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Local events that are relevant to ethnic minority issues in the following areas:

South Gloucestershire

Bristol

North Somerset

Bath & North East Somers

South Gloucestershire

At Wheatfield Primary School on 18th March 2010. All children welcome. A story teller has been booked. We celebrate the many people with different cultural backgrounds who now live in this area.
(375KB) Bridging the Gap

Bristol

Refugee Week

Refugee Week celebrates the contribution of refugees to the UK through arts, cultural and education events.

(134KB) Report on Refugee Week 2009

Refugee Week is a UK wide programme of events which celebrate the contribution of refugees to the UK. In recognition of this, EIAT and the Red Cross planned activities aimed at raising awareness about refugees and asylum seekers, including their achievements. This also fits in with PSHE/Citizenship aims and links in with Community Cohesion objectives.

(1817KB) 'UPROOTED' Poetry by Bristol School children

The poetry workshops during Refugee Week were particularly effective, with the pupils producing some fantastic poems which you can read in this booklet,

For national information, please visit:

www.refugeeweek.org.uk

North Somerset

Pre-Esol courses
Funded by the Learning Skills Council, run by North Somerset to encourage people to take part in all aspects of learning including career advice
(41KB) More information on Pre-Esol courses is available on this flyer

Bath & North East Somerset

Black Families Education Support Group
Black Families Education Support Group provides education activities for young people aged 5 - 16 who represent minority ethnic groups in Bath and North East Somerset. Activities include creative and performing arts projects, short film workshops, and sports and multimedia activities. The group also organise educational trips and career visits.
(48KB) More information on the Black Families Education Support Group is available on this flyer

Voice Minority Supplementary School
Voice Minority Supplementary School opened in October 2007 and aims to positively impact on educational achievement, motivation and aspirations of Black and Minority Ethnic young people in the Bath and North East Somerset area. The service is for 13 - 16 year old BME young people. The main session takes place on Saturdays from 11 - 1 p.m., term time only, at Invention Studios, Bath.
(29 KB) More information on Voice Minority Supplementary School is available on this flyer

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