News Archive
Saturday 17th November 2007 - Kala Sangam celebrates in Kala Utsav style!
Kala Sangam presents its annual showcase of music and dance – Kala Utsav 07 at the Alhambra Studio on Saturday 17th November at 6pm.
Kala Utsav meaning 'arts celebration' is a showcase of music, dance, poetry and visual arts by budding artists, staff and students of Kala Sangam.
For further information please contact Kala Sangam on 01274 223212 or for tickets please contract the Alhambra Studio on 01274 432000.
12-18 November 2007
The national celebration of enterprise, inspiring young people to turn their ideas into reality. Last year there were 3,184 events organised by 1,410 organisations. Enterprise Week
Thursday, 1st November 2007 - Councils want extra money for migrants.
By Tim Castle, Reuters.
Local authorities called on Thursday for a fresh approach to calculating the number of migrant workers in Britain, saying official statistics significantly underestimated the level.
23rd October 2007
The Just West Yorkshire Conference will take place on 23rd October 2007 at the Thornbury Centre, Bradford.
22nd October 2007
Application forms for the post of Equality and Diversity Officer at the West Yorkshire Police Authority must be returned by Monday 22 October 2007
18th October 2007 - New research reveals asylum seekers’ and refugees’ experiences of integration
New research by the Refugee Council and the University of Birmingham contains powerful evidence of refugees’ own experiences and understanding of integration.
Carried out in the London Borough of Haringey and Dudley in the West Midlands, the research is an important contribution to the debate about integration and settlement into Britain.
For further information and a link to download the report click here.
Refugee Council conference, Building Communities: Equality and diversity in action
7 November 2007. Met Hotel Leeds, King Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, LS1 2HQ
Visit www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/conferences for more information and a booking form, or contact 020 7346 6737
18th October 2007
The first Women's Interfaith Media Literacy regional event will be held on Thursday October 18th, from 0930 to 1630 at the National Media Museum, Bradford.
17th October 2007 - Shaping our Future - Help us develop our new Sustainable Community Strategy
Bradford Council is working with its partners on a new high-level plan setting out their vision and direction for the future of the District. This “Sustainable Community Strategy” must identify the challenges they face, and the goals they want to achieve.
Bradford Council are asking citizens, councillors, staff, community groups, organisations and anyone who has a stake in the future of this great District to let them know how they can make it an even better place.
Bradford Council would like you to help them decide which important issues they should focus on by completing an on-line survey. You can access the survey form by clicking on http://www.bradfordvision.com/ . You can also find out more about the themes and issues they think are important – the web-site has short fact-sheets on each theme and on the big issues they think might be the most important. You might have other ideas!
6th October 2007
Communities Secretary Hazel Blears today announced a ten-point action plan to promote cohesion and tackle community tensions including £50million investment.
This is part of the Government's response to the 10-month review by the Commission on Integration and Cohesion which looked at the major challenges Britain faces in responding to increasing change in local communities. To read more, click on the link below.
Blears - £50 million investment in community cohesion
1st October 2007
New law outlaws incitement of religious hatred
Threatening people because of their religion is now an offence. Read the details
Equalities and Human Rights Commission opens
The Equalities and Human Rights Commission (previously known as the Commission for Equality and Human Rights) opened on 1 October 2007.
It replaces the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) and the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC), as well as enforcing legislation protecting people from discrimination on the grounds of age, religion and belief, sexual orientation and transgender status and promoting compliance with the Human Rights Act.
The CRE, DRC and EOC are now closed. Material from their organisational websites has been transferred to the new Commission's website at www.equalityhumanrights.com
7th August 2007
Cohesion Minister outlines priorities on race equality.
26th June 2007
New fund to empower Muslim women and young people.
14th June 2007
Commission on Integration and Cohesion
The final report of the Commission on Integration and Cohesion, Our Shared Future, was published on June 14th.
The report sets out the steps needed to build strong, cohesive and integrated communities. The recommendations include suggestions for local action as well as calls for a national framework to capture and support what is taking place across the UK. The Diversity Exchange hosted a consultation visit earlier in the year and look forward to hearing the Government’s response later in the autumn.
The full report can be found at http://www.integrationandcohesion.org.uk/