Hey everyone,<\/p>\n
It’s going to be a very busy week! If you missed the last meeting, read\u00c2\u00a0Ellen’s blog <\/a>about the CFCI.<\/p>\n Thanks to all of you who responded to the survey on the Secret Policeman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ball. Both the committee and sub-committee met last week to discuss the feedback, which has also been passed on to Billy Kirkwood as he is involved in organising the line-up. As soon as we hear back from Billy, I will forward you our response.<\/p>\n We have had an email from AIUK:<\/p>\n Re. Global policy consultation on sex work<\/b><\/p>\n \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcAs you may know, Amnesty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s International Secretariat is proposing to adopt a global policy on sex work. The global Amnesty movement is at the beginning of an extensive consultation process and is seeking views from its members around the world.’<\/p>\n Please see the end of this newsletter for more info.<\/p>\n There are lots of events happening this week, and you can find out what\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s happening when by checking out the Facebook page https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/guiww2014\/info<\/a><\/p>\n Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rights Talk 5pm<\/b><\/p>\n For our meeting, we have invited a guest speaker, Elena Soper to come and talk to us. \u00c2\u00a0Elena is a qualified Amnesty speaker, who focuses on women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rights, so will give a presentation on women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s rights in Afghanistan, which has been one of AIUK\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s main campaigns this year.<\/p>\n Workshop 6pm<\/b><\/p>\n After Elena\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s presentation, I shall deliver a workshop on the role of the media in the socialisation of men, women and younger girls. The workshop will look specifically at the impact of magazines on perceptions of women and womanhood.<\/p>\n Feel free to invite friends to the meeting! https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/228853113967214\/<\/a><\/p>\n Rape Crisis Scotland are screening ‘Consent’, a film revealing about people\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prejudices and the role these can play in the context of rape trials. A discussion will follow and we will hopefully reach some conclusions as to how to tackle the issue.<\/p>\n Again, please invite anyone else who might be interested in attending https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/530050043775582\/<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Last year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s production of the VM was fantastic, and I have no doubt that this year will be just as good if not better, so do come along! https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/259811474201212\/?source=1<\/a><\/p>\n To end the week, Edinburgh University are hosting the Scottish Students Conference on International Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Day. Everyone is welcome;\u00c2\u00a0here is the event<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0for the agenda.<\/p>\n We are having a film screening<\/a> for this meeting, with a guest speaker who has escaped China after being imprisoned and tortured for her beliefs. Here\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the event<\/a>.<\/p>\n The growing number of Falun Gong members is forming a threat to the Chinese government and people seen practicing it are therefore prosecuted, brainwashed and tortured. Unfortunately, since Falun Gong is a spiritual discipline with a very positive impact on your health often the practitioners are also being used for the illegal organ harvesting market.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Numbers have been finalised for our trip to Arran. For those of you who are coming, Maisie will upload a checklist to the fb event so that you know what to take. If you are not coming, please sponsor us! \u00c2\u00a0There will be a Just Giving page created soon, and it would be great to have your support.<\/p>\n You must book by tomorrow<\/a>.<\/b> All members of AIUK can attend the AGM so let us know if you are interested and we can all go together.<\/p>\n Last but not least, as mentioned above we’ve been asked to pass on the following which is a consultation from Amnesty International on a proposed adoption of a policy on sex work. Please read it and if you have views use the attached documents to feed back to AI on this important issue.<\/p>\n A fuller explanation:<\/p>\n As you may know, Amnesty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s International Secretariat is proposing to adopt a global policy on sex work. The global Amnesty movement is at the beginning of an extensive consultation process and is seeking views from its members around the world.<\/p>\n This pack is intended to provide you with more information on the consultation process and the draft policy proposal. It also includes a list of questions to help you explore the issues fully before sending your feedback.<\/p>\n In this pack you will find:<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00b7 Guidance notes for members We understand that for some this is a sensitive and difficult topic to discuss but as a human rights organisation, we think it is important to have a genuine debate in order to establish our position. That is why we are encouraging all our Amnesty UK members to take part in the discussions. We will also be seeking views from a broad range of external stakeholders as part of this consultation.<\/p>\n The deadline for consultation is Friday 21 March<\/strong> and we will summarise the results for our Annual General Meeting in April.<\/p>\n We hope you will find these materials useful and please don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t forget to share them with your group or committee.<\/p>\n In the meantime, if you have any questions please do not hesitate to email us at swc@amnesty.org.uk<\/p>\n The International Issues Sub-Committee AI Sex Work Policy Feedback Form<\/a><\/p>\n AI Sex Work Policy Consultation Pack<\/a><\/p>\n See you on Tuesday,<\/p>\n Ruth<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hey everyone, It’s going to be a very busy week! If you missed the last meeting, read\u00c2\u00a0Ellen’s blog about the CFCI. Thanks to all of you who responded to the survey on the Secret Policeman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ball. Both the committee and sub-committee met last week to discuss the feedback, which has also been passed on to Next meeting: Tuesday 4th<\/sup> March, 5pm in the QMU<\/h1>\n
International Women\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Week! 3rd<\/sup> \u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9th<\/sup> March<\/h2>\n
Thursday 6th<\/sup>: Rape Crisis Scotland Event, 4pm, Room 507, Boyd Orr<\/h2>\n
Friday 7th<\/sup>: The Vagina Monologues!<\/h2>\n
8th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c 9th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0March: Scottish Students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Conference<\/h2>\n
11th March: \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcFree China: The Courage to Believe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/h1>\n
\nhttp:\/\/GU Amnesty Climbs* Goatfell!! 29th<\/sup>-30th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0March<\/h1>\n
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12th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0\u00e2\u20ac\u201c 13th<\/sup>\u00c2\u00a0April: Amnesty International UK AGM<\/h1>\n
Global Consultaiton on Sex Work Info<\/h2>\n
\n\u00c2\u00b7 The latest draft policy proposal*
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Q&A
\n\u00c2\u00b7 Feedback form<\/p>\n
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