Job Title: Senior Campaigns Co-ordinator Working For: The Howard League for Penal Reform Salary: £34,200 Job Details: The Howard League for Penal Reform is looking for a Senior Campaigns Co-ordinator who will work to develop, co-ordinate and guide the U R Boss project. U R Boss is an initiative aimed […]
Job Title: Women’s Protection and Empowerment Advocate Working For: International Rescue Committee UK Salary: circa £40,791 Job Details: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a leading global humanitarian and post-conflict development organisation working in more than 40 conflict- and disaster-affected countries worldwide. IRC-UK – the European headquarters of the IRC […]
Job Title: Head of Education Working For: Stonewall Salary: £45,000 Job Details: An exciting opportunity has arisen in Stonewall’s Education department. The Education for All campaign was launched in 2005 to end homophobic bullying in schools. The Head of Education is responsible for the leadership and management of Stonewall’s Education […]
One of the nice things about Christmas is that it’s a special day of the year. When we advertise it two months in advance it undermines the whole thing and means we live 1/6th of our lives in Christmas time. No. Just no. So it may be a worrying trend […]
The Olympics and Trafficking: Myths and Evidence Date: Wednesday 25 January 2012 Time: 5:45 pm Venue: John Snow, LSHTM, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK Speaker(s): Julie Ham, GAATW, Marlise Richter, International Centre for Reproductive Health, Ghent University, Joanna Busza, LSHTM Abstract: In the lead up to the 2012 Olympic Games, concerns have been […]
Lisa Hallgarden from Parents and Carers for Sex and Relationships Education spoke to Friday’s rally against abstinence only sex education.
Kate Murdoch is an artist based in south-east London. She tells Big Smoke about the inspirations behind her work. Hello Kate. You’re first exhibition was back in 2007 in Deptford. How did you arrive at this point? Had you always wanted to be an artist? In 2007 I applied to […]
Mr Reasonable on Barnet council and outsourcing. Green leader Caroline Lucas was on BBC Question Time this week. Here’s what she said about Boris Island. The News Shopper reports that Bexley council are refusing to fix broken pavements ‘until someone falls over’. Southwark campaigners are calling for improved cycle safety. […]
Scars and stripes has some delightful pics of Camden – with graphics added. While we have some graph action on the Ken vs Boris show at Liberal Conspiracy. Snipe says we should tear up the tube map and start again. Has Downing St scuppered Boris Island? Londonist Road cc points […]
Big Smoke was lucky to catch the fantastic comedian and feminist Kate Smurthwaite earlier. We battled the rain and traffic noise to speak to her about Nadine Dorries’ ill fated ‘Sex Education Bill’. This is what she had to say;
Never noticed this before. As strolling past Trafalgar Square I saw the statue of Charles the first....
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