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Community and faith groups condemn the rapid rise in prisoner suicide rates

Tuesday 2 January 2008

Human rights group Black Mental Health UK have added their voice to the growing numbers of community and faith organisation who have condemned the rapid rise in the numbers of suicides of people in prison over the last 12 months.
Government statistics [...]

 Interested in reporting any perceived racist comments?  The UK Hotline for reporting illegal content specifically:  Child sexual abuse content hosted worldwide and criminally obscene and incitement to racial hatred content hosted in the UK 
To deal with the constant issue of what appears in the ‘your comments’ section of the Plymouth Herald’s website!   This is [...]

Disablist, faith and belief, homophobic, racist and transphobic incidents
We are committed to eliminating discrimination from all aspects of our work and to ensuring we contribute to making Plymouth a safer place for minority communities. If you have experienced or witnessed an incident we want to hear about it.
Incidents may include:

assault
vandalism
harassment
damage to property
name calling
graffiti
phone calls

http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/homepage/communityandliving/socialinclusion/racisthomophobicincidents.htm

About us
Black Mental Health UK (BMH UK) was established in 2006 to raise awareness and address the stigma associated with mental illness.
The aim of our work is to see a reduction in the inequalities in the treatment and care of people from African Caribbean communities who use mental health services, and to inform these communities on [...]

The Trade Union Congress campaigns for race equality in the workplace and in the wider community. Here you can find recent TUC information and materials material on the work of the TUC in the following areas:
 
 
- Black Workers and the Labour Market
- Campaigns
- Organising Black Workers
- Black Workers Conference
 
 
http://www.tuc.org.uk/equality/index.cfm?mins=14&minors=14
 
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·    Play a key role in winning equality in the workplace
·    Actively challenge racism wherever it is found
·    Are at the forefront of UNISON’s organising work
·    Enjoy UNISON’s support at local, regional and national level
As black members in UNISON we work together with others in our union to win positive change [...]

BSWN’s  provides access to information on policy and funding programmes, supported by an online capacity building and advice service…
BSWN aims to :

Unlock further funds for the sector
Advocate effectively for BME VCS
Ensure that the sector is consulted and recognised in policy

Through the support provided by BSWN we intend to :

Increase the effectiveness of the [...]

Race Action Net is a unique on-line service providing contacts and knowledge to practitioners and policy makers for dealing with racist incidents, racial harassment, and racist crimes in the home and neighbourhood.  You or your organisation must become a member and apply for a password to enter this site.    Membership is free.
 
http://www.lemosandcrane.co.uk/raceactionnet/login.php?

IV is an independent, information-oriented, networking newsjournal, serving the mixed-race/interracial community in cyberspace.
 
http://198.66.252.234/

US information site on race relations and related topics.
http://racerelations.about.com/?once=true