Equalities

YouthLink Scotland Seminar : Work with young people from black and minority ethnic communities 

On Wednesday 14 February 2007, YouthLink Scotland held a seminar on Working with young people from BME communities.  The aim of the seminar was to bring together youth work organisations from across Scotland who engage young people from black and minority ethnic (BME) communities in their work. The morning session provided the opportunity for youth work organisations to highlight and share their current practice as well as explore challenges faced and successes achieved. The afternoon session was faciliated by partners from the Building Strengths Within Project, and focussed on sharing learning and experience around young people from minority ethnic backgrounds, mental health and self-harm.  Click here to view the seminar report.


LGBT Youth Charter of Rights

You want to include LGBT young people but you don't know where to start? Well, look no further!

Kathleen Marshall, Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People says:
"If you provide any kind of service to the community the LGBT Youth Charter of Rights and its accompanying free toolkit will provide you with a mechanism by which you can ensure that you are meaningfully engaging with and including lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people".

The LGBT Youth Charter of Rights sets a benchmark for the mainstreaming of equal rights for LGBT young people.

LGBT Youth Scotland is committed to supporting organisations which aim to:

  • identify, adopt and promote good practice
  • ensure that they are fulfilling their legislative obligations
  • learn to challenge homophobia, and talk about issues facing LGBT young people in a non-threatening way
  • diversify and improve the quality of their service
  • set themselves apart as a centre of excellence in LGBT inclusion.

Registered organisations will aim to achieve the LGBT Youth Charter Mark through training, partnership working and through our Charter Toolkit and online resource bank. All you need to do is register online at www.lgbtyouth.org.uk to order your free Charter Toolkit and to start the journey towards including LGBT young people.


2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All

The European Union has designated the year 2007 as European Year of Equal Opportunities for All and defined three key aims:

  1. Making European Union citizens aware of their right to non-discrimination and equal treatment.
  2. Promoting equal opportunities for all - access to employment education in the workplace or in the healthcare sector.
  3. Promoting the benefits of diversity for the European Union.

Activities during the theme year will focus on any kind od discrimination that may be addressed at the European level, whether connected to race or ethnic origin, religion or beliefs, age, gender, sexual orientation or disability.  Special focus will be given to the phenomenon of multiple discrimination, characterised by individuals suffering from unequal or unfair treatment for several reasons.


RESOURCES

European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
Find out about the campaign, the activities that are taking place to mark the year, and how organisations in the UK can get involved.
http://equality2007.europa.eu 

Eurobarometer: Discrimination in the European Union
A special edition of the EU-wide public opinion survey that was commissioned to tie in with the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
http://ec.europa.eu/public_opinion/archives/eb_special_en.htm#263  

Same Difference?
A guide to working with equalities groups in community learning and development. www.communitiesscotland.gov.uk/samedifference 

Same Difference.pdf

 

 

 

 

 


 

 
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