This week is Mental Health Awareness Week! Mental health awareness week hopes to raise awareness of the importance of mental health throughout our lives, as well as how we can influence policy and work together to overcome the challenges and barriers created by mental health inequalities. This year there is a wide range of campaigns … Continue reading Nature and Mental Health – #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek2021
Equality News Update: Fife Today: New Fife project launches cultural food parcels
Reported by Scottish Government News – the news we share raises awareness of equality issues being reported in the media. In case you missed it, as part of our Minority Ethnic 60+ Project - we're creating cultural food parcels that are available to members of the project. We're trying to reach as many minority ethnic … Continue reading Equality News Update: Fife Today: New Fife project launches cultural food parcels
Fife Council – Spaces for People: Equality Impact Assessment Survey
Spaces for People - Equality Impact Assessment Survey Fife council is proposing to put in temporary measures that help people socially distance when travelling throughout Fife. The measures are designed to be temporary; they need to be easy to put in place and can be moved or used in different locations in Fife. The measures … Continue reading Fife Council – Spaces for People: Equality Impact Assessment Survey
Black History Month – October 2020
Black History Month in Scotland is an opportunity for us to celebrate African, Caribbean and Asian people and the massive contributions they have made throughout Scottish history, as well as bringing to light the inspiring stories and individuals that are often left out of the history books. This month is also an opportunity for us … Continue reading Black History Month – October 2020
Equality News Update – Fife Today: Lottery funding will help to reach ‘easy to ignore’ elderly Fife group
Reported by FifeToday – the news we share raises awareness of equality issues being reported in the media. Minority ethnic people over the age of 60 in Fife can now benefit from the support of multilingual workers when accessing public services thanks to National Lottery funding. The Minority Ethnic Older People Project is a new … Continue reading Equality News Update – Fife Today: Lottery funding will help to reach ‘easy to ignore’ elderly Fife group
Social Change through Collective Action by Damian Hoggan-Radu
We all like to listen to stories, versions of the same story, or different types of stories, but what’s important is that the narrative of a story has a powerful effect on us as people. We also like to tell stories, especially about things that happened to us. In fact, this is how we communicate on a daily basis, when we catch up with friends and family, we exchange stories. And the narrative of an event becomes even more important when we experience a negative incident. In narrating that incident, we allow others to empathize with us, but the narration also allows us to better process the facts and the emotional implications.
Equality News Update: Nina’s Personal Thoughts on Black Lives Matter and Racial Equality
I have been listening and sharing stories of how ‘Black Lives Matter’ affecting us individually. Revisiting our own experiences of racism is draining and tiring. I salute the people who speak up and share their stories
Equality News Update: The Courier: Fife public urged to stand up to hate after increase in abuse against key workers
Fife’s key workers have reported increasing racial abuse and vandalism since the start of the coronavirus lockdown.
Equality News Update: Press Release: Fife Centre for Equalities encourage people to say no to hate during pandemic.
Fife Centre for Equalities (FCE) are launching a new campaign to ask people to protect our key workers from hate during the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic crisis.
FCE Press Release: Fife Disabled Woman Wins Discrimination Case
Fife Centre for Equalities (FCE) helped a local disabled woman to win her discrimination case after she was dismissed by her employer.
Equality News Update: Diversity Week Fife, Day 5!
Diversity Week Fife aims to work in partnership with a range of local organisations and groups to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.
Equality News Update: Diversity Week Fife, Day 4!
Diversity Week Fife aims to work in partnership with a range of local organisations and groups to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.
Equality News Update: Diversity Week Fife, Day 3!
Diversity Week Fife aims to work in partnership with a range of local organisations and groups to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.
Equality News Update: Diversity Week Fife, Day 2!
Diversity Week Fife aims to work in partnership with a range of local organisations and groups to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.
Equality News Update: Diversity Week Fife 2019 is here!
Diversity Week Fife aims to work in partnership with a range of local organisations and groups to celebrate the vibrancy and diversity of life in Fife.