Tag: ELREC

Chinese Autumn Lights event

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Dear friends,

Edinburgh Chinese Arts Association (ECAA) invites you to – Celebrating Chinese Autumn Lights event on 05 November 2016, Saturday 7.30pm – 10pm, Venue: Central hall, 2 West Tollcross, Edinburgh (next to fire station).

The event will be hosted in collaboration with Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) and Breast Cancer Care Scotland (BCCS), aims to promote Chinese culture and heritage to the mainstream society and to increase community cohesion.

Live fantabulous performance includes traditional Chinese dance and music, kung fu and other multicultural perform will be featured at the event. Finger food and beverage will also be available!

All proceeds from the event will go to BCCS for the united goal of a better and pain-free tomorrow.

Entry fee: adults £6 and concessions £5. To book ticket online: https://autumn-light.eventbrite.com

Please come join us and enjoy an evening of fun, culture, art and philanthropic unity! There will also be raffle tickets and other fun-packed activities on the night, so bring the whole family. All are invited to this event.

Edinburgh Chinese Arts Association (ECAA) is a voluntary, non-profit and independent association for Chinese arts and culture. We are a group of music and dance lovers both professional and beginners who devote our time to deliver the best of Chinese culture to our neighbourhoods and local communities.Please see the event poster for more information.

Please find our event on: www.facebook.com/events/1778112665802339 . We would be grateful if you can please circulate this invitation to your friends and contact.

For more information contact, Tel.  07834 63 0031, E-mail: yishutuan2014@gmail.com

Look forward to welcoming you on 05 Nov.

Many thanks and kind regards,

Jessica Young

EACC

E-mail: jessica-uk@hotmail.com

Lottery funding for ELREC’s Routes to Roots project

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The Edinburgh and Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) has received £74,300.00 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for the Routes to Roots: Adopting Scotland as a Homeland project, it was announced yesterday. The two year project aims to mainstream the heritage of minority ethnic communities and explore the intertwining histories of Scottish and diverse communities in Edinburgh and the Lothians. Continue reading Lottery funding for ELREC’s Routes to Roots project

Male, pale and stale? Reinvigorating Community Councils

ELREC (Edinburgh & Lothian Regional Equality Council) and Granton & District Community Council have organised an event to encourage more BME residents to get involved in neighbourhood activities through Community Councils …

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You are invited to an event:

Celebrating Diversity in Community Councils

Thursday, 11 August, 6 – 8.30pm

Royston Wardieburn Community Centre, 11 Pilton Drive North

The key aim of the event is to increase the representation of BME communities in community councils and  hosted jointly by ELREC- Diversity in Public Life project and the Granton & District Community Council.

Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council (ELREC) has been working on Diversity in Public Life project since last year, aiming to increase the participation of the BME community in public life and in the democratic process. The project works with the diverse communities and it is funded by the Scottish Government. Under this project, a special scheme, Public Life Champion (PLC) has been launched to provide advice, training and mentoring to BME individuals who live/work across Edinburgh and the Lothians.

Community council triennial elections will take place in Sept-Oct 2016. In the wake of oncoming election, the event will provide useful information (i.e.: nomination/registration process) and practical advice for those who are interested to stand as a community councillor. This event will also help establish a link between community councillors and the prospective BME candidates.

If you are interested to represent the views of your local community to the local authority and other public bodies, then joining the community council would be an ideal vehicle as well as an entry point to get into public life.

See details about: what is community council ? 

The event is open to BME residents lived across Edinburgh & Lothians and community council members. Tea/Coffee and refreshments will be provided. Booking is required to give us an estimate for the catering service. Please let us know if you have any special requirements. Please circulate among your contacts/networks who might be interested on this.

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To book your place online, please click here. 

For more information, please contact us by email:publiclife@elrec.org.uk or Tel: 0131 556 0441

Question Time events as election looms

Local community organisations have organised two Question Time events in the run-up to May’s Holyrood elections

TUESDAY 22 MARCH 6 – 8 pm

at Craigroyston Community High School

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THURSDAY 24 MARCH 10am – 12 noon

at Royston Wardieburn Community Centre

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Contact Anita on 0131 551 1671 if you need childcare.

These events are being organised by Pilton Community Health Project, North Edinburgh Community Learning and Development, Craigroyston Community High School, North Edinburgh Timebank, Living in Harmony and Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council.

Ask candidates for the Scottish Parliament the questions that matter to you!

Equalities & Engagement: free training with Living in Harmony

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Would you like to:

  • 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?

Living in Harmony, supported by Pilton Community Health Project and in partnership with the Edinburgh and Lothian’s Equality Council (ELREC), is offering free training sessions on equalities and engagement. 

Dates for 2016:

Friday 22 January 9.30am -1pm

Friday 25 March 9.30am – 1pm 

All sessions will be held at Pilton Community Health Project.

These sessions are FREE and available to all workers in North Edinburgh. 

Call 0131 551 1671 or email admin@pchp.org.uk to book a place.

 

Breaking down barriers

ELREC wants your views

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ELREC (Edinburgh & Lothians Regional Equality Council) has launched a project, funded by the Scottish government, that aims to increasing representation of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in public life and the democratic process in Edinburgh and the Lothians.

The first step of the project is to identify the barriers which limit the participation by conducting a survey which will be then used to plan & design the next phase. We would like to request that you to complete the survey online; it will take around 15-20 minutes.

Your view is really important in order to determine further steps to be taken.

Please find the survey link here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/elrec

If you would like a hardcopy of the survey by post please get in touch. For any inquiries, please contact me by email: mrahman@elrec.org.uk  or telephone 0131 556 0441. For more information see the project brochure by clicking here.

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Thank you in advance for helping us with this project.

Mizan Rahman

Equality Engagement Officer

Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council (ELREC)

14 Forth Street, Edinburgh EH1 3LH

Tel: 0131 556 0441

Email: mrahman@elrec.org.uk

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