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The deadline for the next newsletter is 30th September 2010. If you would like to announce your events or would like to write about any other issue or event, please contact Liesbeth ten Ham at the regional office.
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Newsletter April 2010 (Click above to download)
Read all about:
Being part of a network does work!
Freestyle Youth
Frontline Engagement through Regional Infrastructure (FERI)
Pathways to Employment
Skills, Employment and Enterprise
ESOL in Hertfodshire
Black History Month
Refugee Week
Setting up a successful community group - St. Albans Polish Association
And much more...
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Newsletter October 2009 (Click above to download)
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MENTER AGM: Keynote speaker - TV producer David Akinsanya will be talking abouit children in care
New regional intiative for Gypsies and Travellers
New research covering the five equlaty strands in the East of England
Hatfield Polish Day
Frontline Engagement through Regional Infrastructure (FERI)
Big Lottery Fund event in Bedford
Skills, Employment and Enterprise
New project for BME young people and marginalised communities
Members spotlight: Gervais Kouloungou-Mambs, Norfolk French Speakers Association (NORFRESA)
And much more...
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Newsletter June 2009 (Click above to download)
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Sixty young Black men meet national role models Clive Lewis and Adrian Rollins
MENTER sets up task force to break down the barriers to BME access to business and employment services
Recent activities and achievements of the Pathways to Employment Project
The Creative Communities Project
Promoting and Celebratin good practise - summary report about the Partnership Development Project
Ministerial Reception celebrates the BME Third Sector
Refugee Week 2009 (15 - 21 June 2009)
And much more...
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Newsletter October 2008 Click above to download
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MENTER AGM: Keynote Speaker, Kate Allen, Director of Amnesty International UK, talks at MENTER AGM on Human Rights and Race issues
Victory for Southall Black Sisters is a victory for all Equality Groups
Update on Pathways to Employment Project
New role for MENTER with the Regional voluntary Community Sector Infrastructure Consortium (RVIC)
BREC Equality & Diversity Awards
Members’ Spotlight: Indian Culture & Community Association in Cambridge
And much more...
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Newsletter June 2008 Click above to download
Read all about:
Voice4Change England Roadshow
Basis projecty RCO Regional Conference
Documentary premiere of “What am I supposed to be believe?”
Trevor Phillips: “Not a River of Blood, but a Tide of Hope.”
Understanding migration processes over time
New resources available from the Partnership Development Project and EERA SMP
And much more...
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Newsletter August 2007 Click above to download
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Skills, employment and enterprise services need to take on the race agenda
Members’ spotlight: KLARS, King’s Lynn Area Resettlement Support
New Sikh landmark Gurdwara opens in Bedford
Project appraisal in Hertfordshire
Engaging young people in the production of a film about faith
Ten top Tips for .... Dealing with manipulative behaviour
Volunteering for the RNIB
Luton Irish Forum
And much more...
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Newsletter July 2006 Click above to download
Read all about:
New challenges and funding for the Partnership Development Project
MENTER congratulates BME leaders receiving an OBE in the Queen's Birthday list
What would a Regional Equalities Forum look like?
Nominations for MENTER Board sought
Immigration: perceptions paint a false picture in the East of England
In case of emergency ……..
Muslim Sister Act Sings Out in Queen's Park, Bedford
Art without borders
Members’ Spotlight: Luton Training & Mentoring
Launch of new anti-terror workshops
BME Health East discussion group
And much more...
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Newsletter March 2006 Click above to download
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Anti-racist organisations campaign for ‘race committee’ and Black representation on CEHR
Review of ethnicity in the East of England
Asylum Voice (Norwich Asylum Seekers & Refugees Forum Action Group) makes its mark
Sports Equality Manager, Aruna Sharma, starts the game
New regional partnership intends to improve use of resources in work with the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma comuniteis
MENTER lead on regional equalities project
New migrant worker’s information, Advice & Guidance (IAG) scheme launched in Cambridgeshire
Members’ spotlight: Zeshan Minority Ethnic Arts (ZEMA)
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Newsletter October 2005 Click above to download
Read all about:
- Earthquake Appeal
- Want to become an MP?
- The power of music in community settings
- Compact action plan with Go-East
- Essex REC advocacy serivce
- Shelter Eastern Region research into housing advice needs
- Member’s Spotlight: Cambridge Ethnic Community Forum
And much more...
Inserted with this newsletter is the informed and challenging article entitled ‘Community development work in a changing environment’ by MENTER trustee Jim Thakoordin. Click here to download.
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Newsletter May 2005 Click above to download
Read all about:
Tackling the imbalance in sports participation
1City project
Partnership development project
Refugee Week
College building named after former chair of Cambrige Ethnic Community Forum
Members’ Spotlight: Harmoni who deliver therapeutic services for dual-heritage families
Members’ Spotlight: Harmoni
And much more...
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Newsletter January 2005 Click above to download
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Results published of survey of BME groups
International Development: you are probably already actively involved
Developing a Regional Health Strategy for the East of England
Graciano Masauso, MENTER’s County Outreach Development Officer for Norfolk and Suffolk, tells MENTER members a bit about himself and what he likes to achieve working for MENTER
Planning for Gypsy and Traveller Sites
Becoming a School Governor
Members’ Spotlight: Muslim Action Forum (MAF)
And much more...
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Newsletter September 2004 Click above to download
Read all about:
Don’t lose valuable lessons of the past about race discrimination
Menter AGM
Launch of BMET
Tools for Regeneration: a Holistic Approach for Faith Communities
Nominations for Honours
Introducing the Partnership Development Project
Member’s Spotlight: CAFPH
Funding Fair Acle, Norfolk
Black History Month’s events in the Region
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Newsletter June 2004 Click above to download
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New sport research project launches 19th July 2004 in Cambridge
Consultation: Commission for Equality and Human Rights
Nominations for MENTER Board sought
Home Office Consultation: Strength in Diversity
Ila Chandavarkar on Resilient Communities
Funders target grants to organisations working with BME groups
Members’ spotlight: RESPECT
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Newsletter March 2004 Click above to download
Read all about
MENTER’s response to VSC infrastructure consultation
Two new Refugee and Asylum Seeker projects
Norfolk Compact moves into Equality and Diversity
Harlow and district Chinese community Centre
Opportunities to make a difference in your environment
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Newsletter December 2003 Click above to download
Read all about:
MENTER/BTEG Race Equality in the Region event
MENTER’s AGM
MENTER’s new Board
Trevor Phillips speaks at NNREC 10th aniversary celebrations
Members’ spotlight: GYROS
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Newsletter August 2003 Click above to download
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Regional Race Equality Partnership to help combat race crime
Insurance problems facing the Community and Voluntary Sector
Promotion of Black and minority ethnic trainers and consultants in the Region
Members’ Spotlight: East Anglian Gypsy Council
HARMONI Therapeutic Services: mixed heritage in the Basildon area
And much more...
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Newsletter April 2003 Click above to download
Read all about:
Black and Minority Ethnic Trainers (BMET) Network
Members’ Spotlight: Ipswich and Suffolk Bangladeshi Muslim Community and Mosque
Is it time for Action Learning?
East of England Faiths Agency
State of the Sector Panel
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Newsletter January 2003 Click above to download
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Sporting Equals: Achieving Racial Equality Standards in Sport
Members’ Spotlight: Stevenage World Forum
British Council Communities Initiative in Peterborough
Funding news
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Newsletter October 2002 Click above to download
Read all about:
From the new co-ordinator, Ila Chandavarkar
Members’ Spotlight: NACA (Norfolk African Community Association)
Storytelling: educating young people about our world
Internet Access Awards from BT Community Connections scheme
Funding news
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Newsletter July 2002 Click above to download
Read all about:
New BMEN (East) Board presents its first newsletter
The arts and racism, ETA’s diversity programme
Member’s Spotlight: Sangam, Indian women’s group in Peterborough
New officer, George Jones, at Cambridge Racial Incidents Support Project (CRISP)
New Community Race Development Officer, Kai Yin Low, at Norwich and Norfolk Racial Equality Council (NNREC)
And much more...
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