RES has employed an FGM Development Worker to work with communities that are affected by the practice of FGM. Over the next 2 months will be focussing on: A scoping activity to identify the demography of where practicing communities reside in Sandwell. Setting up coffee mornings and to engage with affected communities.
The government published its White Paper presenting the future relationship the UK wants to see with the EU. Document is available in French, Bulgarian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Polish, Welsh, Czech, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovene and Spanish. You can find it here.
On 20th June RES took part in One World Event organised by Sandwell College. Its main aim was to celebrate cultural diversity of college learners and staff- something we embrace and relate to. It was great to see so many students and their teachers coming together, sharing their incredible talents, showing culture and traditions alongside …
We had the opportunity to attend an event to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the arrival of the Windrush being held at Tally-Ho Birmingham on Monday 18th June 2018. The Windrush arrival symbolizes the historical beginnings of British multiculturalism. This laid the foundation for the Equality Act 2010 as it highlighted the gaps in the …
Stephen Lawrence was a well mannered adolescent citizen of the UK with a bright future ahead of him. 25 years ago Stephen and his friend Dwayne were waiting at the bus stop for the 122 bus in London. They were interrupted by a gang of Caucasian boys on the other side of the road who …
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(Source: EduCare Learning/Youtube) The Equality Act 2010 The Equality Act combines nine separate pieces of legislation into one single Act simplifying the law and strengthening it in important ways to help tackle discrimination and inequality. The Act aims to make current quality law more consistent, clearer and easier to follow in order to make society …
We would like to share with you a brief video introduction to LGBTQ+ created by Margalit Schindler where she will introduce you to the concept of LGBTQ+ terminology. (Credits to: Margalit Schindler/Youtube)
More than 50 years ago Malcolm X visited Marshal Street in Smethwick, following strong opposition from the local community to the rise in number of Black and Asian people who were moving into the area. Local house wives were lobbying the council to buy up all the houses to stop the new immigrants moving in …
