The RES Harassment and Discrimination team offer free advice, information and support for all members of the borough of Sandwell who have experienced harassment or discrimination. The Harassment and Discrimination Team are available to draft letters on clients’ behalf, offer assistance and advice with form filling, assist with the preparation of case papers, liaise with …
‘Where’s Our Spake Gone?’ was a Heritage Lottery Funded project that aimed to record and celebrate the distinctive dialect and language of the Black Country. The project was focusing upon the four Black Country towns of Tipton, Gornal, Oldbury and Cradley Heath. It featured the recording of over seventy new oral history interviews; the production …
Rights & Equality Sandwell is working to develop a women’s empowerment group so that all women feel safe. We were approached by a group of Sikh women from Guru Nanak Gurudwara in Smethwick. Initial discussions have taken with some women’s groups, and the feedback has been very promising. We will be working with the groups …
The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. It means understanding that each individual is unique and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, physical abilities, religious beliefs, political beliefs, or other ideologies. It is the exploration of these differences in a safe, …
Racial Discrimination is covered by Race Relations Act 1976. This includes the areas of employment, education, dealing with authorities (e.g the Police), trying to buy or find somewhere to live and when buying or using goods or services. Discrimination occurs when a person is treated less favorably than another person in the same or similar …
Hate crime is a term that can be used to describe criminal behaviour, where the crime is motivated by hostility or indicates hostility to another person because of their gender, age, disability, ethnicity, sexuality, religious beliefs and age. Below are some facts about hate crime: Characteristics of hate crime include but are not exclusive to …
RES was commission to develop and deliver the Peer Health Champions (PHC) programme by Sandwell and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group. This programme was to improve awareness and literacy of diverse and vulnerable community groups to enable them to make informed choices about their health and well-being. RES has now, successfully, completed the programme and …
New year brings the improvements in gender gap reporting. From this year, all public sector bodies in England, including NHS Trusts are required to report on their “gender pay gap”. These came into force on 31st March 2017 for public and private sectors on 6th April 2017r. This applies to all public sector employers in …
