Conferences and Events - In the Region
CONFERENCE & EVENTS IN THE REGION
FREE GLOBAL YOUTH WORK ROADSHOW - 'SEE THE WORLD DIFFERENTLY?' Wednesday 15 February at Plymouth YMCA. Topics include Fair Trade, the Global Drugs Trade, Guns and Knives, HIV and AIDS and Youth Justice. The event is open to all youth workers and young people aged between 14-25 years. Click here for further information and a booking form or contact Mike O'Donovan at Y Care International on 020 549 3150. (Posted 06/02/12)
PUTTING EQUALITY AT THE HEART OF PUBLIC HEALTH - Equality South West is holding this event on 23rd February 2012 in Taunton. This event is for people who are concerned to see equality firmly embedded in public health provision in the post NHS reform era. We will hear details of how public health structures will work and the mechanisms by which equality groups and health professionals might together ensure that public health meets diversity needs in the South West. We will also hear from people whose 'minority' identity-related needs have often been overlooked. Speakers and workshops on a range of topics. Speakers will include Michail Sanidas and Gemma Dunn, NHS South of England. As well as speakers representing equality groups in the South West. A programme and booking form will be available soon, please keep checking the web-site. Please e-mail Jack Horwood at Equality South West to register your interest. to register your interest. (Posted 10/12/11)
"BACK TO THE FUTURE" EXHIBITION LAUNCH Sat 25th February, Gloucester
Back to the Future” is a Heritage Lottery Funded project, with Black Southwest Network (BSWN). A touring exhibition highlighting the history of BME organisations is being launched in Bristol, Gloucester and Plymouth. Over forty interviews have been recorded, representing the historical and cultural life of the BME organisations within the Southwest. Our project asks the question: What is the impact and contribution of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) organisations to the cultural landscape of the Southwest? Focusing specifically on the heritage of BME organisations within the Southwest of England.
We are hosting a joint launch with the Hidden Lives Project in Gloucester. This will include a "Back to the Future" exhibition of short stories followed by live performance of "reminiscence" play by Hidden Lives at The Picturedrome Theatre, Barton Street, Gloucester. The exhibition is free and will be open at 3pm on Saturday 25th February, the following theatre performance at 7.30 is a ticket event (£4 a ticket) which will be preceded by a VIP buffet at 6pm. We are offering complimentary tickets please contact carltonromaine@gmail.com for a free place or visit our blog for further information. (Posted 09/02/12)
4TH 0-19 ANNUAL CONFERENCE - for those working in Dorset on 15 March at The Exchange, Sturminster Newton. Click here to view full details of the workshops that will be available on the day. Book your free place now by completing the booking form. Key note speakers for the day are confirmed as Anne Longfield OBE (Chief Executive, 4Children), John Nash (Director of Children’s Service, Dorset), Kerstin Neason (Programme Manager, Family Strategic Partnership). The day will close with all key note speakers participating in an open question panel, this will be your opportunity to ask the questions important to your organisations. The conference is open to all organisations working with and for children, young people and their families IN DORSET. (Posted 09/02/12)
BSWN CONFERENCE - LOCALISM , EQUALITY & HUMAN RIGHTS A multi media conference and cultural event that aims to examines the impact of current national policy on Equalities community. The Event will bring together an impressive array of contemporary and historical documentary material that draws together a range of charismatic speakers to ignite public debate on the future of Equality and human rights policy in our Society. As the massive funding cuts from Government start to kick in and agenda’s of the The Big Society and Localism gain momentum, how equal and just will this new social, political and economic environment be for disadvantaged and marginalized populations?
This is a question BSWN seeks to address in our upcoming annual conference in Bristol. As we enter 2012 the economic downturn and massive funding cuts from Government office are affecting communities already at the margins of British society. With a lack of governmental support on equalities issues Black and Ethnic Minority (BME) communities are having to rely more and more on local Voluntary and Community Organizations (VCOs) to help meet their basic needs. Yet, the lack of available funds has severely impacted the services BME VCOs can provide to their communities and has made it difficult for many organisations to even maintain basic operations.
Through presentations, workshops and a roundtable discussion BSWN wants to explore these issues at a community level during our annual conference and develop a strategic plan, tool kit and a crafted social campaign that provides the necessary information and knowledge to local communities on what they can do as active citizens to access needed resources for their communities. We want to make the law work for citizens, therefore we will focus on how communities can use Equalities and Human Rights legislation to fight for resources and services they feel they need and are entitled to in order to have their communities thrive in this economic climate.
This is your chance to contribute to a lively debate and to stand up for your rights as citizens and use the democratic process to have your voice heard. To achieve this, knowledge about your rights as citizens is needed within communities. Please join us to engage with this process. Spread the word and engage in your democratic rights!
Date: 30th March 2012
Time: 11.00am - 4.00pm
Venue: WATERSHED, 1 Canon's Road, Habourside, Bristol, BS1 5TX
Cost: £45.00- Bursaries available to small organisation contact sado@bswn.org.uk
Full programme and details about confirmed speakers will follow shortly
Click here or contact Sado Jirde - sado@bswn.org.uk, tel 0117 939 6648
‘CHILDREN WITH A PARENT IN PRSION: IMPACT, ISSUES, PRACTICE AND POLICY’ Conference at Sherwell Centre, Plymouth University, 9.30am to 4.15pm on Monday 2nd April 2012. For further details including how to register and submit papers and presentations please click here. (Posted 16/12/11)