Black History Season 2011

Immigration: Living with diversity

There is a history of deploying immigration as an issue when the Tories need to restore the confidence of core supporters.

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Source: Guardian

Accessing the NHS in Britain’s most diverse city

Variables of difference in ethnicity, immigration status, rights and entitlements, age and gender profiles and patterns of distribution of new migrants mean that the UK is now home to the most diverse population ever experienced – so-called ‘super-diversity’. Super-diversity challenges multicultural models of welfare provision originally based on an understanding of migrants as large and geographically contained clusters of mainly postcolonial migrants. These changes come at a time when migration has become politicized, multiculturalism is being questioned, a shift is under way towards assimilation and welfare provision has become re-racialized. This paper argues that models of welfare provision should be rethought to take account of super-diversity in a way that is affordable, politically acceptable and meets the needs of all. Using data from studies of health service provision in the West Midlands the paper explores the challenges of meeting the needs of new migrants under existing provision, the costs of failing to adapt to super-diversity and the reasons why provision has failed to adapt.

The paper concludes by arguing the need for different approaches and suggesting new ways forward.

Please follow this link to read the report in full: http://csp.sagepub.com/content/31/1/5.abstract

Country’s most outstanding academy named

As they sit in skittle-neat rows, smartly dressed in their Royal blue uniform, they look like any regular group of children brought together for the school photo.

But this gathering of youngsters symbolises an extraordinary linguistic melting pot, since they represent nearly 50 of the 70 or so languages spoken at the Manchester Academy in Moss Side.

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Source: Manchester Evening News

EU integration bars the persecuted from finding refuge

By Les Back

Asylum seekers’ experiences are uncomfortably close to a dark recent past that spawned the EU ideal.

The European commission’s enthusiasm for “diversity talk” is connected to an admirable yearning to see Europe as a place of refuge to those facing persecution.

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Highfields football tournament

A five-a-side football tournament organised for young people as part of a celebration of diversity and unity in the Highfields community.

* Tuesday 20 July 2010, 9.30-4pm
* Goals Sports Complex, Crown Hills School, Gwendolen Road, Leicester LE5 5FT

Entry forms must be returned by 14 July 2010.

For further details and to request an entry form, contact the Highfields Centre on 0116 231053, or email: [email protected] (mailto: [email protected]).Partnerships include the Active Youth, Highfields Community Association, and Leicester City Council.

Download the first page of the flyer (http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/Highfields_5_aside_page1.jpg) (jpg file, 100kb)

Download the second page of the flyer (http://www.irr.org.uk/pdf2/Highfields_5_aside_page2.jpg) (jpg file, 116kb)

Highfields Community Centre ( http://www.highfieldscentre.ac.uk/leicester/Home.html)

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Equality Act 2010 Event

Be one of the first to find out the very latest on the Equality Act 2010 from some of the key stakeholders involved.

Key note speakers:

Amanda Ariss (Chief Executive) :   Equality and Diversity Forum

Alison Pritchard (Head of Strategy):  Government Equalities Office

Anthony Robinson:  Director of Casework and Litigation at the Equality and
Human Rights Commission.

Join us at this Regional Event and get a Regional and National perspective

Where: Walkers Stadium – Leicester

When:  10th June 2010

Time:   10:00 – 16:00

For more information contact:

Kelly Jussab

Project Officer
Regional Equality and Diversity Partnership
Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living
5-9 Upper Brown Street
Leicester
LE1 5TE

Tel:0116 285 9440
Fax 0116 222 5008

Regional Equality & Diversity Partnership(REDP)

The Launch & Information Event

Embedding Equality into the Fabric of Society

Thursday 2nd July 2009 – Leicester Highpoint 165 Glenfield Road, Leicester LE3 6DJ

To book a place at the Launch & information Event, please complete the Information below and return this form to REDP 5-9 Upper Brown Street, Leicester LE1 5TE no later than Friday 26th June 2009. Launch & information Event will run from 14:00-16:30 on Thursday 2nd July 2009. Places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment.

Regional Equality and Diversity Partnership (REDP) The Launch & Information event is hosted by Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living.
For more information call 0116 222 5005 or email [email protected]