Fife could be one of the test pilots for project which could give every citizen a basic income.Continue reading Equality News Update: Fife Today: Fife backs pilot to give every citizen a basic income
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Human rights concern over Covid-19 care home response
The Scottish Human Rights Commission has said the rights of older people may have been breached in the response to the pandemic Continue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Human rights concern over Covid-19 care home response
Equality News Update: Daily Record: Dealing with being different: Two men due in court after string of ‘bogus workmen’ incidents in Fife
Two men have been arrested and charged in connection with bogus workmen incidents in various locations in FifeContinue reading Equality News Update: Daily Record: Dealing with being different: Two men due in court after string of ‘bogus workmen’ incidents in Fife
Equality News Update: Fife Today: New action plan to tackle holiday hunger in Fife
Fife is set to fund meals throughout summer to tackle the growing issue of holiday hunger.Continue reading Equality News Update: Fife Today: New action plan to tackle holiday hunger in Fife
Equality News Update: The Courier: Human trafficking warning for Tayside and Fife’s rural businesses
Rural businesses across Tayside and Fife are being warned of an increased risk of human trafficking and exploitation.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Courier: Human trafficking warning for Tayside and Fife’s rural businesses
Equality News Update: Daily Mail: Yes, slavers were evil – but we must learn, not hide, from the horrors of what they did: Heartfelt plea from SIR GEOFF PALMER who came to Britain with the Windrush generation
The mindset created during the years of British slavery in the West Indies, when black people were unfairly described as inferior to white people, still, I believe, sadly persists in many today.Continue reading Equality News Update: Daily Mail: Yes, slavers were evil – but we must learn, not hide, from the horrors of what they did: Heartfelt plea from SIR GEOFF PALMER who came to Britain with the Windrush generation
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Disabled people abused over physical distancing
The overwhelming majority of disabled Scots say they have faced difficulties with physical distancingContinue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Disabled people abused over physical distancing
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 storiesContinue reading Equality News Update: Nina’s Personal Thoughts on Black Lives Matter and Racial Equality
Equality News Update: tes: BAME people ‘woefully underrepresented’ in schools
The lack of BAME teachers in Scottish schools is ‘unacceptable’, said Scottish first minister Nicola SturgeonContinue reading Equality News Update: tes: BAME people ‘woefully underrepresented’ in schools
Equality News Update: Scottish Housing News: New advisory board to focus on equality, human rights and social justice
An expert advisory board is to be established to drive progress towards a fairer, more equal Scotland in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.Continue reading Equality News Update: Scottish Housing News: New advisory board to focus on equality, human rights and social justice
Equality News Update: Scottish Housing News: Age Scotland survey reveals need for more suitable homes for older people
Fewer than half of people over the age of 55 think their home will be suitable in later life, new research by Age Scotland has found.Continue reading Equality News Update: Scottish Housing News: Age Scotland survey reveals need for more suitable homes for older people
Equality News Update: Third Force News: Normal is a long way off for those living with health conditions
Morna Simpkins says those who are shielding during the coronavirus pandemic still face a lot of uncertaintyContinue reading Equality News Update: Third Force News: Normal is a long way off for those living with health conditions
Equality News Update: Edinburgh Live: Edinburgh Pride: Scotland to become first nation in the world to put LGBTQ history on curriculum
By 2021, schools across the country are expected to include lessons about LGBTQ equality and history in their educational plans.Continue reading Equality News Update: Edinburgh Live: Edinburgh Pride: Scotland to become first nation in the world to put LGBTQ history on curriculum
Equality News Update: The Courier: EXCLUSIVE: Family of Fife man Sheku Bayoh filled with ‘untold pain’ by the death of George Floyd in the USA
As Black Lives Matter plan peaceful protests in Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow on Sunday June 7 out of solidarity for events gripping the USA, Michael Alexander speaks to the family and lawyer of Fife man Sheku Bayoh who died whilst being arrested by police in Kirkcaldy in 2015.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Courier: EXCLUSIVE: Family of Fife man Sheku Bayoh filled with ‘untold pain’ by the death of George Floyd in the USA
Equality News Update: The Gazette: Residency rules leave hundreds of EU citizens in ‘state of limbo’ in Renfrewshire
HUNDREDS of foreigners who have made Renfrewshire their home are “in limbo” over whether they can stay here, The Gazette can reveal.Continue reading Equality News Update: The Gazette: Residency rules leave hundreds of EU citizens in ‘state of limbo’ in Renfrewshire