Dear all,
I hope you are well. The next forum event is on Thursday 10 December. Please let me know if you would like to come. See details below:
Next forum event: Language Barriers and How to Overcome Them
Thursday 10 December, 10am – 12noon
at Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway
How do we overcome language barriers when serving our local community? Is translation/interpretation of materials the best option? Are there other ways we can communicate more clearly?
Eleanor McKnight from Elite Linguists, http://www.elitelinguists.co.uk/ will be speaking. Elite Linguists is an Edinburgh based social enterprise committed to strengthening Scotland’s public service interpreting and translation provision, thereby addressing some of the root causes of inequality and injustice in our society where language can be a barrier. There will be space in the program to collaborate on local solutions.
Equality and diversity training 22nd January, 25th March
We had a great session last Friday and the training will be repeated in January and March. I would really encourage you or your colleagues to attend. Please contact me on 0131 551 1671 or reply to this email to book places. The training is an excellent overview of the issues, and we are encouraging as many workers in the area as possible to take part.
• Understand and discuss the fundamental aspects of the Equality Act 2010, and be able examine your responsibilities relating to it.
• Increase your understanding of issues facing minority ethnic groups in the area.
• Learn how to talk about controversial issues and dispel the myths about immigration.
The training is being provided by Living in Harmony and Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equalities Council (ELREC).
Hannah Kitchen
Development Worker, Living in Harmony,
Pilton Community Health Project, 73 Boswall Parkway, EH5 2PW
Telephone: 0131 551 1671
Email hannahkitchen@pchp.org.uk
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