Monday 4 March

What part can men play in stopping men’s violence against women?

4.30pm-6pm

House of Commons, Committee room 6

Speakers:

Yvette Cooper (Shadow Home Secretary)

Liz Kelly (Co-Chair of the End Violence Against Women Coalition)

Colin Fitzgerald (Respect)

Thangam Debbonaire (Respect, Labour Women’s Network)

Chair: Jon Cruddas (Head of Labour Policy Review).

Violence against women is a scourge in society and a consequence of cultural attitudes of masculinity. How can Labour build on its work in this area by actively engaging with men in the task of ending violence against women.

If you would like to attend please email onenationregister@gmail.com

Labour Policy Review organized with the Labour Women’s Network and the End Violence Against Women Coalition

Monday 11 February

What is the role of fathers in family and society?

4.30-6pm

Committee Room 6, House of Commons

Speakers. Duncan Fisher OBE, Professor Tina Miller (Professor of Sociology, Oxford Brookes University), Anand Shukler (Chief Executive, Daycare Trust), Sonia Sodha (Dartington Social Research Unit)

Chair. David Lammy MP

Organised with Labour Women’s Network

To register please email  onenationregister@gmail.com

Alongside the changes in women’s lives brought about by feminism, higher education  and women’s employment in the last three decades, men’s expectations of fatherhood have changed. What is the role of men today as fathers in the lives of their children and in the sharing of care and domestic work? Four experts and campaigners debate the question.

Following on from Labour Women’s Network Political Day earlier this month, LWN management committee member Kirsty McNeill shares ten ways you can keep up the #LWN2012 energy:

1. Join us at our Christmas Party at Labour’s new HQ on December 17th.

2. All of our senior Democrat strategists put Obama’s victory down to his ground game, so do get involved in upcoming by-elections via the members’ section of Labour’s website.

3. All of the speakers in our tales from the trail session were graduates of LWN’s flagship intensive residential training for aspiring parliamentary candidates.

4. Apply Emma Burnell’s blogging advice and start straight away. Submit a blog idea to LabourUncut or our official #LWN2012 media partner Labour List.

5. LWN is completely dependent on voluntary contributions, so every extra member you recruit will make us stronger. Remember men are very welcome to join as supporters.

6. #LWN2012 was kindly sponsored by Unite. Do consider joining Unite and getting involved in Unions Together.

7. Help reclaim the public square by supporting Everyday Sexism and No More Page 3.

8. Fiona MacTaggart urged us to take better care of each other: ‘if you see a tall poppy getting cut down give her a ring, even if you don’t know her, it makes all the difference to whether she grows again’.

9. Johanna Baxter from the NEC encouraged everybody to follow up the winning political offer from Labour session by submitting ideas to Labour’s new online policy hub.

10. After Stella Creasy’s teach-in on community campaigning, support her in ending violence against women.

We are delighted to announce that Unite the Union as the generous sponsor for our ground-breaking Political Day on 17 November at Congress House in London.

We are also delighted to be able reveal seven more speakers for the day (tickets for which can be booked here).

They are:

• Diana Holland (Assistant General Secretary, Unite)
• Joan Smith (the Independent)
• Laura Bates (Everyday Sexism)
• Lucy Holmes (No More Page 3)
• Ann Black (Labour NEC)
• Anna Turley (PPC Redcar)
• Suzy Stride (PPC Harlow)

Together with speakers already announced (see below) they will discuss issues such as

• What would a winning political offer from Labour look like?
• Can Labour win without the press?
• Practical Skill Sharing from Labour’s Best.

Speakers confirmed so far include

• Polly Toynbee (the Guardian)
• Helen Lewis (the New Statesman)
• Seema Malhotra MP
  
• Rowenna Davis (author of Tangled Up in Blue)
• Alison McGovern MP
  
• Deborah Mattinson (Britain Thinks)
• Lisa Nandy MP
• Jacqui Smith (former Home Secretary)
• Stella Creasy MP
• Mandy Telford (Progress)
• Councillor Catherine West (Leader of Islington Council)
• Emma Burnell (Labour blogger)
• Barbara Follett (former Minister and LWN co-founder)
• Ayesha Hazarika (Chief of Staff for Harriet Harman)
  

We will be announcing more speakers and further panellists in the weeks to come, so please follow us on twitter @LabourWomensNet and like us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest agenda.

We are delighted to announce five more speakers for our innovative Political Day on 17 November at Congress House in London.

They are:

• Mandy Telford (former Labour Special Adviser)
• Councillor Catherine West (Leader of Islington Council)
• Emma Burnell (Labour blogger)
• Barbara Follett (former Minister and LWN co-founder)
• Ayesha Hazarika

Together with speakers already announced (see below) they will discuss issues such as

• What would a winning political offer from Labour look like?
• Can Labour win without the press?
• Practical Skill Sharing from Labour’s Best.

Speakers confirmed so far include

• Polly Toynbee (the Guardian)
• Helen Lewis (the New Statesman)
• Seema Malhotra MP
  
• Rowenna Davis (author of Tangled Up in Blue)
• Alison McGovern MP
  
• Deborah Mattinson (Britain Thinks)
• Lisa Nandy MP
• Jacqui Smith (former Home Secretary)
• Stella Creasy MP

We will be announcing our two keynote speakers and further panellists in the weeks to come, so please follow us on twitter @LabourWomensNet and like us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest agenda.

Men are welcome to join us for what promises to be a fantastic day of discussion, debate and networking.

Book your ticket(s) at http://labourwomensnetworkpoliticalday.eventbrite.co.uk but book early – places are limited and we know they’ll go fast!

The event is open to both members and non-members of LWN, but if you’re not a member we’d love you to join. You can do so through our website at www.lwn.org.uk. Men are also welcome to sign up as Supporters.

Labour Women’s Network’s exciting new national Political Day on 17 November brings together leaders from politics, the media and the campaigning sector to debate Labour’s future.

Speakers confirmed so far include

• Polly Toynbee (the Guardian)
• Helen Lewis (the New Statesman)
• Seema Malhotra MP
  
• Rowenna Davis (author of Tangled Up in Blue)
• Alison McGovern MP
  
• Deborah Mattinson (Britain Thinks)
• Lisa Nandy MP
• Jacqui Smith (former Home Secretary)
• Stella Creasy MP

We will be announcing our two keynote speakers and further panellists in the weeks to come, so please follow us on twitter @LabourWomensNet and like us on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest agenda.

Men are welcome to join us for what promises to be a fantastic day of discussion, debate and networking.

Book your ticket(s) at http://labourwomensnetworkpoliticalday.eventbrite.co.uk but book early – places are limited and we know they’ll go fast!

The event is open to both members and non-members of LWN, but if you’re not a member we’d love you to join. You can do so through our website at www.lwn.org.uk. Men are also welcome to sign up as Supporters.

This year’s AGM will be held on Sunday, 30 September at 5.30 pm at Manchester Town Hall. All members of LWN are welcome to attend – although it’s being held during Conference week it’s outside the secure area, so you won’t need a conference pass to attend.

We’re also holding elections for a Secretary, Treasurer, and four members of the Management Committee – you can find out more on the AGM page here. The closing date for nominations is 31 August 2012.

LWN, together with Lead4Women, has written to all NEC candidates asking them what they would do for women in the Party if they were elected.

Links to all the replies we have received are here, together with the text of the questions we sent them.

LWN believes that the fair representation of women at all levels is one of the keys to achieving a healthy and representative party, so we look forward to working with whichever candidates are elected to achieve this.

LWN’s second annual fundraising dinner – due to be held on 12 June – is shaping up to be a really great event. Our speakers will include Rachel Reeves MP, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury (and a great LWN supporter) and Seema Malhotra MP, Labour’s newest MP and an LWN graduate.

With a great atmosphere and special guest speakers, we expect it to be a fantastic evening accompanied by delicious Mediterranean food, good company and great guest speakers. Find out more or book your ticket.