This is a half day information session on the rights and entitlements of migrant women who are experiencing gender based violence.
Trainer: Gill Kennedy, Training Officer, Immigrant Council of Ireland
Who should attend?
• Staff of refuges and support groups providing accommodation and support to migrant women and children who are experiencing gender based violence
Date: Thursday the 9th September 2010
Venue: HSE PPARS building
Duck Street, Sligo (beside Feehily’s funeral home)
Time: 11am – 2pm.
Topics include: Residency rights of migrant women in event of relationship breakdown; Rights to social welfare and other state supports; How refuges and other agencies can support and advocate for migrant women on residency issues
