Events

Understanding & Resolving Conflict
17th April 2009, 10:00am – 4:30pm
Stratford Town Hall, London E15 4BQ

• How does conflict appear in our lives?
• What methods of dealing with conflict do refugees and migrants bring from
their countries of origin?
• What practical tools can we use to resolve conflict in our lives and in the
workplace?

The Evelyn Oldfield Unit invites you to explore these issues at this FREE introductory training session, in association with Conflict and Change. This event is open to representatives of refugee and migrant community organisations and second tier organisations who work closely with these groups.

Attached is a leaflet about the course, and a booking form which you can fill in and return to request a place. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis.

For more information, please speak to a member of the Development Team on 020 7700 8213.


Women: your Local Council needs you!
Interested in local issues? Have you got the commitment and drive to make change and champion issues in your area?

Find out more about how you can get involved and make a difference in your community at a FREE event on Friday 24 April 2009 from 10.00am 2.00pm at Camden Town Hall, Judd Street, London WC1H 9JE.

Community representatives and local councillors play a vital role in their communities and women are being encouraged to become councillors especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds.

At the event you will hear from Baroness Uddin, Chair of the ‘Women Councillors Taskforce’, Councillor Maya de Souza, Taskforce Member, and other councillors speak about how they got involved in public life.

To register please go to: www.livegroup.co.uk/BAME or telephone 020 8481 3375 or Email: BAME@livegroup.co.uk For more information visit www.equalities.gov.uk

Young People and Violent Crime National Conference: Innovative Solutions through Multi-Agency Working
Date: Thursday 30th April 2009, Time: 10:00am – 4:15pm (followed by networking reception), Venue: One Birdcage Walk, Westminster, London

The perceived escalation of knife-possession and gang-related violence has prompted the Government to launch new measures to tackle youth crime; particularly to address the growing street weapon culture that is destroying so many young lives. In 2008, three major action plans were unveiled with the aim of sending out a strong and clear message that violent crime and disorder in all its forms will no longer be tolerated:
• Saving Lives. Reducing Harm. Protecting the Public: An Action Plan for
Tackling Violence 2008-11
• The Youth Crime Action Plan
• The Youth Alcohol Action Plan

With a recent report estimating that up to 50,000 teenagers are involved in gang culture, the drive to seek innovative and joined-up solutions has never been more paramount.

This major one-day national conference, hosted by the Centre for Parliamentary Studies, provides an opportunity for local practitioners to assess the progress of the action plans in relation to tackling youth violence. Delegates will consider how the ‘triple track’ approach of prevention, enforcement and punishment and can be implemented fully and effectively at the local level, bringing closer together the work of police, probation, local authorities, health services and education authorities.

You can register at http://publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/register.php
For further details, please call 0845 606 1535.

Introduction to Sustainable Funding
Tuesday 12 May 2009, 10am - 5pm, Venue: HCVS, 84 Springfield House,
5 Tyssen Street London E8 2LY

Are you reliant on one grants source and looking to find alternative sources of funding? NCVO’s Sustainable Funding Project encourages and enables voluntary and community organisations to explore and exploit a full range of funding and financing options to develop a sustainable funding mix.

Development Advisor, Maneesha Sharma is hosting this free workshop led by NCVO to give you the awareness, understanding, enthusiasm and information to think further and different avenues to funding.

Issues covered include:
• Income diversification – exploring a sustainable and diverse funding mix of
income sources
• An introduction to planning Full cost recovery - being aware of both project
costs and overhead costs
• Earning – generating income through public service delivery and trading
goods and services
• Loan Finance – an introduction to the use of loans and other forms of
finance.

Contact Zelina at zelina@hcvs.org.uk or call 020 7923 1962 to book. A £25 deposit is required.