Empowering Women
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Event Summary: Exploring the Culture of FGM and Domestic Abuse seminar
On 25 May 2018 WAITS and the Allies Network held a one-day Conference ‘Exploring the Culture of FGM and Domestic Abuse in BAME communities’, which was aimed at professional’s commissioners and practitioners.
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WAITS celebrates 25 years of action : 1993 to 2018
WAITS board and Senior Management Team have been looking towards our future goals despite the difficult funding climate. Spurred on by our 25th Anniversary coming up in November 2018.
- Domestic Violence
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- Active Citizenship
- Policy & Law
Event : Women’s Resource Centre & WAITS CEDAW consultation
You are invited to contribute to the Shadow Report to the United Nations on The British Government response to eliminating violence against women. This event takes place on n Monday 26 February 2018.
WAITS opened its third refuge in March 2018
Our first newsletter in 2017 contained a plea for help in raising funds for a new refuge to support women in need of safe confidential accommodation fleeing domestic abuse. "We've done it"
WAITS thanks local companies for their support
WAITS Trustees and Staff would like to thank VWV Solicitors and HSBC Five Ways Team for their donations and support which helps our vital work with vulnerable women in Birmingham.
Legal aid cuts exposing domestic abuse victims to court ordeal
Victims of domestic abuse increasingly face being cross-examined by their attackers because legal aid cuts make it difficult to qualify for courtroom representation, according to research by Citizens Advice.
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Guardian : Communities News
- Section 21 and why landlords will still hold all the keys in housing | Letters
- Rough sleeping figures cannot be trusted, says statistics chief
- 'I've been peed on and beaten up': the ex-rough sleeper given an MBE for helping homeless people
- Why I went viral on Twitter after talking about being evicted on Sky News | Kirsty Archer
- The Guardian view on rights for renters: only the start | Editorial
- Controlling house prices and the need to be able to evict bad tenants | Letters
- No rogue landlords issued with banning orders in 12 months
