EMF Policy Seminars 2008 Series
Ethnic Minorities, Employment and Skills Seminar
Tuesday 3 June 2008 from 11:00 – 14:00 (including lunch)
The Committee Room, No. 2 Millbank, London SW1P 3LX
The Ethnic Minority Foundation (EMF) cordially invites you to participate in a policy seminar with key government representatives and stakeholders to discuss the latest value for money study on Increasing Employment Rates for Ethnic Minorities.
We are delighted that the Rt. Hon Stephen Timms MP, Minister of State for Employment and Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions, will be able to share with us his Department’s efforts to increase labour market participation among minority ethnic groups.
The seminar will be chaired by Lord Bhatia OBE, Chairman of EMF, and feature a contribution from Dr Krishna Sarda (Hon) FRSA, Chief Executive of EMF. Delegates will have an opportunity to engage in debate with the speakers during the ensuing Questions and Answers session.
After lunch, a follow-up event will take place (14:00 to 16:00) focusing specifically on EMF’s own recent initiative aimed at enabling access to employment for minority ethnic women. We will discuss with a select group of funders and interested parties the Foundation’s Developing Leadership among British Muslim Women through Training, Education and Employment Programme, which aims to place 10,000 Muslim women into the labour market. If you wish to attend this afternoon session, please let us know.
We hope you will be able to join us on this occasion and look forward to hearing from you soon.
EMF Policy Seminars 2008 Series
Tuesday 3 June 2008 from 14:00 – 16:00
The Committee Room, No. 2 Millbank, London SW1P 3LX
The Ethnic Minority Foundation (EMF) invites you to attend a social investment event with key funders and stakeholders to discuss EMF’s latest initiative to widen labour market participation for minority ethnic women: the Foundation’s Developing Leadership among British Muslim Women through Training, Education and Employment Programme, which aims to place 10,000 Muslim women into the labour market.
The event will be chaired by Lord Bhatia OBE, Chair of EMF, and will feature contributions from Dr Krishna Sarda (Hon), Chief Executive of EMF, and Chris Webb, Director of Tribal Group, who will jointly consider the scope of the programme and ways in which interested parties may become involved in delivering its objectives. Participants, including representatives from the public, private and voluntary sector will have an opportunity to discuss the scheme in detail with the speakers during the ensuing Questions and Answers session.
We hope you will be able to join us on this occasion and look forward to hearing from you soon.
Conversations @ LondonEast Series 2008
One London. 7.5 million Londoners: The Challenge of Diversity – Roundtable discussion
and
Contemporary British Identity: English Language, Migrants and Public Discourse – Book Launch
Thursday 5 June 2008 from 18:00 – 20:00
Boardman House, 64 Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1NG
The Ethnic Minority
Foundation (EMF) cordially invites you to join us in a roundtable
discussion on the diversity challenges facing London as part of
Conversations @LondonEast
Series 2008. Designed to explore solutions to key social policy
problems, the event will be chaired by Dr Krishna Sarda (Hon) FRSA,
Chief Executive of EMF, who will share his vision of the future of
the capital and the role played by minority ethnic communities in
shaping it.
The launch of the newly published book Contemporary British Identity: English Language, Migrants and Public Discourse by Dr Christina Julios FRSA, EMF’s Director of Policy and External Affairs, will follow (see attachment). Dr Julios will consider the evolution of Britain’s national identity over time and the policy implications of living with difference while sharing common values.
Members of the audience, including government representatives, local community leaders, Third Sector practitioners and academics will have an opportunity to engage in debate with the speakers during the ensuing Questions and Answers session.
We hope you will be able to join us on this occasion and look forward to hearing from you soon.
EMF Policy Seminars 2008
Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 – Relevant Third Party Consultation
Tuesday 11 March 2008 from 04:00 pm – 06:00 pm
The Committee Room, No 2 Millbank, London SW1P 3LX
The Ethnic Minority Foundation cordially invites you to participate in a policy seminar with key Government representatives and stakeholders to discuss the issue of Forced Marriage, within the context of the current consultation run by the Ministry of Justice on Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 - Relevant Third Party.
We are delighted that Bridget Prentice MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Justice will be able to share with us the Government’s perspective on the Forced Marriage Act.
This seminar will be chaired by Lord Bhatia OBE, EMF’s Chairman, with an introduction from Dr Krishna Sarda (Hon) FRSA, EMF’s Chief Executive.
The event will feature contributions from Gillian Brooks, Implementation Manager – Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 at the Ministry of Justice, who will provide an overview of the Ministry’s Consultation; and Hannah Buckley, Home Office Policy Adviser at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s Forced Marriage Unit, who will explore the work of the Unit.
As a national charity working to improve the lives of Britain’s most vulnerable communities, EMF is pleased to host this important event. The Forced Marriage Consultation Seminar will take place on Tuesday 11 March 2008 at No 2 Millbank, Westminster. For further details contact Enquiries@EMFoundation.org.uk
Forced Marriage an evil in our society – Bridget Prentice
EMF & British Brands Group
Consumer Research Seminar
Thursday 6 March 2008 from 02:30 pm – 04:30 pm
The Committee Room, No 2 Millbank, London W1P 3LX
The Ethnic Minority Foundation in partnership with the British Brands Group is holding a Seminar with key stakeholders on the latest research commissioned by the British Brands Group on ‘Consumer needs not being met by UK grocery market’. John Noble, Director of the British Brands Group states:
“Supermarkets meet basic needs well but, for many, other factors have to be compromised in order to benefit from the convenience of “all under one roof”. With an increasingly diverse UK population but an increasingly homogenous retail offer with declining numbers of specialist and convenience stores, these surprisingly high levels of dissatisfaction are only set to increase.”
The British Brands Group represents the voice of brand manufacturers in the UK and its member companies supply a wide variety of branded goods including, food and drink, household, pharmaceutical, DIY, clothing and sports goods.
As a national charity, working to improve the lives of Britain’s communities, EMF is delighted to host an event in which the needs of vulnerable consumers will be explored.
The EMF & British Brands Group Consumer Research Seminar will take place on Thursday 6 March 2008 at Millbank, Westminster and will be Chaired by Lord Bhatia, EMF’s Chairman.
This will be an opportunity to hear the perspective of John Noble, Director of the British Brands Group and a chance to discuss the research findings with Don Edwards, the author of the report at a Questions and Answers Session.
To view the research compiled:
Consumer needs not being met by Grocery Market
For further information on the British Brands Group: http://www.britishbrandsgroup.org.uk/
EMF Policy Seminar Series
Challenges Facing Minority Ethnic Pensioners
30 April 2007 Millbank, Westminster, London
Physical Education ITT Network National Conference
11 October 2007 Woodside, Warwickshire
Regional Seminar: Improving Diversity in the Teaching Workforce (Physical Education)
In partnership with the Association for Physical Education and sponsored by Capacitybuilders
24 October 2007
Bristol
25 October 2007
Manchester
22 November 2007
London
EMF EQUAL Project Seminar
Minority Ethnic Women and Employment
Date: 31 October 2007
Venue: Boardman House, Stratford, London
EMF EQUAL Project Seminar: Pathways to Economic Integration
Date: 28 November 2007
Venue: Boardman House, Stratford, London
Press Release Link: EMF investigates employment difficulties experienced by Britain's minority ethnic women