Equalities

Equalities Forum

Oppressive attitudes, practices and ideologies, which are expressed in individual, institutional and structural discrimination, remain prevalent in society. The voluntary sector has been and is responsible for major advances in policy and practice in achieving a culture shift and in tackling discrimination.

The Dundee Equality Forum was established following the Equals Conference held in November 2003 where delegates supported the proposal to set up a Forum in the city. Membership of the Dundee Equality Forum is a made of representatives of voluntary and community organisations and individuals who are committed to ensuring that the voluntary sector has the skills and capacity necessary to meet the challenges of advancing equality of opportunity in society.

The Forum is supported through Dundee Voluntary Action.

Objectives:

To learn more about equality
To share information
To breakdown barriers to inclusion
To ensure that equality exists in all walks of life
To identify and examine different approaches to promoting equalities
To ensure the Equality Forum drives the equality agenda in the voluntary sector
To support appropriate training opportunities
To support debate on equality
To celebrate diversity

There are currently no consultations.

Equalities News

Dundee City Council has, after much consultation and the involvement of communities across the city developed a Single Equality Scheme.

They would now like to invite individuals or organisations to comment on this new scheme.

Click for a copy of the Draft Single Equality Scheme

Click here for a copy of the Single Equality Scheme Consultation Form

Click here for Equality and Diversity Rapid Impact Assessment

ICHEE is an innovative three-year project working in the Health Board areas of Tayside, Lothian, and Lanarkshire. The main goal of ICHEE is to improve health and social care provision for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities in Scotland, so that it is more culturally competent and relevant to their needs. This will be one of the means to facilitate reducing health inequalities in Scotland. In addition, ICHEE will build strong and long lasting links between BME communities, health boards, local government and mainstream health and social care providers. These outcomes will be achieved through three different, though connected, initiatives:

BME Public Policy Participation Forums (PPPF) that facilitate empower BME community members to shape health & social care provision together with NHS & Social Care management and policy planners.
Public Participation Training (PPT) to equip BME individuals with the skills needed to raise their voice effectively in order to influence health policy;
Equality and Cultural Diversity Training to staff of voluntary/community organisations within the 3 Health Boards.

Please see the attached documents for more detailed information on the ICHEE project and on the wider work of REACH.

In developing and delivering ICHEE, REACH intends to work alongside relevant organisations within each Health Board. This includes those individuals and organisations working with and within BME communities, and also individuals and organisations working in health and community development. REACH is excited about making a real difference to community health and wellbeing in Tayside, Lothian and Lanarkshire, and would appreciate all assistance in delivering ICHEE. We also welcome any suggestions and guidance with respect to the project.

Moreover, we have identified your organisation as being relevant to the objectives of ICHEE, and would like to speak to you further about possibly working together in order to benefit each other and the wider community who we both will be serving.

If you would like further information on ICHEE or to speak about the project, please contact Irfan Rabbani, Project Coordinator for ICHEE on 0141 585 8091, irfan@reachhealth.org.uk

Kind Regards

Shabir Banday Irfan Rabbani

Director ICHEE Project Coordinator

For further Information click here

Improving Community Health through Effective Engagement (ICHEE).