Coalition Activities
We are targeting specific initiatives to have maximum impact in:
- engaging and informing BAME communities about the Bill
- preparing and enabling BAME communities to use the Bill once it is passed
- informing the policy and legislative process leading to the passing of the Bill, (through face to face meetings with policy makers, lobbying MPs and peers)
- increasing the awareness and engagement levels of BAME communities (through training, publications and events)
- collecting evidence and making it available to government and other stakeholders on the specific needs and circumstances of BAME communities, ensuring that they are heard and represented.
To join the Coalition and for further information please contact Dr Elizabeth Henry.
Equality Act 2010 Training Sessions
Introducing the Equality Act 2010 and using the public sector Equality Duty to promote race equality.
ROTA is delighted to join forces with RAMFEL, Asian Women's Resource Centre, Lewisham Refugee Network (LRN), Harrow Equalities Centre and Hounslow Tamil Community Centre to offer free training on the Equality Act 2010.
The Training sessions will take place across the following boroughs:
- Barking 4th October 2011
- Brent 18th October 2011
- Hounslow 20th October 2011
- Lewisham 1st November 2011
- Harrow 14th November 2011
- For more information on Mental Health and Criminal Justice Training session in Croydon click here.
The session will provide:
- provide a basic introduction to the Equality Act 2010;
- explain what types of discrimination are unlawful and who is protected;
- introduce the new Public Sector Equality Duty and explain how this duty may affect voluntary and community organisations as recipients of funding and contracts from public sector bodies;
- explain how to review and update your policies and procedures and take practical steps to comply with the Act;
- explore how you can use the Act and the Public Sector Equality Duty to promote race equality and hold public bodies to account;
- answer your questions and provide information on how to identify sources of information, assistance, guidance and advice.
The training is free for voluntary and community organisations with an annual turnover less than £1million (£75 for VCS organisations with a turnover above £1million). Payments can be made via BACS transfer or cheque (invoices will be generated once we receive your booking).
For more information contact Anthony@rota.org.uk or book a place here.
PUBLIC SECTOR EQUALITY ACT 2010 TRAINING HERE
Submissions and Publications
Here, you can access all the Single Equality Bill ROTA Coalition updates. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them. This can be downloaded free of charge from www.adobe.com.
Single Equality Bill ROTA Coalition updates and downloads – 2010
- 8 April 2010 – April update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 26 March 2010 – March update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 15 March 2010 – Schedule 19, Single Equality Bill update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 10 March 2010 – Letter from Rt Hon Royall.
- 4 March 2010 – March update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 4 March 2010 – Letter sent to Rt Hon Michael Foster MP.
- 26 February 2010 – February 2nd update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 26 February 2010 – Update on key amendments.
- 26 February 2010 – Sample email/letter to express strong support to Winning the Race Coalition.
- 26 February 2010 – Letter to Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC MP, re offering support for the Single Equality Bill .
- 28 January 2010 – January uodate from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 28 January 2010 – A list of amendments covered by the debate so far.
- 25 January 2010 – EHRC's Parliamentary Briefing: Equality Bill – Proposal for amendment to Public Sector Duty.
- 11 January 2010 – January update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 11 January 2010 – EHRC's Parliamentary Briefing on the Equality Bill.
Single Equality Bill ROTA Coalition updates and downloads – 2009
- 22 December 2009 – Last 2009 update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race coalition.
- GEO response to the consultation on multiple discrimination.
- ROTA Policy Briefing 26 – All you need to know about how laws are made in the UK.
- EHRC Policy Briefing on Positive Action.
- ROTA Policy Briefing 25 – Positive Action in the Single Equality Bill: Myths and facts.
- 17 December 2009 – December update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition on the Single Equality Bill.
- 15 December 2009 – Second Reading of the Single Equality Bill, conducted in the House of Lords on 15 December 2009.
- 15 December 2009 – Leader of the house summary of the issues raised and the governments answers from the Second Reading, conducted in the House of Lords on 15 December 2009.
- 11 December 2009 – Winning the Race Coalition flyer.
- 23 November 2009 – mail update from the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition on the Single Equality Bill.
- 19 November 2009 – ROTA's presentation to the Westminster Briefing event on the Single Equality Bill on 19 November 2009.
- ROTA Policy Briefing Issue 25 (November 2009) – Positive Action in the Single Equality Bill: Myths and facts.
- October 2009 – ROTA's response to Trade Union Congress proposal for an amendment in support of Union Equality Representatives.
- 30 September 2009 – EHRC's Formal Response to the Specific Duties Consultation.
- 24 September 2009 – Letter from GEO Minister Michael Foster to ROTA and Coalition on Single Equality Bill.
- 22 September 2009 – Email update from the ROTA Coalition on the Single Equality Bill – Specific Equality Duties.
- 14 Sep6tember 2009 – Email update from the ROTA Coalition on the Single Equality Bill – (14 Sept 2009).
- 9 September 2009 – EHRC's presentation on Equality Bill Codes of Practice and Guidance – (9 Sept 2009).
- 8 September 2009 – Minutes from the Coalition Action Group meeting, held on 8 September 2009.
- September 2009 – ROTA Consultation Response to the Government Equalities Office Specific Duties Consultation on behalf of the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- September 2009 – ROTA Call for evidence: Government Equalities Office Specific Duties Consultation.
- September 2009 – ROTA Draft response to the Government Equalities Office Specific Duties Consultation on behalf of the ROTA-led Winning the Race Coalition.
- 20 July 2009 – Letter to Michael Foster DL MP, regarding Introductory meeting.
- 13 July 2009 – Email to Coalition membere, RE: Meeting with the new GEO Minister.
- 13 July 2009 – Email update from the Winning the Race coalition on the Single Equality Bill.
- 7 July 2009 Overview of the commission amendments.
- 12 June 2009 – Action Points from Coalition meeting with Trevor Phillips.
- 5 June 2009 – ROTA second memorandum to Equality Bill Committee on Multiple Discrimination.
- 4 June 2009 – Press Release: Equality Bill committee hears evidence on race.
- 2 June 2009 – ROTA Memorandum to the Equality Bill Committee on the Single Equality Bill.
- May 2009 – EDF's paper on Multiple discrimination consultation response.
- May 2009 ROTA Consultation Response to GEO Multiple Discrimination.
- 9 April 2009 – Letter from Trevor Phillips, Chair of EHRC.
- 24 March 2009 – Letter of update to Trevor Phillips, Chair of EHRC.
- 5 March 2009 – Letter from Trevor Phillips, Chair of EHRC – (5 Mar 2009).
- 24 February 2009 – Press Release: Winning the Race coalition goes from strength to strength.
- 18 February 2009 – Press Release: Winning the Race coalition calls for Harriet Harman MP to review Single Equalities Bill.
- 4 February 2009 – Coalition letter sent to Harriet Harman QC MP.
- February 2009 – Issue 23 ROTA Policy Briefing: Winning the Race – The final stages of the Single Equality Bill.