brap have been commissioned by the Equality and Diversity Forum to write a paper on good practice in preventing or managing potential conflicts between different equality rights.
We would really like to hear from you if you can think of examples you may have encountered where the rights of an individual or a group have conflicted with the rights of another - for example, where somebody’s right to express their beliefs has prevented others from enjoying particular rights such as the right to work. These conflicts could be in a range of settings (the workplace, public authorities, voluntary sector and in communities), could relate to conflicts between a range of groups (gender, age, class, etc) and could relate to conflicts between a range of rights that people feel are important to them.
We'd be particularly keen to hear about some of the more successful approaches to managing and resolving competing/ conflicting equality claims like this. This is potentially an opportunity for your own organisation to showcase good practice in this regard.
brap has launched a new book all about the black and minority ethnic third sector – its roots, the political context in which it operates, the challenges it faces, and its future development.
As well as being a useful resource for people working with or for BME third sector organisations, The Pied Piper is a provocative and enjoyable account of the last 60 years of race relations – a good read as well as a good resource.
Offering a better understanding of the BME sector and its development, The Pied Piper has already received acclaim from a variety of sources. Nelarine Cornelius, Professor of Human Resource Management and Organization Studies at Bradford University, described the book as “an excellent overview of modern race relations – extremely useful to anyone wanting to know why the BME third sector is the way it is.”
Roger Zetter, Professor of Refugee Studies at Oxford University, said: “The Pied Piper is a readable introduction to the BME third sector moves away from simple narratives to explode some myths about black and minority ethnic communities and their chequered relations with policy makers.”
Our CEO Joy was on the radio over the weekend debating whether the government should focus its efforts on tackling inequality arising from class rather than race. You can listen to the debate below, introduced by Kwame Kwei-Armah.
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