Cultural and Religious Diversity

• 100 Great Black Britons biographies and nominations on 100 Great Black Britons

  www.100greatblackbritons.com/list.html

• BASA – Black & Asian Studies Association to foster research & to disseminate information on the history of Black people in Britain.

  http://blackandasianstudies.org.uk

• Black Britain news and information services to the Black and ethnic minority communities

  www.blackbritain.co.uk/

• Black History Foundation seeks to capture and animate the Black experience by facilitating the creation of a national strategic agency, alongside meaningful partnerships.

  www.blackhistoryfoundation.com/index.htm

• Real Histories resource tool for teachers, parents, pupils and the wider community to support them in their teaching and learning about cultural diversity in the UK

  www.realhistories.org.uk/

• Recognition celebration of achievement & success of Black Britain

  www.recog-nition.co.uk/

• Runnymede Trust bridge-builder between various minority ethnic communities and policy makers

  www.runnymedetrust.org/

• BBC interactive multifaith calendar

  www.bbc.co.uk/religion/calendar/

• Chronological guide to major religious festivals

  www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/features/faith/festivals/spring.shtml

• Guardian Unlimited, Guide to Religions in the UK

  www.guardian.co.uk/religion

• Interfaith Calendar

  www.interfaithcalendar.org/

• Multi Faith Net Research, learning, information and dialogue tool focusing on world religions

  www.multifaithnet.org

• of Race Relations independent race and refugee news network

  www.irr.org.uk/

• Multicultural Matters monthly subscription based newsletter aimed at all professionals communicating with or targeting individual communities within the UK.

  www.multicultural-matters.com/

• NIACE (The National of Adult Continuing Education) links page for Black Practitioners & Learners Network

  www.niace.org.uk/bpln/links.htm

Human Rights

• Amnesty International Worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards

  www.amnesty.org

• Equality and Human Rights Commission The Commission will bring together the expertise and resources to promote equality and tackle discrimination in rleation to gender, gender resasignment, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, race and promote human rights

  www.equalityhumanrights.com

Business Related

• Age Diversity at work a wealth of useful information and guidance on age diversity at work

  www.agepositive.gov.uk

• ACAS Information and guidance on all aspects of employment.

  www.acas.org.uk

• Business in the Community an organisation working with companies to improve the positive impact of business in society.

  www.bitc.org.uk

Refugees/Asylum Seekers

• Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants independent national voluntary organisation, campaigning for justice and combating racism in immigration and asylum law and policy

  www.jcwi.org.uk/index.html

• Refugee Council provides a lifeline to asylum seekers dispersed around the UK - runs support centres offering advice and outreach

  www.refugeecouncil.org.uk

• The impact of Home Office funded services for refugees Home Office report

  www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs04/rdsolr4504.pdf

Research

• Joseph Rowntree Foundation Website contains information on various studies including:
  
  South Asian young disabled people and their families
  www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/742.asp
  
  

  Involving Black disabled people in shaping services
  www.jrf.org.uk/knowledge/findings/socialcare/d61.asp

Travellers

• DfES Working Towards Inclusive Education: Aspects of Good Practice for Gypsy Traveller Children

  www.dfes.gov.uk/research/data/uploadfiles/RR238.doc

• Friends, Families & Travellers voluntary organisation for traveller community

  www.gypsy-traveller.org/

• National Literacy Trust Travellers and literacy

  www.literacytrust.org.uk/Database/travellers.html#organisations

• Travelling people in the UK Factsheet

  www.cf.ac.uk/claws/tlru/Factsheet.pdf

• Your rights: information re the rights of Gypsies and Travellers

  www.yourrights.org.uk/your-rights/chapters/rights-of-gypsies-and-travellers/index.shtml

Other links:-

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  www.leyhill.com

• Underoak - The UK Training Index directory of training courses and training consultants for all areas of management development and IT / computer skills training. The directory holds details of over 25,000 scheduled public training courses and more than 120,000 dates for public courses.

  www.underoak.co.uk