Influencing Change: Improving dialogue between BAME communities and the Public Sector
Posted by cmignons
Free Partnership Event sponsored by BNRRN, MiNet and Islington BME Forum and supported by ROTA
| When | Feb 09, 2010 from 09:30 am to 02:00 pm |
|---|---|
| Where | Emirates Stadium |
| About | general |
| Type | general |
| Who |
BME Frontline groups local infrastructure organisations Individuals Council representatives Representatives from statutory bodies and agencies Funders |
This event brings together people working across areas of health, community safety, housing, education, social and wellbeing, and the environment to discuss and produce models of effective engagement. These will be shared more widely across London.
It aims to encourage greater understanding of the role the BAME third sector can play as a partner to improve and help deliver agendas locally. Our approach is to bring together public, private and third sector agencies to formulate strategies to increase collaborative working.
The role of the BAME third sector and the work we do is often misunderstood. This event offers an opportunity for honest dialogue and a chance to improve understanding about how BAME organisations can work with public sector agents locally towards common objectives.
The event will:
- bring together local BAME Forums and local infrastructure organisations (LIOs)
- allow participants to find out how BAME forums and LIOs can help deliver locally
- raise questions to key decision makers.
Speakers include:
Brendan Loughran - recently appointed as Group Director for Learning and Skills at the London Development Agency and will be involved in forming the Third Sector engagement strategy.
Jenny Willott MP - Liberal Democrat Shadow Charities spokesperson. During recent Cabinet Office questions in the House of Commons, MP Willott challenged Angela Smith MP, Minister for the Third Sector, over government's decision to divert £750,000 from the Campaign Research Programme into the Hardship Fund.
Other confirmed speakers include:
Pragna Patel - Director, Southall Blacksisters
Lela Kogbara - Assistant Chief Executive, London Borough of Islington
Gaynor Humphreys - Director, London Funders.
A number of interactive workshops will be held for groups on:
- Health and well-being
- Housing
- Education and attainment
- Community safety
- Environment
- Commissioning framework
These workshops will discuss how these organisations can be involved in delivering policy driven initiatives at a local level, and present opportunities to put forward questions to key statutory bodies.
Best practices emerging from this event will be shared more widely across London and with key decisions makers.
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For more details contact tel 020 7902 1939
More details are available at the event website
