The Crew Club, a registered charity committed to providing opportunities and a safe place for the young people of Whitehawk and East Brighton, is seeking new volunteer trustees to join the Board for the New Year.Trustees should live in Brighton & Hove and are expected to use their skills, knowledge, networks and experience to help the Board to reach sound decisions in the governance of the charity and the running of the club as well as fulfilling the statutory duties of a Charity Trustee.
The Board is particularly keen to develop its expertise in:
• Business Links & Management
• Fundraising & Social Enterprise
• Human Resources
Simon Burgess, Acting Chair of Trustees, said: “What the Crew Club does is vital in giving young people a positive start in life.
“The fact that the club is a grass roots organisation that has come from the community it serves makes it particularly valuable. But these are challenging times in which to secure funding from a range of sources so we want to widen even further our knowledge, contacts and experience so that we can build on the club’s success for the sake of young people in the area.”
The role is voluntary and unpaid.
If you are interested, email lorraine@crewclub.co.uk OR simon@simonburgess.org
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The Gay Women’s Gathering will take place on Wednesday, January 8 from 6 to 8pm and will provide critical information in a relaxed, conversational format.
Topics will include:
• Deciding between a sperm donor you know and one you don’t
• Getting pregnant at home or in a doctor’s office
• Understanding your legal rights and optimising your fertility potential
Ken Mosesian, Executive Director of The AFA said: “There was an overwhelming response to the first Gay Women’s Gathering last year and we’re excited to work with this thriving community again. We invite all interested parties to attend. As the only inclusive, national fertility association committed to serving the LGBT community, we’re grateful to California Cryobank, whose generous sponsorship of our work makes these events possible.”
He added: “We’ve assembled a stellar and knowledgeable team of presenters, known for their commitment to this population, including top-notch attorney Melissa B. Brisman, Esq. and Brooklyn’s own Diana E. Chavkin, M.D. of Genesis Fertility & Reproductive Medicine.”
Scott Brown, Director of Client Experience & Communications at California Cryobank said: “Finding a sperm donor, selecting an insemination procedure, and protecting both parents’ legal rights can all have significant, long-term financial, medical and emotional impact on a lesbian family. California Cryobank is proud to be part of this incredibly important evening of family building education and support.”
The evening is focused on the lesbian community, but all are welcome to attend. A light dinner will be served and educational gift bags given to all participants.
For more information about the American Fertility Association, CLICK HERE:
A Care2 petition has been launched following the Posthumous pardon granted to Alan Turing – the British mathematician famed for cracking the enigma code in World War Two and later convicted under Gross Indecency laws.
To date, 11,000 people have signed a petition asking the British Government to grant this same pardon to a further 50,000 men, 15,000 estimated to still be alive today, who were convicted using the same laws.
Author of the petition LGBT activist, blogger and novelist Steve Williams says that under the Labouchere Amendment being gay should never have been a crime, and those innocent people who endured sentences under the law like Alan Turng should be granted the same pardon.
Williams said: “Today, the UK is a leading force for gay rights advocacy in the world.”
“The British Government has helped oppose laws like Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and Russia’s so-called gay propaganda ban. Yet the stain of the UK’s historical persecution remains as a result of these convictions. While the current Government has provided some men the chance to have their Gross Indecency convictions expunged, those men deserve no less than the pardon that Turing received, and that is why this petition is necessary.”
To view the petition CLICK HERE:
Mankind, is a Hove based charity that helps male victims of sexual abuse in the Brighton and Hove area who have been victims of childhood or adult abuse and assault.
Their new campaign, Squaring up to Sexual Abuse, aims to address three key questions.
They are:
• How to talk to our children about sexual abuse?
• What can we do if someone tells us that they have been/are being sexually abused?
• What should we do if we suspect sexual abuse is happening?
Mike Weatherley, the Conservative MP for Hove and Portslade, is supporting the new campaign.
He said: “Mankind is an essential local charity that works with male victims of abuse. The new campaign, Squaring up to Sexual Abuse, aims to help draw attention to sexual abuse and assault against men and certainly has my full support. As well as looking for financial support to help provide counselling services, Mankind is also hoping to challenge stereotypes and make this issue something that people feel they can openly discuss.”
For more information on Mankind’s Squaring up to Sexual Abuse campaign, CLICK HERE:
Labour’s general election candidates and campaigners will bring the petition to railway stations in Berkshire, Hampshire, Buckinghamshire, West Sussex, Surrey, East Sussex and Kent to gather support and restrict inflation on rail fare hikes which has risen up to 20% since 2010.
This year fares will increase by an average 3.1% outside of greater London, 3.2% from Reading to London while in Deal and Dover passengers will have to pay £5,012 a year, up from £4,864.
Mary Creagh MP, Labour’s Secretary of State for Transport will be meeting with commuters on January 6 in Dover and Deal to listen to their concerns.
Meanwhile, Gordon Marsden, Labour’s Shadow Transport Minister was in Crawley today with Chris Oxlade, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate speaking with commuters during the morning rush hour at Three Bridges station.
Mary Creagh said: “David Cameron’s cost-of-living crisis continues as fares rise this week by up to five per cent, while season tickets have gone up by twenty per cent under this Government, costing hard-working commuters hundreds of pounds.
Directed by Gerry McCrudden, The Winslow Bloy, which was first performed at Brighton’s Theatre Royal in February 1946, tells the story of a father’s fight to clear his son’s name.
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