We are really pleased to invite you to our next Equality and Diversity Forum for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole on Thursday, 18th of July 2019
Arrivals from 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start and a finish at 7.30pm.

The forum will take place:
in the HMS Phoebe room at Bournemouth Town Hall,
Bourne Ave,Bournemouth
BH2 6DY
Car park on site, FREE tea, coffee and other delicious refreshments on arrival provided!

We are delighted to welcome Graham Farrant, Chief Executive of the new Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, who will share with us his vision for the future of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole.
It is a great opportunity to meet him and to interact with him if you want to.

Lyn Jeffrey from Dorset Community Action will be the second speaker of the evening and will talk about the Inspire Dorset project.

As always, there will be an opportunity for anybody to share events/projects during the Community Notices slot.

We really hope you will be able to join us and would be grateful if you could confirm your attendance via:
– FB message
– email enquiries@dorsetrec.org.uk
– calling 01202 392954

A few words of introduction about our forum.

The Equality & Diversity Forum is the network of local organisations committed to progress towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation and broader equality and human rights issues, or any combination thereof.
It offers members the opportunity to discuss a wide range of equality, diversity and inclusion issue topics in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorset.

The protected characteristics that are covered by the Equality Act 2010 are:
– age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion and belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Objectives of our forums:
– to promote human rights and equality and in particular work towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or any combination thereof;
– to build the capability of diverse individuals, groups and organisations within the voluntary and community sector;
– to promote their effective involvement in the development of policy and the planning and delivery of services
– the forum is a channel for communication between diverse individuals, and statutory and non-statutory organisations.