LGBT Youth Scotland Press Release 26th August 2010
Research launched by the LGBT Domestic Abuse Project and the Scottish Transgender Alliance finds that 80% of transgender respondents have experienced some form of abusive behaviour from a partner or ex-partner, although only 60% identified these behaviours as domestic abuse.
Equality Act 2010: The public sector Equality Duty: Promoting equality through transparency. A consultation.
Closing date: 10 November 2010
The Equality Act 2010 received Royal Assent in April 2010. An important part of the Act is the public sector Equality Duty, which has a […]
The National Equality Partnership supports the third sector to challenge inequality and promote equality and human rights. It is a three year project (2008-11) funded by Capacitybuilders under the Improving Support Programme. Our national programme covers the whole of England.
Whilst this is a programme specifically covering England many of the publications on […]
[from EHRC Scotland]
17th August 2010
Dear Stakeholder
I am delighted to announce the publication of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s Scotland Business Plan for 2010/11, which is now available to view and download from our website.
While it is not possible for this plan to provide an exhaustive account of all our activity, I do hope it […]
In 2008 NHS Health Scotland, in partnership with the Mental Health Foundation and Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance, started scoping the interest in establishing a mental health and ethnicity special interest network in Scotland.
It was hoped that the aim of such a network would be to provide a forum for sharing knowledge, research and evidence in the […]
Runnymede, the UK’s leading race equality thinktank, is currently researching the contribution of South Asian communities to the NHS.
We are looking to interview people of South Asian heritage who have been employed by the NHS, particularly first generation older people who arrived in the UK from the 1950 onwards.
The oral testimonies we collect will […]
Rape Crisis Scotland | 10 August 2010
This film explores the impact of sexual violence on survivors and highlights the support services offered by the Rape Crisis Network in Scotland. Women who have been supported by Rape Crisis centres describe their own journeys of recovery and the part that Rape Crisis has played […]
From Scottish Government (via Midlothian Voluntary Action):
….in response to the severity of the humanitarian crisis in Pakistan, the Scottish Government has made available £500,000 from it’s International Development Fund. Organisations in Scotland who are responding to the crisis and assisting those affected by the floods, are able to apply for funding from the Scottish […]
From Fiona Campbell:
This letter is an invitation to consider participating in a study I am conducting as part of my PhD in the Department of Geography and Sociology at the University of Strathclyde, under the supervision of Dr. Colin Clark and Dr. Wun Chan. I would like to provide you with more information about this […]
We know that LGBT people live and work in all parts of Scotland, however the picture of equality can differ greatly between Scotland’s rural and urban centres. Whether it’s about achieving that critical mass, changing attitudes or improving local services for LGBT people, there is much to be done to ensure LGBT people can be […]
