GHRN Information Bulletin, 10th December 2013
1. Events
Wednesday 11th and Thursday 12th December 2013, 6.15pm
Free film screenings made possible by the LUX Prize, organized annually by the European Parliament Office, Edinburgh
Glasgow Film Theatre
Wednesday: Miele (2013)
In this new film from actress-turned-director Valeria Golino we see the story of Irene, a woman who lives an isolated life and devotes her time to helping terminally ill people die with dignity.
Thursday: The Broken Circle (2013)
The Broken Circle Breakdown tells the love story between Elise and Didier. She has her own tattoo shop, he plays the banjo in a band and it is love at first sight, in spite of major differences. Their happiness is complete after their little girl Maybelle is born. However, Didier and Elise’s relationship is tested to its limits when, at six years old, Maybelle becomes seriously ill. This intense melodrama is full of passion and music.
Thursday 23rd January 2014, 5.15pm
The Family, Sexuality, and Human Rights in Global Perspective
Basement Seminar Room, Sir Charles Wilson Building, University of Glasgow
Chair: Dr Vikki Turbine (Politics, University of Glasgow)
Dr. Kelly Kollman (Politics, University of Glasgow)
Dr. Roona Simpson (Sociology, University of Glasgow)
Dr. Matthew Waites (Sociology, University of Glasgow)
Drs. Kollman, Simpson and Waites will discuss their recent books:
Kelly Kollman (2013) The Same-Sex Unions Revolution in Western Democracies (Manchester University Press)
Lynn Jamieson and Roona Simpson (2013) Living Alone: Globalization, Identity, Belonging (Palgrave Macmillan)
Corinne Lennox and Matthew Waites (eds.) (2013) Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change (School of Advanced Study, University of London)
To register for this event, please visit: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ghrn-lecture-series-201314-tickets-7621960489
Thursday 6th February 2014, 10.15am – 4.30pm
The Next Steps to Eliminate Human Trafficking: Targeting Modern Day Slavery in the UK
Central London
During a period of great change in the sector, this special symposium offers an invaluable opportunity for practitioners across the police, social and health services, NGOs and other key stakeholders to assess current progress in tackling the scourge of modern day slavery in the UK and examine the next steps to prevent trafficking, provide better protection to victims and secure successful prosecution of traffickers.
For more information and to register, please visit: http://www.publicpolicyexchange.co.uk/events/EB06-PPE
Tuesday 4th March 2014
Human Rights in Scotland: Understanding the challenges and embracing the opportunities
Thistle Hotel, Glasgow
This conference aims to promote greater respect for the importance of human rights by ensuring a better understanding of the extent of the obligations and freedoms deriving from domestic and international human rights law.
For more information and to book, please visit: http://www.mackayhannah.com/conferences/human-rights-in-scotland
2. Notices
Proposed Human Trafficking (Scotland) Bill – Consultation deadline extended
The deadline for responses to Jenny Marra MSP’s consultation on the proposed Human Trafficking (Scotland) Bill has been extended to Monday the 6th of January 2014.
The Parliament’s consultation webpage can be accessed here: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/gettinginvolved/67134.aspx where you will find a copy of the consultation. You may also write to Jenny Marra MSP on the address below to request a paper copy.
Responses can be submitted via email to jenny.marra.msp@scottish.parliament.uk or through the online form at http://www.abolitionscotland.org/action/respond_online/ or by post to Jenny Marra MSP, MG.14 The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP.
The Rainbow International LGBT Activist Solidarity Fund
A new fund was been launched in Central London 8th December. The Rainbow International LGBT Activist Solidarity Fund will provide critical financial assistance to frontline LGBT rights activists – principally in the countries where being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender is still illegal – so as to empower individuals and groups to campaign for LGBT rights, sexual liberation, equality, justice, democratic change, and working class unity.
For more information, please visit: www.rainbow-international-fund.org
3. Opportunities and Resources
Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth
The first book on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender human rights in the Commonwealth has been published and is available to download entirely free online as part of a global dissemination strategy in partnership with activists and NGOs that contributed chapters. Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Commonwealth: Struggles for Decriminalisation and Change is co-edited by Matthew Waites (Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of Glasgow) and Corinne Lennox (Institute of Commonwealth Studies, London), and published by School of Advanced Study on a not-for-profit basis, in print or free online at: http://commonwealth.sas.ac.uk/publications/house-publications/lgbt-rights-commonwealth.
For ongoing updates on debates and knowledge exchange related to the book, see Matthew’s staff website: http://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/socialpolitical/staff/matthewwaites/ and follow Matthew on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MatthewWaites.
Further information can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/#!/HumanRightsSOGICommonwealth
The Poverty and Social Exclusion (PSE) website, http://www.poverty.ac.uk, is a free educational resource for academics, students, NGOs and policy makers interested in evidence-based research on poverty and social exclusion in the UK. It is a comprehensive research tool, containing information on: methodology, conducting original and ethical research, research findings, international surveys, as well as up-to-date articles and a searchable digest of news stories and reports on welfare, poverty, inequality and more. It will also be publish the results of two major surveys over the next few weeks.
This website is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, (ESRC) and is a major collaboration between the University of Bristol, Heriot-Watt University, The Open University, Queen's University Belfast, University of Glasgow and the University of York, working with the National Centre for Social Research and the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency.
OPPORTUNITIES TO TAKE PART
Join in the Poverty and Social Exclusion attitudes to necessities survey at www.poverty.ac.uk/take-part.
• Contact the PSE if you are interested in writing an article for the website.
• Follow and tweet comments @PSE2010
• Register to post comments on the website
The PSE are keen to hear from students and educators about what they would like to see on the PSE website, including any specific research papers they would like to suggest for inclusion. The PSE are also in the process of adding links on the PSE website to other organisations and projects researching poverty and social exclusion so if you have suggestions, again, do contact the PSE.
If you have an announcement for an event or resource which may be of interest to other members of GHRN, please send them to GHRNadmin@glasgow.ac.uk for inclusion in the bulletin.