Every year, International Migrants Day is celebrated on 18 December.Continue reading International Migrants Day – #WithDignity 18 December 2018
Fife Women and Inclusion in Politics – Story So Far
In June 2018, FCE made an announcement that we were awarded £5000 by the Scottish Government to develop a local project to tackle the under-representation of disabled, minority ethnic or transgender women as voters, political activists and representatives in Fife. We named this project as ‘Fife Women and Inclusion in Politics’. At the time, weContinue reading Fife Women and Inclusion in Politics – Story So Far
Human Rights Day (#StandUp4HumanRights) – 10 Dec 2018
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an annual observance that was created in 1992 by the United Nations.Continue reading Human Rights Day (#StandUp4HumanRights) – 10 Dec 2018
#YOYP Equality Collective – Your Space
Following on from the #YOYP Equality Collective Planning Meeting, we are holding an information and consultation event for young people to work together and shape a space for ALL young people to be themselves.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD2018) – 03 December 2018
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities is an annual observance that was created in 1992 by the United Nations.Continue reading International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD2018) – 03 December 2018
#YOYP Equality Collective event planning at Scottish Parliament
Our #YOYP Equality Collective meeting took place last Friday at the Scottish Parliament. Thanks to Ewan from the Scottish Parliament Outreach Team, the planning group was lucky to have a quick visit of Holyrood in the quiet after hours before settling in the committee room to plan the next Equality Collective event.
Consultation on Scottish Hate Crime Legislation
The Scottish Government have launched a new consultation on Scottish Hate Crime Legislation, following Lord Bracadale’s recommendations from his review of legislation. It looks to gather your views on consolidating all legislation and expanding statuatory aggravations. Throughout the consultation there will be a number of public events providing an opportunity for communities to come togetherContinue reading Consultation on Scottish Hate Crime Legislation
Exercising Rights – Equality Act and toolkit co-design workshop with PeopleFirst (Fife)
Big shout out to the members of People First (Scotland) Fife Community Group who have spent time working with us on how to make more use of the Equality Act 2010 (click here for a copy of the initial workshop booklet). We are working on co-designing a toolkit to make it easier for more people toContinue reading Exercising Rights – Equality Act and toolkit co-design workshop with PeopleFirst (Fife)
Review of FCE’s use of Social Media to raise awareness about equality, diversity and inclusion
Hello! Welcome to the first of our communications reviews, the purpose of these reviews is to give us an idea of what we’re covering, whether there is a fair balance in regards to content and what we can do improve to our engagement and coverage in a fair and balanced way. The following breakdowns wereContinue reading Review of FCE’s use of Social Media to raise awareness about equality, diversity and inclusion
FCE #YOYP Equality Conference – a quick Blog
We were really impressed by the energy and enthusiasm of participants of our #YOYP Equality Conference on Thursday 8 November 2018. Introducing FCE We started off dropping our labels by being Human Pizzas (click here to find out more) and then we got stuck in more serious discussions around equality and privilege. Pizza game Young peopleContinue reading FCE #YOYP Equality Conference – a quick Blog
Sky Career Information Day – 04 Nov 2018
On 04 Nov 2018, we co-hosted a career information day with Sky Contact Centre Dunfermline. The purpose of the day was to give an insight into what it’s like to work in a Sky contact centre, the range of positions available, what skills you will develop whilst working there and the recruitment process. ThereContinue reading Sky Career Information Day – 04 Nov 2018
Placement Students – Rupert Clark
Hello! My name is Rupert and I have recently graduated from Edinburgh University with a degree in Biomedical Sciences (Neuroscience). I’ve just started out on a graduate medical degree called ScotGEM which is based here in Fife. The course is the first of its kind in Scotland and aims to get more doctors into ruralContinue reading Placement Students – Rupert Clark
Foundation Apprenticeship | Dominic Barrie
I am on a Foundation Apprenticeship, this is a program with Fife Council to support students with the opportunities to get qualifications from doing work experience.
Foundation Apprentice – Rory Brown
I am currently taking part in a 2-year foundation apprenticeship in software development within my school. A part of this course was to have a week’s work placement at a company that works with software, I was placed at Fife Centre for Equalities for my placement.
Sky Career Information Day
Fife Centre for Equalities is working in partnership with Sky Contact Centre (Dunfermline) to promote their jobs and career opportunities.Continue reading Sky Career Information Day