Wednesday 24 July 10am – 12:30pm
The Old Kirk & Muirhouse Parish Church, Pennywell Gardens
Tag: ELREC
Free Driver Efficiency Training this Saturday
Morrison’s Ferry Road Car Park
** Booking Essential **
Hate Crime Awareness Open Day in Muirhouse
Wednesday 24th July 10am – 12.30pm
The Old Kirk & Muirhouse Parish Church
Free driver efficiency training at Morrison’s
Saturday 1st June – Morrison’s Ferry Road
Booking essential
Edinburgh Climate Festival at The Meadows this summer
Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/
This summer, Climate Challenge Fund community organizations will host the Edinburgh Climate Festival on Saturday July 6th, 2019 from 12noon – 9pm in the Meadows. Continue reading Edinburgh Climate Festival at The Meadows this summer
ELREC Open Day tomorrow
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) is hosting an Open Day in Forth Street on Thursday (16th May) from 1 – 5pm. All welcome. Continue reading ELREC Open Day tomorrow
Celebrating diversity at Craigroyston Primary School
A group of parents from Craigroyston Primary planned and organised a special event to celebrate diversity at the school on Thursday. Continue reading Celebrating diversity at Craigroyston Primary School
Celebrating diversity: International Mother Language Day
Dear Friends,
We would like to invite you to join the celebration of International Mother Language Day 2018.
Date: Wednesday 21 February
Time: 11am – 1pm
Venue: Edinburgh City Chambers, 253 High Street EH1 1YJ
International Mother Language day (IMLD) was proclaimed by UNESCO and observed every year since 2000 to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. UNESCO’s theme this year is linguistic diversity and multilingualism count for sustainable development.
Brief program of the day
11am – 12pm: Reception event @ European room, City Chambers
o Hosted by Frank Ross, Right Honourable Lord Lieutenant and Lord Provost. A celebration of language diversity through multilingual cultural performances
12pm – 1pm: City chamber quadrangle (outdoor)
o A tribute to the language martyrs of Bangladesh whose struggle for the Bangla language is the reason that the 21st of February was chosen by UNESCO for IMLD. We will be laying flower/wreaths on temporary memorial. No registration required.
Please book your place to attend the reception event starts at 11am
booking link: https://goo.gl/forms/u1BKgpZFhHtwTpvk1)
No booking is required to attend the second part which will start from 12 Noon at the City Chambers quadrangle (outdoors).
For more information or queries, please contact us by E-mail: imlsscotland@outlook.com, Tel; 0131 556 0441 / 07930 183352 Find us: http://www.facebook.com/imlsscotland
The event is free and open to everyone.
The event is organised in collaboration with: Councillor Donald Wilson, Convenor of the Culture and Communities Committee, City of Edinburgh Council in partnership with ELREC Routes to Roots, Council of Bangladeshis inScotland (CBS), Polish Cultural Festival Association, Bangla Scot News, Bilingualism Matters and the Edinburgh Chinese Arts Association.
International Mother Language Group
Award for ELREC’s Routes to Roots project
Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) has received the CEMVO Ethnic Minority Impact Award 2017 in the Education category for their ‘Routes to Roots: Adopting Scotland as a Homeland’ project. Continue reading Award for ELREC’s Routes to Roots project
National award for ELREC
Congratulations to Edinburgh & Lothian Racial Equality Council (ELREC), who won the Third Sector Organisation of the Year award at last night’s first Scottish Diversity Awards. Edinburgh Mela also picked up the Event of the Year award. Continue reading National award for ELREC