[WiLT] Fw: Voice4Change England e-alert 17th April

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From: "Martin Ball" <Martin at voice4change-england.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 4:00 PM
Subject: Voice4Change England e-alert 17th April


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Dear Partners, Subscribers, and Friends,

I am including below information on events, jobs, and activities that
might be of use or possible interest to your work.

V4CE is seeking the views of BME Third Sector organisations to inform
its response to the CLG consultation Tackling race inequalities. There
is a V4CE briefing
http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk/tackling_race_inequalities.html
and an online questionnaire
http://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1212992 to gather
views. Please complete the V4CE questionnaire by the end of Tuesday
5th May so that we can meet the government consultation deadline
of18th May 2009.

London's LEAP employment service is facing closure due to a lack of
public funding and the Black Training & Enterprise Group
http://www.bteg.co.uk/employment_prospects_for_black_and_minority_ethnic.html
has called for the Mayor of London and the Government to intervene to
ensure that BME communities continue to receive vital help in tackling
unemployment during the recession. LEAP has established a petition
http://www.leap.org.uk/ for individuals and organisations to support
the call for continued funding.

The first issue of the BME Voice newspaper http://www.bme.org.uk/news
has been launched by the BME VCS Regional Panel for Yorkshire and the
Humber. The newspaper aims to provide a platform for the Yorkshire and
Humber BME Voluntary and Community Sector to showcase the wonderful
work it does, and also a platform for regional & local organisations
to communicate with the sector.

The Confederation of Indian Organisations http://www.cio.org.uk/, in
partnership with the Stroke Association, will be launching a new
initiative to increase awareness about 'Stroke' amongst the Asian
communities in the Midlands on 24th April 2009 at 10am at the Peepul
Centre, Leicester. The guests include Professor Tom Robinson who is
the Professor of Stroke Medicine at the University Hospitals of
Leicester NHS Trust, the former Secretary of State the Rt Hon Patricia
Hewitt MP and Cllr Manjula Sood, the first Asian woman Lord Mayor of
Leicester. For more information contact: Vinod Kotecha on 0116-2611
768 ext 3061.

The NCVO Barclays Leadership Programme 2009/10
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/leadershipprogramme2009 is now open for
applications until 27th April.  If you are a chair of trustees, chief
executive or team leader within a smaller voluntary and community
sector organisation and would like to build on your leadership skills,
this programme is designed for you. For further information call
Georgina Anstey on 020-7520 2511 or Georgina.Anstey at ncvo-vol.org.uk

The Institute of Fundraising is offering free places at its Fight the
Recession with Gift Aid conference to any organisation with an annual
income of less than £100,000. The conference looks at how to make
maximum use of Gift Aid and is in London on 9th June. Charities can
apply for free entry http://www.tax-effective-giving.org.uk./ and the
deadline for applications is 1st May.

Friends, Families and Travellers
http://www.gypsy-traveller.org/wp-content/uploads/file/domestic_violence_conference.pdf
is organising the UK's first conference on Domestic Violence in Gypsy
and Traveller Communities on 8th May 2009, in London. Speakers from
Gypsy and Traveller domestic violence projects and Women's Aid will
share their insights and experiences on a difficult topic for
communities which have traditionally relied on family to solve
problems. FFT will launch a revised guide to 'Supporting Gypsy and
Traveller women and Children living with Domestic Violence' together
with a set of case studies illustrating real experiences. Further
details from fft at gypsy-traveller.org

Community Development Exchange http://www.cdx.org.uk/ is organising a
series of regional events to bring together practitioners across all
sectors to discuss the key challenges of current policy agendas and
explore practical solutions. The venues include Nottingham,
Wolverhampton, Stockport, Crawley, London, and Leeds and take place
between 11th May and 18th June. Booking and further details from
denise at cdx.org.uk

The Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance is organising a policy
panel on the issues faced by young Black and Minority Ethnic (BME)
offenders in the criminal justice system. It takes place on 18th May
at the Barrow Cadbury Trust office in London. Further details from
Nathan Dick on support at t2a.org.uk

The Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Women Councillors Taskforce
regional event for London is now taking place on 21st May 2009 at
Southwark Town Hall.  Register online
http://livegroup.co.uk/bame/index.php?view=LAMBETH_registration for
this free event to hear inspirational speakers like Councillor Lorna
Campbell, Councillor Candy Sheridan, and Dawn Butler MP.

How do we change the history of deprivation and revive our
communities? 4NW's Social, Economic and Environmental Partners (SEEP)
are holding a 'Deprivation in Communities' symposium to forge a
consensus on the need to tackle deprivation within our poorest
communities by focussing the region on the problem. The Symposium will
directly inform 4NW's approach while drafting RS2010 (the Single
Regional Strategy) and produce a platform for policy interventions in
the future. It is taking place on 9th June 2009 at Preston's
Guildhall. For more information or to reserve a place, contact
dean.jones at 4nw.org.uk

The National Housing Federation's Annual Conference and Social Housing
Exhibition 2009 is taking place 23rd -25th September 2009, in
Birmingham. You can register your interest marketing at housing.org.uk to
receive a brochure as soon as it is available.

Urban Forum are recruiting for a Head of Policy & Research to
co-ordinate their research programme and policy development. Further
details online
http://www.urbanforum.org.uk/recruiting-head-of-policy-%26-research
and the deadline for applications is 5th May 2009.

Do contact me if you have any problems with accessing any of the
links.

All best,
Martin

Martin Ball
Head of Campaigns
Voice4Change England
A national body dedicated to strengthening the BME Third Sector as a
positive force for change
c/o BTEG, 2nd Floor, Lancaster House
31-33 Islington High Street
London N1 9LH
Tel:  020-7843 6131
Fax: 020-7833 1723

We have launched a Valuing the BME Third Sector campaign and are
asking MPs to support us by signing Early Day Motion (no 620
Voice4Change) in recognising the vital contribution being made by the
BME Third Sector. Further details of the EDM and how to lobby MPs can
be found at http://www.voice4change-england.co.uk

Voice4Change England (V4CE) is a national policy body dedicated to
strengthening the Black and Minority Ethnic Third Sector as a positive
force for change and building a thriving future. It provides
co-ordinated policy advocacy for BME groups at local, regional, and
national levels to all types of policy-makers.

You can learn more about how you can get involved in V4CE by becoming
a Subscriber from www.voice4change-england.co.uk