Call Out for BLM Experience
With all the National concerns around Black Lives Matter, Rights & Equality Sandwell would like to hear from local people, living or working in Sandwell, to understand their lived experience locally. Rights and Equality Sandwell were set up to eliminate discrimination, promote race equality and social justice and foster good relations between different communities. Having […]
The Coronavirus (COVID-19): How to keep safe:
Due to recent media coverage in regards to the Coronavirus, we have been approached to answer some questions people have raised around the virus. The Coronavirus is a virus that has common symptoms of; coughing which can progress to severe pneumonia, with a shortness of breath and breathing difficulties. Also, it can affect people with […]
Self-Harm in Pakistani Women
RES is supporting Margaret Haridman, from the University of Birmingham, and who is conducting a PhD Research Study in Self-Harm in Pakistani Women. The aim of this research is to explore understandings and experiences of self-harm in Pakistan, and in the UK in women of Pakistani heritage. Furthermore, The purpose of this research hopes to […]
Women’s Empowerment Group Dates
During lockdown, the group held online coffee morning meetings to support members. Now we are back in the office part time and planning how we can use all the very valuable information we have gathered over the last 18 months to influence services for women in Sandwell. We will be restarting our Wednesday morning meetings […]
European Communities Seminar: Police & Professionals
On the 8th November we landed at Tally Ho to take part in both very interactive and informative seminar dedicated to sharing good practice between police officers and various professionals across the country. Supt Nick Dale provided us with a very thoughtful and insightful overview of operation FORT which is the biggest Modern Slavery case […]
22nd Annual Ethnic Minority Business Conference
Since 2016, it has become a part of our regular engagement, whereby we take an active part in this fantastic event organised by Professor Monder Ram from Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship. RES has a very strong vision for cohesive and empowered BAMER community. Hence, we do not sit idle where there is […]
Equality Act & Hate Crime Training
On the 18th October following a request from our partners, we delivered another interactive training session aimed at those who wish to increase their awareness around the Equality Act 2010 and its rich background history; as well as understanding what Hate Crime actually is, how and where to report it. Training was attended by 16 […]
Hate Crime Conference at Lloyd House
On the 17th October we took part in a conference organised by WMP which main aim was t to present the latest updates regarding data we hold on Hate Crime (H.C), strategies used in the region and how it compares nationally. We heard from Force Lead for H.C – Mat Shaer; Victim Support, Community Safety […]
To Our New Women’s Empowerment Ambassador: Suzanne Virdee
We are glad to announce that Suzanne Virdee is our new Women’s Empowerment Ambassador. Suzanne is a highly experienced broadcast journalist. She presents the ITV National Weekend News as well as the ITV London News. She is a freelancer and has recently presented documentary items for BBC Inside Out and BBC Radio 4. She started […]