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Feb
17
2015

Using the Equality Act 2010: Free two day training for organisations supporting Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BME&R) communities

By saifurv

Training Day one: Complying with the Equality Act 2010

16th March 2015, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Participants will:

learn who is protected under the Equality Act 2010; learn what types of behaviour and discrimination are unlawful; review their own organisation’s policies and procedures and identify any changes needed in order to comply with the Equality Act 2010;

Training Day two: Using the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED)

23rd March 2015, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Participants will:...Read more

Jan
14
2015

Free two day Equality Act training for organisations supporting Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BME&R) communities

By saifurv

Training Day one: Complying with the Equality Act 2010 3rd February 2015, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Participants will:

learn who is protected under the Equality Act 2010; learn what types of behaviour and discrimination are unlawful; review their own organisation’s policies and procedures and identify any changes needed in order to comply with the Equality Act 2010;

Training Day two: Using the Public Sector Equality Duty (PSED) 10th February 2015, 9.30am – 4.30pm

Participants will:

learn to use the PSED to advance equality for BME...Read more
Jan
12
2015

White people must start talking about race and racism

By saifurv

Read the latest blog “White people must start talking about race and racism' by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive.

Many white people feel intensely uncomfortable talking about race. They say that they are constantly in fear of saying the wrong thing, of “putting their foot in it” or “treading on eggshells”. Recently a white US rap musician Macklemore put it like this.... continue >>> Read more

Nov
20
2014

Baroness Meral Hussein-Ece

By saifurv

Baroness Hussein-Ece originally studied art history and fine art, before going to work in local government and training as a librarian. She subsequently worked for Islington Council's Race Equality Unit, then went to work as a senior manager in the National Health Service, including as chief officer for Haringey Community Health Council.

She was elected as to Hackney Council as a Labour Party councillor for Clissold ward in 1994 and was Deputy Leader in 1995 and 1996. She was the first woman from a Turkish/Cypriot background elected to public office in the UK.

Following a...Read more

Nov
20
2014

How to talk about immigration

By saifurv

British Future’s new report ‘How To Talk About Immigration‘ sets out the challenges for all sides when it comes to discussing and regaining trust on one of the most hotly contested issue in British politics.

The pattern of falling trust, in politicians of every party, leads many to assume that the politics of immigration offer an impossible conundrum, one in which the public are assumed to be wholly ‘anti’ migration and whoever talks toughest has the best chance of connecting with them – an assumption that the steady rise of UKIP has done nothing to assuage.

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Nov
18
2014

Racism in the delivery of mental health services - Guest blog by Suman Fernando

By saifurv

For many years, black and some other minority ethnic groups have been badly served by our mental health services. Some of the problems can be attributed to the fact that services have not adapted adequately to the fact that the understanding of what is ‘mental health’ and ‘mental illness’ is culturally determined and ‘one size does not fit all’. However, there has been ..... . continue >>>> Read more

Oct
06
2014

Free Schools failing black and Asian children, new research shows

By saifurv

ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday 24 September 2014

Free Schools failing black and Asian children, new research shows

Free Schools were supposed to put power into the hands of local communities but they are failing children from Black, Asian and minority Ethnic communities (BAME) and increasing inequality, according to a new report.

Building on previous reports by ROTA and NASUWT this new Report again finds that a substantial proportion of free schools are not operating fair and inclusive admissions policies....Read more

Sep
18
2014

Free Schools, Equality and Inclusion report - Sept 2014

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