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The Haiti Earthquake Appeal in Dorset. Click here to find out how to help Dorset support the appeal for the devastating earthquake in Haiti, which has claimed thousands of lives."

>>> Do you or a young person you know want to break into TV? If so, the Network Talent Scheme might be just what you are looking for. Click here to apply.

>>> New material posted on the Poole & Bournemouth Equality and Diversity Forum page here.

>>> The National Health Service MidLifeCheck is a free service to help you find out how you are doing and how to live a healthier life. All your answers are private and no-one else can see your results. Click here to start (could save your life).

>>> Would you like to attract new skills and experience onto your board? Do you find it difficult to recruit and keep trustees? If so - you might benefit from the Trustee Recruitment Roadshow. Click here to find out more.

>>> Is your group looking for somewhere in Bournemouth to meet? Click here for a useful resource listing places to hire.


>>> You are cordially invited to the new NHS BME Network's Launch Conference "Hope Change & Bottom Up" on Friday 4th June, 2010. Click here to learn about the background issues that have made the NHS BME Network necessary and here for a booking form for the conference.

>>> John Denham - Government is committed to tackling inequality and disadvantage wherever it exists. Click here to read more (External link).

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Ever wanted to speak up about a health or social care service in Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole  but not known how? Click here to learn how.

>>> Are you an undocumented migrant living in Dorset? We would like to meet you for a confidential chat. We might be able to help. Phone 01202 553003 and speak to a member of staff.

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Advice on how to secure places of worship from attack. Applies to anyone, but particularly useful to
gurdwaras, mandirs, mosques and synagogues. Click image to download.






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Come and meet your Polish neighbours at the 'International Integration Group & Polish Support Group'. Everyone welcome. For details click
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>>> Social Housing Allocation and Immigrant Communities Report. Get it by clicking
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RACE & DIVERSITY NEWS

1 March 2010 "Police race adviser gets £8,500 for ‘unjustified’ strip-search
As a diversity awareness adviser, Alioune Haynes had enthusiastically accepted an invitation to lecture Kent police officers on the subject of race awareness.

But a few weeks after his talk he discovered his advice had fallen on deaf ears when he was arrested and strip-searched at a nightclub because of his skin colour." >>> More

22 February 2010 "Police discrimination panellist quits after report row
A member of an inquiry into discrimination in policing has resigned, accusing the Conservatives of trying to stop it making critical findings, the Guardian has learned." >>> More

17 February 2010 "Prison Service found to be in breach of discrimination laws
The High Court of Justice has ruled that the National Offender Management Service had failed to comply with disability and race laws in its treatment of foreign national prisoners." >>> More

15 January 2010 "BNP member given 11 years for making bombs and guns
Police found 54 explosive devices from nail bombs to a booby-trapped cigarette packet at Terrance Gavan's home." >>> More

12th January 2010 "Stop-and-search powers ruled illegal by European court
Police powers to use terror laws to stop and search people without grounds for suspicion are illegal, the European Court of Human Rights has ruled." >>> More

29th October 2009 "Musical launch of support group for ethnic minorities
A NEW scheme offering support for ethnic minorities in West Dorset has been launched in a musical style." >>> More

15 September 2009 "Dorset County Council's pledge to fight discrimination
A three-year drive is under way to combat discrimination and ensure fair treatment of everyone in Dorset communities." >>> More

3 April 2009 "Third travellers' site scrapped
A third planned temporary travellers' site in Dorset has been dropped by council chiefs." >>> More

25 February 2009 "Burial site for Muslim community
A dedicated Muslim burial area has been introduced for the first time in a Dorset town.

The burial area, in Kinson cemetery, Bournemouth, will help to meet the religious customs of the Muslim community, the borough council said." >>> More

September 17, 2009 "Bournemouth Reform split deepens
A special meeting of Bournemouth Reform Synagogue has failed to avert a breakaway by members dissatisfied with the shul's direction." >>> More



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