Healthwatch York wants to understand what you're going through as a result of the rising cost of living. Tell them how it's affecting your physical and mental health. You can fill out the survey here: https://smartsurvey.co.uk/s/CoLCYork/ There are also other …
About this event In 2021, Mexican feminist art collective Las Iluministas and UK-based Pink Collar Gallery teamed up to launch the RE:Imagine project, inviting artists from Mexico and the UK to create art which changed the narrative on gender-based violence and femicide. Femicide is …
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Saeed Taji Farouky will advise on how to meaningfully engage with culturally diverse narratives, from the personal to the global. About this event Saeed Taji Farouky has worked with Amnesty International for over 10 years. As a director and cinematographer, …
There are several reasons why increasing numbers of people are choosing a vegan lifestyle or, at least, adopting a diet based on plants. The ethical and health justifications for these changes have been well known for many years. The environmental …
About this event The Human Rights Law Centre (HRLC) is delighted to invite you to our upcoming event on ‘Human Rights and the Cost of Living Crisis.’ This event will take place from 16:00 - 18:00 UK time (GMT) online via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday, …
About this event According to United Nations independent experts, during the one year since the collapse of the previous government of Afghanistan women and girls have been under “systematic oppression” in what constitutes an attempt to erase them from public life. …
Women’s Rights & Humanitarian Crises in Afghanistan: A Call for Solidarity Read More »
In his inaugural lecture Professor Richard Bourne offers a series of reflections on how theological ethics might give some substance to the often too rhetorical talk of the transformative power of higher education. After tracing his development as a political …
About this event Canon Ambassador, Elisa Iannacone, is a cinematographer, photographer, author and advocate for equality and human rights. She has worked on six continents producing work for clients including, National Geographic, Newsweek, Vice and the BBC. Covering the Rabaa …
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About this event Objective 1. Confidentiality 2. What is your knowledge on human rights? 3. Were you informed of your rights when you arrive to Australia 4. Going through the declaration of human rights 5. Feedback
About this event Our online "Let's talk mental health at work" event is part of our bi-annual series of events where you can find out some of the practical things you can do to help end mental health stigma in …
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About this event Join us for a training session to learn about the Universal Periodic Review of the UK and how you can use it in your own advocacy and campaigning. On Thursday 10 November 2022 the UK will be undergoing it’s …
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About this event Join us for a collaboration of community choirs across North Yorkshire. The evening will feature performances from Musical Connections, who run participatory music sessions and projects for older, isolated and vulnerable people in care and community settings …
Time to be Out would love to offer you a small free talk on the plight of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers in the UK. We will be touching upon: Where people come from Why do they come here What …
About this event Educators across the country have been battling racist attacks on teaching and curriculum, and in Chicago they are working with community and students to make the curriculum process anti-racist and inclusive. For far too long, curriculum has …
Community Schools: Building Relationships in Classrooms with Social Justice Read More »
Join us for the film premiere and official launch of the Cinema and Social Justice Project's 'Cost of Living'.
About this event Societal challenges of the 21st century are many and diverse; for example, environmental sustainability, food and fuel poverty, social care, mental health, and public accountability all affect many people's lives on a daily basis. How can we …
About this event Within the last 5 - 10 years we have seen more visibility of trans folks in media, more Women & Women of Color in government, and large social justice movements. However this has been followed by the …
Join Silvia Yee (Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund), Larkin Taylor-Parker (Autistic Self Advocacy Network), and Teresa Blankmeyer Burke (Gallaudet University) for a roundtable conversation exploring how new narratives can challenge uses of genetic and reproductive technologies based on ingrained …
Forging New Disability Rights Narratives about Heritable Genome Editing Read More »
About this event This training session will provide an introduction to gender and sexuality inclusion for charities, social enterprises and community organisations (service providers and service users). Training content: This session will introduce attendees to some of the main issues …
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About this event Who’s this workshop for? Are you a woman with political ambitions who finds herself held back by the fear of online abuse? Is the trolling on social media yet another barrier keeping you from your rightful space …
Hosted by the Centre for Religion in Society. Dr Sharon Jagger is in conversation with Dr Alex Fry, whose new book 'Gender Inequality in the Ordained Ministry of the Church of England' takes a closer look at the views of …
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Event details York Law School Event An Urgent Investigation into Modern British Policing. The UK government’s efforts to suppress dissent in the pursuit of greater power have given a green light to police to apply more aggressive tactics in managing …
All are invited to York Disability Rights Forum’s first AGM. If you’re a member, it’s your chance to elect the Steering Group or to stand for election yourself. Members and supporters will hear what we’ve been doing over the past …
York Disability Rights Forum’s AGM and ‘Looking Back, Looking Forwards’ Read More »
‘Planning for Your Future’ is a session where unpaid carers can hear practical advice about planning future care, legal, financial and other matters from a range of experts. There will be opportunities to talk individually to the speakers. Refreshments and …
What are the barriers and opportunities for disabled people to have their say on sustainability? What gets in the way of getting involved? And what is more likely to ensure full involvement? In this talk and discussion, Srish Jain will …
Sustainability and Disability – Barriers and Opportunities Read More »
York Disability Week Lecture Book at https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/public-lectures/autumn-2022/life-unseen/ Imagine a world without sight. Is it dark and gloomy? Is it terrifying and isolating? Or is it simply a state of not seeing, which we, the sighted world, have demonised and sentimentalised over the …
York Disability Week Lecture – Life Unseen: Why the history of blindness matters Read More »
THIS EVENT IS PART OF YORK DISABILITY WEEK United Response Supported Employment Service in York provides a free service to employers who would like to recruit and retain a diverse workforce. This lunchtime seminar is an opportunity for employers to …
Supported employment: removing barriers to employment for disabled people Read More »
About this event This training will be delivered online via Zoom. Joining details will be emailed to you before the event. We won't be recording the workshop but slides will be made available to delegates. Zoom automated captions will be …
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Based on their substantial and significant empirical and in-depth exploratory research conducted in several countries within different Christian and Islamic contexts, Elisabet and Sandra will discuss how religion and religious actors contribute to violence against women and girls (VAWG), how …
On the Significance of Religion in Violence Against Women and Girls Webinar Read More »
Are you interested in meeting other people from the LD community in York and talking about the issues that are important to you? Would you like to find out more about how you can speak up and have your voice heard …
Domestic Abuse & Economic Abuse: 16 days of Action December 1 | 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Join IDAS, New Beginnings Peer Support & Surviving Economic Abuse to discuss economic abuse and the cost-of-living crisis. Sarah Hill, CEO of IDAS will be …
Economic Abuse and the Cost of Living Crisis: part of IDAS 16 days of Action Read More »