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27th June 2008

East of England Black and minority Ethnic Network

Menter is funded by
Home Office/Active Community Unit

Company Limited by Guarantee registered as Minority Ethnic Network Eastern Region No. 4058054

Charity no. 1092250

 

Home Office/ACU

EEDA (East of England Development Agency)
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The deadline for the next newsletter is 14th February 2007. 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

 


Newsletter August 2007
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Read all about:

  • 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.


Newsletter July 2006
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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
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Read all about:

  • 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)

And much more.


Newsletter October 2005
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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.

 


Newsletter May 2005
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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


Newsletter January 2005
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Read all about:

  • 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

 


Newsletter September 2004
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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

 


Newsletter June 2004
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Read all about::

  • 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


Newsletter March 2004
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  • 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


Newsletter December 2003
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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
     


Newsletter August 2003
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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 more

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Newsletter April 2003
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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

And more

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Newsletter January 2003
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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
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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
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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 more

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