Memo News
Calendar of Events
2002
April Working With Us - Introducing BEMVS to SCVO / SE Portal
Septmber Scottish Consultaion on the National Action Plan Against Racism
Septmber 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

2003
April Community Development & Training
May Connecting Communities - Consulation on new funding programme
November Disclosure Scotland - Introdcution to CRBS, new legisltation 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

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



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 Consultaton 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 Chesholm (MSP) with the youth and community groups representatives from Inverness, Fife, Edinburgh and Glasgow



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 & Discriminationn 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 Dundeei a partnership between BEMIS and the Scottish Executive
November The start of short courses in social justice and tackling discrimination; a partnership intiative 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


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 partneship 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 surroundind areas
October Consultation, Needs analysis of EM in the Highlands
November Consultation with EM communities regading Multicultural centre in the Highland
November Conference on Equalities & Regenaration 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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