Black Networking Group

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 [...]

Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans History Month takes place every year in February. It celebrates the lives and achievements of the LGBT community. We are committed to celebrate its diversity and that of the society as a whole. We encourage everyone to see diversity and cultural pluralism as the positive forces that they are and endeavour [...]

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 [...]

Intercom began in the summer of 1997, when eight LGB people started meeting in Exeter to discuss our worries about gaps in local services for LGB people and Trans people. There was a need for advocacy for people who encountered homophobic crime, prejudice or discrimination; there was a dreadful lack of community-led social and support groups [...]

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 [...]

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Bullying UK is the new name for the award-winning charity Bullying Online which was founded in 1999 by journalist Liz Carnell from Harrogate and her son John, as a direct result of their experience of dealing with school bullying, which included taking successful legal action against an education authority.
http://www.bullying.co.uk/
 
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Intercom is a lesbian gay bisexual and trans community resource in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, providing help against homophobic and transphobic prejudice, crime and discrimination (including bullying, harassment, abuse, attacks, and threatening behaviour), helping to develop the LGB/T communities, providing professional training and consultancy, and working in partnership with local government, the police, health, [...]

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?