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Workshops: Fostering Good Community Relations - Edinburgh ( Monday 06 February 2012 and Tuesday 07 February 2012)

Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), Edinburgh Equalities Network and Neighbourhood Partnerships are holding a number of workshops to help foster good community relations across the City.

The workshops will achieve the following:

Better understanding of the Equality Act 2010 and the implications for community relations
Better understanding of barriers to foster good community relations
Better awareness of how to gather equality evidence
Being more confident in raising equality issues
Being more confident in engaging with individuals of protected characteristics

Date and time

Venue

Monday 06 February 2012

10am to 1pm

Jean Edward Room

Jack Kane Community Centre

208 Niddrie Mains Road

Edinburgh EH16 4ND

Tuesday 07 February 2012

10am to 1pm

Community Room
Fountainbridge Library
137 Dundee Street
Edinburgh EH11 1BG

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Places are limited. To book your place or for further information, please contact:
Nina Giles, Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council, 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH (T) 0131 556 0441 (F) 0131 556 8577
(E) ngiles@elrec.org.uk (W) www.elrec.org.uk

BRIEFING & WORKSHOP: Draft Housing Information and Advice Strategy (Wednesday 15 February 2012)

East Lothian Council Housing Strategy & Development team invite you on a consultation meeting to hear your views on our draft Housing In-formation and Advice Strategy.

Members from Protected Characteristics living in East Lothian are most welcome to the event.

Date and time

Venue

Wednesday 15 February 2012
Time: 1.00 – 2.15pm
(Lunch from 12.30pm)

Bridges Project
Unit 1, Bog Park Road
Musselburgh

EH21 6RT

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If you would like to attend please contact by email: hsd@eastlothian.gov.uk by Monday 6 February. For any queries regarding the draft strategy or if you require the document in other lan-guage please contact Catherine Johnson, Senior Strategic Policy Officer on 01620 827390

Please let us know if we can do anything to help facilitate your participation in this event including communications support, access or die-tary requirements or alternative publication formats. Please contact the organisers, in advance, or Mizan at ELREC Tel: 0131 556 0441
Email: MRahaman@elrec.org.uk

SEMINAR: Direct Approach - “OUR BODY, OUR RIGHTS” (Wednesday 14 March 2012 )

Presenting the Views of Women and Girls Affected by Female Genital Mutilation Issues

Direct Approach Empowers Women of Minority Ethnic and Faith Groups to bring about positive change and advance inclusion, diversity and safety within communities.

The seminar will achieve the following:

To present the findings of “Your Body, Your Rights” Seminar
To raise awareness on this issue amongst statutory and voluntary organisation and identify training needs
To increase sustained liaison between agencies and communities through joint planning

Date and time

Venue

Wednesday 14th March 2012
9:30am – 2:00pm

Conference Hall
Norton Park Conference Centre
Norton Park
57 Albion Road
Edinburgh EH7 5QY

Parking space is available in the car park between Norton Park and Hibs Stadium or on-road parking on Albion Road (free).

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Who should attend:

Social workers, teachers, youth workers, advice/information workers, children reporters, child protection officers, police officers, health workers, community members, criminal justice personnel and other interested professionals.

Vegetarian lunch will be provided.

Places are limited. To book your place or for further information, please contact:
Arun Gopinath, Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council, 14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH (T) 0131 556 0441 (F) 0131 556 8577
(E) agopinath@elrec.org.uk

Deadline for booking event: one week before the seminar date.

Equality Local Government Election Manifestos Meeting

(Monday 19 March 2012)

As the local election is fast approaching, we want to provide an opportunity to encourage communities of all protected characteristics to engage with senior politicians of major political parties to help them to develop their election manifestos.

This meeting will enable you to interact with the politicians to discuss their manifestos for election to The City of Edinburgh Council, scheduled to be held in May 2012, and what they can do to deliver equality and justice better in Edinburgh. We want you to help them to speak on key equality priorities.

Date and time

Venue

Monday 19 March 2012

6:30pm

Augustine United Church

41 George IV Bridge

Edinburgh EH1 1EL

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Places are limited so please let us know of your interest in participating in this event.
(T) 0131 556 0441 (F) 0131 556 8577 (E) admin@elrec.org.uk
Please also let us know in advance of any special requirements you may have.

Workshop: Getting involved in West Lothian public services (Dates to be confirmed)

The NHS in Lothian and West Lothian Council want to make sure that people have a chance to shape their local services. It is important that a wide range of people can get involved and have their say about how services should be run, including people from minority ethnic communities.

To help this happen, Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC), West Lothian Council and NHS Lothian are working together to improve the way Black & Minority Ethnic people can make a difference to the public services. A two-day workshop is taking place in West Lothian and we want as many people as possible from minority ethnic communities to take part. Please see the link to the flyer for details, and circulate it as widely as possible. Interpreters are available for people who are not confident speakers of English.

Date
To be confirmed

Venue
To be confirmed

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