Friday 16 November 2007, 10.30 to 12.30 (AGM) - 1 pm till 6 pm (Food Fair)
St John’s Church, Stratford Broadway, E15 (opposite Stratford shopping centre with disabled access)

MODA’s annual general meeting will take place on Friday 16th November 2007 and the theme of this year’s meeting is “Empowering the involvement of disadvantaged groups.”

As 16 November is the International Day for World Tolerance we will also organise a celebratory international food fair bringing together tastes of exotic cuisines around the world from our diverse London communities.

Groups are welcome to apply to MODA for a small grant (£50 towards ingredients and travel costs) to bring some cultural foods to display, share or sell at this event with a prize for the best presented culinary dish! The grant will be given to the first 20 applicants on first come first serve basis. Please hurry to return this form (click here) if your group wishes to take part. We will then contact you to let you know if we are able to award your group a stall or grant to bring foods.

Attendance is free.

Every Mondays and Thursdays, 10am – 3pm
Start date: 29 October 2007 End date: 3 December 2007

MODA provides 11-day community training progarmme to members of Kurdish consortium. It is open to all workers, mangers and volunteers from London's Kurdish community organisation.

1 - Community Development - 29/10/07
2 - Community Profiling and Identification of needs - 1/11/07
3 - Leadership and Strategic Planning - 5/11/07
4 - Project planning and management - 8/11/07
5 - Governance Management and Co-ordination - 12/11/07
6 - Partnership Working - 15/11/07
7- Empowering the involvement of users - 19/11/07
8 - Fundraising – Developing fundraising strategy - 22/11/07
9 - Successful Fundraising - 26/11/07
10 - Quality standards and Systems - 29/11/07
11 - Monitoring and Evaluation - 3/12/07

The programme is funded by Awards for All. The venue is 241 King street, Hammersmith W6 9LP.
For further information and bookings contact info@moda.org.uk

MODA will offer a four-day training programme in December 2007:

Good news for MODA members and users. We now have our own training room at 1 Mark street with enough space for up to 20 trainees. From January 2008, we will run regular training programmes every month. We will publish the details of our programme in the next E-bulletin. Community groups needing room for meetings and training can hire the training room from £10 per hour.

10-11 December, London

The Guardian and Neil Stewart Associates present Diverse Britain 2007: Promoting Race Equality supported by the Commission for Equality and Human Rights.

Following last year's hugely successful CRE Race Convention, Diverse Britain 2007 is the UK’s landmark annual event on race equality and will be invaluable for professionals, managers and campaigners with a role in equality and social justice. The event is for anyone who strives to work towards and live within a society that is fair and free, and which enables each individual to realise his or her potential to the fullest.
Themes raised by keynote speakers will be explored in interviews, discussions and workshops. There will be significant opportunity for formal and informal networking with other participants. The programme will look at the future for multiculturalism in the UK and explore how racial equality is progressing in government, education, the criminal justice system, health, culture and the arts and in business.
If race equality and social justice are important to you, join leading politicians, community private and public sector leaders, academics and media commentators, in debating the big issues facing the UK, Europe and beyond.

For further information click here or contact Natasha McDonough on 020 7324 4357, e-mail natasha.mcdonough@neilstewartassociates.co.uk

20th November 2007, 6:00pm – 7.30pm
Ian Gulland Lecture Theatre, Goldsmiths, University of London, New Cross SE14 6NW

To mark the bicentenary of the ending of the slave trade in Britain, the Centre for Arts and Learning will host a conversation between the distinguished poet and musician Linton Kwesi Johnson and Paul Gilroy, Anthony Giddens Professor of Social Theory at the London School of Economics. The event is FREE. For further details e-mail: m.felix@gold.ac.uk, Telephone: 020 7919 7311

Celebrating and developing the VCS’ vital role in services for young people in London.
Thursday 6 December 2007, 9am to 4.30pm, Royal Lancaster Hotel, Lancaster Gate, Free event

A London conference for all those who work in umbrella or infrastructure organisations and support small & medium-sized VCOs with case studies from the VCS, speakers from Government Office for London and the Department for Children, Schools and Families, and an opportunity for local planning.
The conference will: Celebrate and share excellent practice by VCOs; Support you to shape strategy locally; Work towards even greater engagement of VCOs with Youth Matters; Support learning about Youth Matters and the structural framework for integrated youth support; Signpost to those who can help you locally.

We are reserving half the places for CVSs or infrastructure organisations from each of the London boroughs and a group of invited pan-London organisations. The other half will be available on a first come first served basis. The Training and Development Agency is administering the event.
Please book your place by Friday 9th November, by emailing vcsevent@tda.gov.uk and providing:· Your name and contact information;· Your role in your organisation; The number of VCOs that you represent; The particular focus of your organisation.

Empowering BME communities to assert their rights - A public seminar
Thursday 6th December 2007, 10am – 3pm,
Paul Robeson Theatre, CentreSpace, Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow, TW3 1ES

Research shows fewer young Asian women (Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi) compared to Asian males participate in higher education. At the same time young Asian women who do participate in higher education (including primary and secondary) are not passively accepting the racial, violent and sexual harassment which are a daily part of their ‘educational’ life. Experiences of Black youth in the education system is framed in the language of ‘alienation, isolation, exclusion or integration’ while the education curriculum excludes the experiences of black students, the racism of educational resources, and the racist and sexist culture in educational bodies goes unchallenged. As the number of students being excluded and the racist incidents in schools continues to rise, the focus for action has to be on opening up discussion and opposing the reactionary institutions and individuals promoting racist and sexist ideas, practices and policies. This seminar provides a unique chance to reflect on what role education plays for Black students and plans for action.

The seminar is organised by London Development Education Centre, Azad London (The Asian Health Agency) and CEN (Communities Empowerment Network). For more details and booking information call Azad on 020 8538 7703 or email: londec@hotmail.com.

The value and benefits of by women, for women services

Women's Resource Centre moves into the second phase of its why women? campaign with the launch of our new report entitled "Why women-only? The value and benefits of by women, for women services". The report aims to answer the question asked increasingly of many women’s organisations by funders and the public: "Why are you women-only?". This timely report sets out why women-only services are still relevant and much in demand, despite a common misconception that they are no longer needed because we have achieved women’s equality.

For further information and to download the report in pdf format click here.

£22,495 - £28,290 pa, London
Closing date: 12 noon, Monday 12 November 2007.
Interview date: Tuesday, 20 November 2007.

Do you want to help us make a real difference to people's lives through Lottery funding?

Our regional teams are key to ensuring that Lottery funding is spent as effectively as possible. As part of the London team, you will be responsible for gathering information to inform our committees, developing links with local voluntary and statutory organisations and providing an essential outreach role to make sure that people know about our funding.

It's a varied role and one that requires an understanding of how the voluntary, community and public sectors work. You'll need excellent communication skills, experience of gathering and presenting information and an ability to make good relationships with colleagues inside and outside the organisation. With excellent training and support available, this is an opportunity for you to take the next step in your career in funding, the voluntary or public sectors.

To apply for the post, visit http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk or call 08707 515 152 (minicom 0845 755 6656) or email biglotteryfundrecruitment@bss.org for an application pack. Please quote reference BIG 07/172.

Salary Scale 2.11 Full time equivalent £16,956.00/ pro-rata £10,173.60 inc.ILW
Closing Date: Friday 16th November 2007, 5pm. Interviews will take place at the end of November.

Carila’s mission is to promote and support the wellbeing of the Latin American community and empower them to meet their needs and exercise their rights within British society.
We are currently seeking to recruit an Administrative Support Officer. The role is to provide administrative and receptionist support to all services at CARILA. To manage the volunteers linked with HASLAC (Health Advocacy Service for the Latin American Community) and to ensure that the reception is covered at all times.

You will have: Experience in working as a receptionist and in an administrative capacity; Experience of working with and managing volunteers; Good working knowledge of Word, Excel, and Outlook/ Good IT skills; Experience of dealing with clients who have difficulty communicating their queries; Ability to understand and convey information in a clear and accurate manner by telephone, in writing, by email and in person; Excellent listening, communication and organisational skills; A positive customer-service approach to interactions with clients and partner organisations; Ability to work with an extremely wide variety of people and age groups from a range of backgrounds; Excellent written and verbal communication skills; Fluent written and spoken Spanish, Portuguese and English (Spanish and English essential); A good knowledge of needs of Latin American refugees and migrants in the UK; Commitment to Equal Opportunities.

For an application pack please send an A4 SAE (80p) to the coordinator, Carila 6-9 Manor Gardens, London N7 6LA . For further information about Carila click here.

Fixed term contract for 1 year, 18 hrs per week, Salary: £9.00 per hour
Closing date for applications 17 November 2007

Community Aid is a Voluntary Organisation providing various services to the local Asian community in Enfield. We are looking for an experienced and motivated administrator to join our small and busy team, who has: excellent typing and IT skills; excellent interpersonal skills; ability to work on own initiative and as a part of team; ability to prioritise workload and work to strict deadlines; good communication skills and pleasant telephone manner; high level of literacy and numeracy; education to A level (or equivalent).

If you are interested in this post and would like an application form and job description, please contact us as soon as possible at: Community Aid, Welcome Point Community Centre, 141 South Street, EN3 4PX, Tel: 020.8443.4361 or 020.8443.4888, Email: community-aid@tiscali.co.uk

Kingston Chinese Association (KCA) is looking for a Chinese dance and music teacher (able to teach traditional Chinese instrument like erhu, guzheng or pipa based in London.
You must be CRB check or willing to obtain one. Please visit http://www.kcaonline.org.uk for information about the association. For further information please contact: Ni Cuu Lieu on mailto: nc_lieu@hotmail.com