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News

Latest news from BDA and the BME Sector

National Support Service equalities workstream: National Support Service equalities workstream produces material to support lobbying The National Equality Partnership has produced a briefing document and online survey to encourage groups to respond to the consultation over the government’s Cohesion Guidance for Funders. Lobbying over the consultation has intensified lately as race and equality organisations seek to mobilise support for their concerns.
Asian Arts Council: New website, new look, new Newsletter! We're very proud to announce we've finally launched our new identity, website and membership schemes. Most of you will have recived some info in the post but for those who haven't deatils are enclosed here. Become a Friend of Asian Arts Agency for as little as £10 per year! If you want to receive Newsletters, regular updates, get exclusive access and discounts to Asian Arts Agency events you should become our Friend or Member. The two new schemes, designed to suit everyones needs are now operating and the first hundred people to join could win a copy of I for India on DVD! Please see our 'Become A Member' page on the website for full details. If you would just like to stay updated on events you can sign up for updates on our front page. Newsletter You'll find our latest Newsletter attached to this email and we hope you'll take some time to read what we've been upto and what's coming up. Please note, this is the last Newsletter we will be sending to everyone and in order to keep receiving Newsletters from us in the future you will need to become our Friend or Member. New website now live! Take a look around and see what we're upto. There's new features and a 'Notice Board' where you can post info, opportunities etc. Hope you like it! www.asianartsagency.co.uk

Events

Upcoming events...

Building Skills for Useful Evaluation: Do you want to improve your funding opportunities? Do other agencies understand the value of your organisation's work? Do you really know what difference your organisation's work makes? Do you really struggle to collect the views of your services users? We may be able to offer one to one support following the training.
Community Cohesion Conference - Embracing Our Difference - Valuing Diversity: A new initiative has been launched to address community cohesion in Bristol & South Gloucestershire. The enquiry has been set up to explore the range of perceptions surrounding the concept of community cohesion and support the launch of an exciting and relevant campaign in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. The initiative takes the form of a collaborative enquiry which seeks to: Provide an overview of the richness of local diversity by collecting, analysing and re-presenting information Identify key issues and to plan a Community Cohesion Campaign, focusing on the theme of embracing our difference – valuing diversity through the lens of Race. For further information contact: Seniz Ismet Race Equality & Human Rights Service (REHRS) EMAIL: seniz@blackdeva.org.uk Tel: 0117 9396645 orFax: 0117 9396646
Business Planning: This one day business planning course will show you how to prepare a high quality plan using easy to follow steps. The course will cover • Why Prepare a Business Plan? • Business Plan Format • Guide to preparing your Business Plan • Essential Business Plan Components • Financial forecasts • Using your business plan
Cross - Culture Communication: this course aims to develop an understanding of culture and its influence on communication .
Empowering The Voluntary Sector: To challenge unjust public body funding and consultation decisions The project will provide training to equip the voluntary sector with the skills to negotiate effectively with public bodies on issues such as challenging funding cuts, failures to consult on policy changes, and local authority decisions concerning the provision of services. The workshops aim to help you to: •develop an understanding of the principles of public law •identify when a public body has not acted lawfully •understand the solutions available to you The cost of the course will be £35.00 which includes lunch and admin fees
'Berries 'n Beans: Bristol's Week of Seasonal Food Celebrations,: Join us for a week long celebration of seasonal food cultures and traditions. Tantalise your taste buds with the season's finest strawberries and beans, and find out more about growing your own. Check out the programme of events here or below: Tues 3 June 7 to 9.30am at Eastside Roots, Stapleton Road Train Station Smoothie Moves - enjoy a healthy, local breakfast on the run! Bicycle powered 'berry smoothies for commuters and school children using the station - what a great start to the day! 7pm at Easton Community Centre Food & Film Night – Bristol Hot Pot will be serving delicious, locally sourced, food followed by three fascinating films and three short talks - all on the hot topic of food. Bring your own popcorn. Wed 4 June 7 to 9.30am at Eastside Roots, Stapleton Road Train Station Smoothie Moves - enjoy a healthy, local breakfast on the run! Bicycle powered 'berry smoothies for commuters and school children using the station - what a great start to the day! 4 – 6pm at Café Midnimo, Sussex Place, St Pauls J oin us for a homemade Baked Bean Feast: Make your own plant pot and sow a bean for your own home-grown beans. 6.30 to 8.30pm at Stapleton Road Train Station We will be serving local, organic soup (for donations), followed by a talk about why sourcing local, organic food is one of the key strategies for combating climate change and peak oil. 7.30 – 9.30 at Pill Youth Club Bristol Food Hub's 'Nature's Kitchen' will be cooking up some delicious 'Berry and 'Bean recipes in their healthy eating workshop. Thurs 5 June 10.30 to 1.30pm. Meet at Stapleton Rd Train Station 'Free Food Walk' starting at the station for a tea and talk, then onto the 'Corner Garden' at Easton Community Centre, then up the cycle path to finish at Easton Community Allotment for a free Broad Bean Burger Barbecue. All day at St Teresa's school Green Day - Bristol Food Hub's Smoothie Moves will be raising awareness about food's impact on the planet and our health through its bicycle-powered 'berry smoothie workshops 5pm to 6.30pm at Stapleton Road Train Station Adults and children welcome to join Transition Easton for a bean planting session - together with recipes and fact sheet. Take away your potted seeds for donation. 7.15 – 9.30pm at Holy Trinity Church Hall, Clifton Vale. Transition Hotwells invites you to bring local strawberries to share whilst watching the award winning 'A Crude Awakening' that asks the questions: what happens when we run out of cheap oil? Sat 7 June 12 – 8pm at St Werburghs City Farm Fair (Family Zone). Join Transition St Werburghs and Bristol Food Hub for lots of 'berry fun workshops and activities at their Strawberry Fayre. 10am - 6pm at The Festival of Nature on the Harbourside. Bristol Food Hub's Smoothie Moves will be raising awareness about food's impact on the planet and our health through its bicycle-powered 'berry smoothies. Sun 8 June 11am – 4pm at The CREATE Centre Eco home open day Bristol Food Hub's Smoothie Moves will be raising awareness about food's impact on the planet and our health through its bicycle-powered 'berry smoothies. 10am - 5pm at The Festival of Nature on the Harbourside. Bristol Food Hub's Smoothie Moves will be raising awareness about food's impact on the planet and our health through its bicycle-powered 'berry smoothies.
Building Skills For Useful Evaluation: Thursday 19th June 2008 From 9.30am to 3.30pm at: The Black Development Agency, 5 Russell Town Avenue, Redfield Bristol BS5 9LT Do you want to improve your funding opportunities? Do other agencies understand the value of your organisation’s work? Do you really know what difference your organisation’s work makes? Do you really struggle to collect the views of your service users? We may be able to offer one to one support following the training The Evaluation Trust and the Black Development Agency are offering this one day training session for BME, Migrant and Refugee voluntary and community groups in the Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset areas. Places are limited and prompt booking is advised! Booking will only be secured on payment of the deposit. *All organisations must pay an initial deposit of £25 – this is FULLY REFUNDABLE on completion of the programme to those groups with an annual income of less than £80,000 p.a. Proof of eligibility will be required For further information please contact: Maria Clarke, SW Projects Manager, 01179 042636, Email: maria@evaluationtrust.org or For Bookings contact Charlene at The Black Development Agency 01179 396645 charlene@blackdeva.org.uk or visit www.evaluationtrust.org Deadline for booking Monday 16th June 2008
Race relation and Human rights Workshop: The workshop will cover: How the legislation affects our daily lives Direct- Discrimination Indirect- Discrimination Victimization Harassment What is positive Action? Race Equality Impact Assessment and Race Equality Schemes The Human Rights Articles/ Protocols, and what they mean