2010
March Conference; Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion in Europe partnership between BEMIS and DARE
2009
January Consultation; Health in our multi-ethnic Scotland in partnership with NHS Scotland
January Ethnic Minority/LGBT Round Table Discussion in partnership with Equality Network
February Consultation; Promoting positive mental health in workplaces
February Consultation; with Scottish EM Communities, facilitated by BEMIS about the role of Skill Development Scotland (SDS)
March Conference; Promoting Equality, Dignity Respect in the Workplace in partnership with STUC
March - April consultation; BEMIS & MAIR Associates with diverse ethnic minority communities and service providers on Multi-lingual audio-visual information for the NHS. Consultations held in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway
May consultation; Scottish Government & BEMIS, South Asian Development Programme
May Consultations; With EM Communities, Examining the NHS 24 Services for the EM communities.
May BEMIS & STUC; Open day on employment Rights& the Role of the Trade Unions
June BEMIS & Fawcett Society; event about Ethnic Minority Women and Politics
July Consultation; BEMIS facilitating a Focus Group consultation on the NHS Participation Standard with Scottish EM communities
August BEMIS & Equality Network; Report launch, Ethnic Minority LGBT Project funded by EHRC
September Consultation; "Cycling Action Plan for Scotland" Scottish Government with EM communities in Glasgow, Fife and Dumfries and Galloway, facilitated by BEMIS
September Consultation ;BEMIS & Capability Scotland, accessing justice by minority ethnic disabled people and/or people with a long term condition
October BEMIS Report on Poverty and Community Planning Survey for Ethnic Minority Communities
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2008
February Certified training for EM representatives; Pacific Institute STEPS to excellence for personal success
March Conference; Celebrating working with communities, partnership initiative with Adam Smith College
April Accredited Training; health issues in the community, partnership initiative with CHEX
May Consultations; Attitudes to learning within EM communities. Partnership project with Learndirect, held in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway
June The Gathering-Voluntary organisations Fair; BEMIS provided 12 free stalls for EM organisations and community groups
June CIVICUS World Assembly; Organising two workshops: 1- EM Youth Voice & EU Policies; 2- EM Women participation in politics & Leadership
June - July Graduation of 16 EM representatives from Dundee University BA course in community regeneration and 14 representatives (Glasgow group) finished their HNC course in Community Learning & Development from Adam Smith College
July Women Thinking Equality Group; Start of partnership project with Engender (with Funding from EHRC)
August BEMIS Annual General Meeting (AGM)
August Accredited Training; start of part two - health issues in the community
September Conference; Attitudes to Learning within EM, in partnership with LearnDirect
September Steering Group for EM LGBT Development Project
October- Ongoing Consultations; Developing you Work in Europe in Partnership with WEA and ECOTEC
November Conference; Meeting the additional support of EM Children in partnership with ENQUIRE
December Consultation; Patients' Bill of Rights in partnership with Scottish Government
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2007
February A Review of engagement by CVS's with Ethnic Minority communities, BEMIS report
February A Review of engagement by Public Sector with Ethnic Minority communities, Report
March Ethnic Minority Women in the labour market, Symposium in partnership with Strathclyde University
March BEMIS & Directorate General of Human Rights in Europe Consultation with representatives from Ethnic Minority organisations in Scotland
April BEMIS AGM
April HNC Course in Community Engagement in partnership with Adam Smith College - Fife
May The Gathering & CIVICUIS - voluntary organisations Fair; BEMIS provided 14 free stalls for Ethnic minority Organisations and community groups
June Two consultations with Ethnic Minority communities in Fife around Public Appointment issue, in partnership with the Scottish Executive
June Young Muslim conference in partnership with YSCA and supported by the Scottish Executive
August HNC Course in Community Engagement for Fife and the surrounding areas
October Consultation, Needs analysis of EM in the Highlands
November Consultation with EM communities regarding Multicultural centre in the Highland
November Conference on Equalities & Regeneration in partnership with Aberdeen Alliance
November - December Funding surgeries for the EM groups across Scotland in Partnership with BBC Children in Need
November - December Community Empowerment Workshops in Dumfries & Galloway and Fife, in partnership with the Scottish Government - Communities Scotland
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2006
January Fundraising tour to support community groups in Inverness, Fife and Central Scotland
February Consultation with ethnic minority (EM) communities in partnership with OSCR
March BEMIS AGM
March The Realities of Integration and Race Equality one day conference supported by the Scottish Executives
April - May Ethnic minority ( health) focus groups with various EM community groups across Scotland in partnership with the Equality & Diversity (NHS) programme
August HNC Course in Community Learning and Development with Reid College (Paisley)
August Learning Uncovered, half day seminar in partnership with Learndirect
September How to engage in the new planning system consultation event in partnership with Planning Aid
October Post graduate Diploma course in Equality & Discrimination in partnership with Strathclyde University
October Start of consultations ' Minister for Communities MSP Mr. Malcolm Chisholm Meeting Grass- root Communities in Glasgow, Dumfries & Galloway, Fife and Dundee a partnership between BEMIS and the Scottish Executive
November The start of short courses in social justice and tackling discrimination; a partnership initiative between BEMIS, Strathclyde University and local projects in the area of Dundee, Fife and Dumfries & Galloway
December The launch of National Project, a partnership between BEMIS and REACH Community Health Project
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2005
January Launch of BEMIS website
February Community planning consultation
(Aberdeen, Dumfries & Galloway)
February BEMIS & GARA Community
planning consultation (Glasgow)
March Fundraising Course (start of
1 year course)
March Seminar (International delegates)
during International Women's event
March Healthy working lives
April Community Leadership consultation
in Partnership with1990 Trust
May BA programme in community regeneration
May Publication of the Mapping exercise
for the Scottish BME voluntary sector
June Make poverty History Event in
partnership with SCVO, GCVS and Poverty
Alliance
June Immigration, Migration &
Fresh Talent conference supported by Scottish
Executive
June Review of Census Classifications
Consultation in partnership with GROS
August First Issue of the online
Minority Ethnic Matters Overview (MEMO)
December BEMIS in partnership with YCSA organised a consultation trips for the communities minister Malcolm Chisholm (MSP) with the youth and community groups representatives from Inverness, Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow
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2004
January Community Planning &
Community Engagement
May Capacity Building Grant Scheme
February Children in Need funding
programme
August Fairness
for All consultation
August Strength in Diversity consultation
September Annual General Meeting
2004
September Launch of the Certified
Fundraising Training Programme
September Launch of the National
Award Scheme
September Review on local race equality
work
October Community Learning &
Development
November Children in Need & BEM
communities
November First National Conference
for MVS and Scottish Executive
November Needs of BEM Youth in Scotland
- conference
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2003
April Community Development & Training
May Connecting Communities - Consultation
on new funding programme
November Disclosure Scotland -Introduction
to CRBS, new legislations on
disclosure of information for voluntary sector
service providers
September DIY Web Site Builder
November Learning Needs for BEMVS
September the BEMVS And SCVO - working
together
October Volunteering & the BEMVS
and diverse communities
October Research into the volunteering
needs of the BEM voluntary sector
December Race & Equality in the
United Kingdom _____________________________________________________
2002
April Working With Us - Introducing BEMVS to SCVO
/ SE Portal
September Scottish Consultation on the National Action
Plan Against Racism
September Fundraising for BEMVS organisatoins /
groups
April Ethnic Minority Grant Scheme Funding Programme
November Capacity Building Grant Scheme
October Leadership development, representation
and participating for women
from minority communities
December Strategic Funding Review
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