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Past lobbying actions

On the 18th July, NAWO and the WNC organised a meeting entitled "Europe: What has happened to the social model and how will women be affected?" Assessing the impact that the social and economic models of Europe will have on women, the meeting enabled those gathered to identify key lobbying points for the presidency.

A letter from NAWO, with full support from the WNC, has been sent to Prime Minister Tony Blair and this can be downloaded here

Take Action now

Please feel free to adapt this letter and send your own version to Tony Blair, in order to highlight how important the issues are to women in the UK and across Europe. If you take this lobbying action, please send on your letter head, mentioning you are a member of NAWO, if relevant, and please remember to send us a copy of the letter.

Draft Iraqi Constitution and Women's Rights

Background

Iraqi women's organisations and civil society groups fear that the new Iraqi constitution will erode women's rights. The most recent draft of the Constitution expressly state that Sharia law will be the main source of legislation. In the earlier interim constitution, Sharia law was referred to as an important source of legislation but not as the main one.

For more information, follow the links below:

Amnesty International

Human Rights Watch

UNIFEM

Women Living Under Muslim Laws

As the clock turns back, Margaret Owen.  The Guardian 

Iraq's war on women, Lesley Abdela.  Open Democracy

Women in Iraq, BBC Woman's Hour.

Letter from the Women's National Commission

Big Debate about Europe needed!

 Following our series of conferences ‘Gender in the New Europe – Your Voice’ and the feedback we received, it is clear that there is a need for a Big debate about Europe in which gender equality should play an important part.

 Take Action now

Please send a letter to your MP  [You will find a list of Constituencies and Members of Parliament here] on your organisation's letter headed paper -  if relevant, mentioning that you are  a member of the National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO) - and send us a copy of the letter.

Background

Downing Street Briefing: http://www.downingstreetsays.org/archives/001590.html

Media coverage: http://www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1502206,00.html#article_continue

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-1614244,00.html

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=4559541

http://politics.guardian.co.uk/whitehall/story/0,9061,1484695,00.html 

Take Action now

Please write to Tony Blair at 10 Downing Street, London SW1A 2AA on your organisation's letter headed paper - if relevant, mentioning that you are  a member of the National Alliance of Women's Organisations (NAWO) - and send us a copy of the letter.

Download a sample letter here