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  • The headlines say one thing – cuts, inequality a lack of social justice and the Big Society advocates say another: what sense can we make of this ? 03/09/2010
    Professor John Diamond (the University’s Centre for Local Policy Studies) reflects on some of the headlines from the news this week: ” Looking through the report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies released this week on the impact of the Coalition’s Budget and the increasing number of examples from the Voluntary and Community sector of [. […]
  • Looking for Absences – Social Justice and Equalities in the Big Society: what does this tell us? 03/09/2010
    Professor John Diamond (University’s Centre for Local Policy Studies) points to continuing absences in the Coalition’s Big Society initiative: “I am struck by the notable absences in the Coalition’s Big Society project. There are, at least, two really central ones – for me- and they are any references to Social Justice and Equalities. […]
  • Summer Holidays, Stories and The Big Society: Why We Need More Than A Bucket And Spade 03/09/2010
    Professor John Diamond (University’s Centre for Local Policy Studies) reviews some recent stories from the national press on the Big Society: “Reading through the papers over the weekend the connections between the Big Society idea, the Coalition’s Budget and the emerging impact of the cuts became clearer. There are two articles which are w […]
  • Getting The Most Out Of The Equality Act 2010 03/09/2010
    This is THE essential conference for equality law practitioners. The key note speech will be given by Mrs Justice Laura Cox. Major changes to the law will be presented by discrimination law experts. Karon Monaghan QC will discuss what is in and what’s out – new definitions and concepts – disability discrimination, gender re-assignment, combined […]
  • The Big Society, A Sense of History and why Local Politics Matter 03/09/2010
    Professor John Diamond (University’s Centre for Local Policy Studies) returns to the question of a Sense of History: ” An interesting absentee in the Coalition’s claims for their Big Society is any reference to their own different histories and ways of relating to the localism debate. So, the Liberals do have a tradition and history […]

The European Committee on Romani Emancipation (ECRE)

ECRE provides a single non-exclusive representation on behalf of European citizens wishing to promote common rights of equity of treatment, protection and improvement in the conditions of the Roma in Europe.  ECRE identifies and advocates practical social and economic development policies and actions for the effective social and economic inclusion of the Roma. http://www.eu-romani.org/index.html

April 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , | Category: anti-racism, civil liberties, equality | Leave a comment

European Roma Rights Centre

The European Roma Rights Centre (ERRC) is an international public interest law organisation engaging in a range of activities aimed at combating anti-Romani racism and human rights abuse of Roma. The approach of the ERRC involves, in particular, strategic litigation, international advocacy, research and policy development, and human rights training of Romani activists. Since its [...]

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European Network Against Racism

The European Network Against Racism (ENAR) is an EU-wide network of more than 600 organisations working to combat racism in all the EU member states and acts as the voice of the anti-racist movement in Europe. ENAR is determined to fight racism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism and Islamophobia, to promote equality of treatment between European Union citizens [...]

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Statewatch

Statewatch database monitors the state and civil liberties in the UK and Europe.  The database contains over 21,000 entries with news, features, books, pamphlets, reports, EU resolutions and agreements. For full contents see: Statewatch News online with analysis, documentation, news in brief and News Archives 2000-ongoing or What’s New: which lists all News Online and News [...]

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