Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality
"Combating Discrimination and Celebrating Diversity"
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27/03/2012
SUFFOLK PARALYMPIAN HEADLINES AT LOCAL ANTI-HATE CRIME CONFERENCE
Brian Alldis, the Bury-based paralympian who competed in Beijing 2008 and is aiming for gold in the hand cycling event in this year’s London games is one of the keynote speakers at a conference this Friday (March 30) highlighting the local successes and challenges of disability-related harassment.
Organised by the Suffolk Hate Crime Consortium which represents a range of local charities and groups and St. Edmundsbury Borough Council, the ‘Hidden in Plain Sight’ conference is due to hear both personal accounts and reports from key organisations as to the impacts and solutions in tackling crimes against citizens with disabilities.
As well as Brian Alldis (http://www.alldis.co.uk/2010/), other speakers include those from the consortium itself, Suffolk Police, Suffolk County Council and the Equality & Human Rights Commission.
26/03/2012
“ONE COUNTY, MANY VOICES” LITERARY PRIZE: WINNERS TO BE CONFIRMED AT UCS CEREMONY NEXT WEEK
A woman describes her year long stay in the Himalayas only to come back to Suffolk thinking as a Nepali. An Ethiopian boy’s memories of his birth country and perilous journey to Felixstowe are recounted. A young person considers how the county should better understand the many cultures represented here. Another youngster has a poem about migration and escape. A teenager explains the challenges and joys she and her family faced as they moved from Israel to Suffolk.
These are just five examples from submissions to the “One County, Many Voices” literary prize, the first such venture by the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) into the arts world to encourage participants to recount experiences and thoughts on multiculturalism, diversity and culture.
21/03/2012
SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN FOR A RACE EQUALITY STRATEGY
The Government’s integration strategy, 'Creating the Conditions for Integration' was published on Tuesday 21 February. It does little to address racial inequalities. We want the Government to produce, publish and put into practice a cross-government race equality strategy with clear, measurable outcomes. Support the campaign.
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