Day: November 23, 2015

First Minister: “Workers’ rights are human rights”

First Minister to deliver Jimmy Reid Memorial Lecture

jimmy-reid-win

The UK Government’s Trade Union Bill does not reflect the reality of industrial relations in Scotland and does not contain a single proposal that would be passed by the Scottish Parliament, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will say tomorrow. Continue reading First Minister: “Workers’ rights are human rights”

Scottish Interfaith Week: 22 – 30 November

Making a difference through dialogue

climate change

Yesterday saw the launch of Scottish Interfaith Week at Edinburgh’s Our Dynamic Earth.

Organised by Interfaith Scotland, the week of activities provides opportunities for people from different religions and beliefs to come together to share ideas with one another on matters of religious, national and civic importance.

This year, the theme for the week is ‘Care for the Environment’ and there are lots of events taking place across the city. A full programme can be found here 

Scottish Interfaith Week 2015 Programme

Safe and Together in North Edinburgh

Local training for child welfare professionals

Mother walking her baby boy on the beach for the first time. (sepia version)

The Safe and Together model has been developed to provide a better framework for dealing with the challenge of domestic violence. It is based on a set of core assumptions, principles and components which recognise that children are best served if we are able to keep them safe and together with the domestic violence survivor.  It provides a framework for working with the domestic violence survivor and intervening with the domestic violence perpetrator.

Sign up for a Safe and Together training session on Monday 7 December from 9.30am – noon at the North Edinburgh Local Office, 8 West Pilton Gardens.

Places are limited so please book early by emailing tracey.devenney@edinburgh.gov.uk or telephone 0131 529 5073