; Forums News: Equality and Human Rights Commission Helpline; Survey: Lesbians, Bisexual Women and Pregnancy Loss; Glasgow Equalities Partnership: Community Engagement And Community Planning; Achieving Our Potential? Combating Poverty In A Recession; Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2009 - Call for Programming; Talk Scotland Events: 5th Annual LGBT History Month; Edinburgh: Prime Time Meeting; International Women's Day: Sunday 8 March; UK News: UK: UKBA advises gay Iraqi to avoid execution by "discretion"; Police: Rainbow flag for LGBT History Month causes controversy; International: Ireland: Homophobic verbal abuse and bullying rife; US: Promised repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' delayed; Denmark: World Outgames; Working for All: ILGA-Europe: Policy & Programmes Officer; Edinburgh: LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing Volunteers; Glasgow: John Wheatley College; LGBT Families, Civil Partnership and Cohabitation: Edinburgh: Grandparents challenge choice of adoptive parents; 160 MEPs signed up for recognition of civil partnerships; US: Californian Supreme Court will hear case against Prop 8; Ireland: Civil partnership bill
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Equality Network News
The Big LGBT Conversation: Scotland's Future
Scotland's Future: Thursday 12th February at 6:30pm at the Scottish Story Telling Centre in Edinburgh. Supported by the SCVO.
Out and Safe 2009
Saturday 28th February 2009. Cedarwood, 20 Edgar Road, Elgin. A free event for the LGBT Community on policing and community safety. Supported by Grampian Police.
The Big LGBT Conversation: Including Rural
Thursday 19th March 2009, 6pm. Fairways Business Park, Castle Heather, Inverness. Supported by Highlands and Islands Equality Forum.
For all three events above, contact Scott Cuthbertson (scott@equality-network.org) for further information.
Forums News
Equality and Human Rights Commission Helpline; Survey: Lesbians, Bisexual Women and Pregnancy Loss; Glasgow Equalities Partnership: Community Engagement And Community Planning; Achieving Our Potential? Combating Poverty In A Recession; Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2009 - Call for Programming;
Talk Scotland Events
5th Annual LGBT History Month; Edinburgh: Prime Time Meeting; International Women's Day: Sunday 8 March;
UK News
UK: UKBA advises gay Iraqi to avoid execution by "discretion"; Police: Rainbow flag for LGBT History Month causes controversy;
International
Ireland: Homophobic verbal abuse and bullying rife; US: Promised repeal of 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' delayed; Denmark: World Outgames
Working for All
ILGA-Europe: Policy & Programmes Officer; Edinburgh: LGBT Centre for Health and Wellbeing Volunteers; Glasgow: John Wheatley College;
LGBT Families, Civil Partnership and Cohabitation
Edinburgh: Grandparents challenge choice of adoptive parents; 160 MEPs signed up for recognition of civil partnerships; US: Californian Supreme Court will hear case against Prop 8; Ireland: Civil partnership bill
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