Brexit & EU Settlement Scheme
Informative Workshop for Latin American Women with European citizenship or dependant of a family member with European citizenship.
Find out about:
- Who should be applying for the EU Settlement Scheme.
- How to apply.
- Deadlines.
- How to obtain settled status after 5 years.
'The right to be believed' – Report launch
The right to be believed” are the words from a migrant survivor who was questioned about her immigration status by the police when reporting abuse. This report, authored by Professor Cathy McIlwaine from Kings College London with the Latin American Women Rights Service and the Step Up Migrant women (SUMW) coalition, reveals the experiences of migrant women survivors with insecure immigration status reporting to the police.
Key findings include:
- 2 in 3 migrant women felt that they would not be believed.
- More than half believed that the police would side with the perpetrator.
- The most commonly cited factor preventing them from reporting was fear of deportation
Speakers include:
- Migrant survivors
- Claire Waxman, GLA Victims Commissioner
- Lucila Granada, director at the Latin American Women’s Rights Service (LAWRS)
- Professor Cathy McIlwaine, Kings College London
- Illary Valenzuela-Oblitas, VAWG policy and communications coordinator at LAWRS
- Specialist and Black and ‘Minority Ethnic’ organisations in the women sector and members of the SUMW Coalition
- Spoken word and music
- This event is organised by the Latin American Women Rights Service as part of the Step Up Migrant Women campaign.
'Sin Fronteras' Night
Sin Fronteras night
Join us at our annual event of the Sin Fronteras’ (No Limits) group, which is part of LAWRS - the Latin American Women's Rights Service.
At the Noche Sin Fronteras we’ll present a collective video and a virtual exhibition. We seek to amplify our voices as young Latin American migrant women and to share our claiming message of social justice, gender equality, anti-racism and recognition of the Latin American community in the United Kingdom.
This event will take place on Friday 19th February, 6:00 – 7:30 pm (GMT), will be held via Zoom, and will be broadcasted in Spanish, with simultaneous translation into English.
Please register here for your ticket. A link to join the event will be shared with you following registration.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Workshop on Employability (1/3)
We are pleased to invite Latin American women to a cycle of 3 workshops on employability, through the zoom platform. The workshops will be in Spanish.
Dates: 19th and 26th March from 3:30 to 5pm and on 31st March from 10am to 12:30 pm
To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/vw7rNmeXcqXNpbGv7
To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/vw7rNmeXcqXNpbGv7
Workshop on Employability (2/3)
We are pleased to invite Latin American women to a cycle of 3 workshops on employability, through the zoom platform. The workshops will be in Spanish.
Dates: 19th and 26th March from 3:30 to 5pm and on 31st March from 10am to 12:30 pm
To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/vw7rNmeXcqXNpbGv7
Workshop on Employability (3/3)
We are pleased to invite Latin American women to a cycle of 3 workshops on employability, through the zoom platform. The workshops will be in Spanish.
Dates: 19th and 26th March from 3:30 to 5pm and on 31st March from 10am to 12:30 pm
To participate please register here: https://forms.gle/vw7rNmeXcqXNpbGv7
VAWG and the Latin American Community: Best Practices for providing support
Our aim is to improve service provision for those affected by sexual and domestic violence.
Through this session, participants will be able to:
- Improve your understanding on VAWG
- Have better awareness of Domestic Abuse and its effects
- Understand the barriers to Latin American women accessing services
- Learn good practices in dealing with DA situations
- Effective referrals pathways