Baroness Margaret Prosser OBE
(Deputy Chair Equality & Human Rights Commission)

Phil Hope MP
(Minister for the East Midlands) (Minister for the Third Sector)
   

Roger McKenzie
(Midlands Trade Union Congress)

Dee Martin
(Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living)
   

Ceri Goddard
(British Institute for Human Rights)

Toni Montinaro
(Derbyshire Friend)
   

Also of  interest :

 

Tim Wainwright the newly appointed English Regions Director for the Equality and Human Rights Commission will be also be attending the conference and he would like to meet and talk to colleagues who attend the conference. If you would like to meet Tim at the conference to discuss any areas of equalities and human rights practices for the English regions, please come along and have a chat with him.

 

Equalities and human rights in the UK have long been recognized as an important part of our struggle against injustice and freedom from the fear of discrimination. Nationally and regionally the landscape for civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights and discrimination is changing. A large part of building a better future for all has to ensure that in rebuilding and developing our communities we promote use of new rights delivered through new and emerging human rights and equalities legislation as a tool for tackling poverty and social exclusion.

Social regeneration is about shaping the communities of tomorrow, and securing social justice, economic strength and sustainable futures for all. Billions of pounds of public money are being invested in the East Midlands to create brighter futures for some of the region's most deprived areas. For this money to be truly well spent we need to be sure that this huge investment is being used to create cohesive, equal and integrated communities. We need to ensure that new development fosters interaction rather than deepening existing fractures and grievances within communities. Public investment must tackle longstanding social and economic inequalities and revive the local community to develop communities where we can all share a space in. The built environment we live in has the potential to bring dramatic changes and new opportunities that give us the best chance of building communities that we all have a stake in.

The conference aims to explore the equalities and human rights debate in order to assist and support professionals working in the public and community sectors to tackle discrimination and social exclusion.

 

The morning session will highlight key aspects of the equalities and human rights debate to inform participants how to engage with stakeholders to identify how the six equality strands can work together.
 
Human Rights and Equality - This two hour workshop facilitated by the British Institute of Human Rights will raise awareness of the key human rights ideas, principles and standards and how they relate to equality and their important role in tackling inequality in policy and practice for the VCS/public sector.
 
Human rights – the ideas - What human rights are, where they came from, how they work and how they relate to equality
 
Human rights – the law - Key international, regional and domestic standards, focusing on the Human Rights Act 1998 and the institutional and policy context, including the Equality and Human Rights Commission.
 
Human rights – the practice - How to use a human rights based approach to tackle inequality, using practical case studies relevant to your work.  
 

The afternoon will develop round table discussions and dialogue workshops to examine how the six equality strands will offer new avenues for challenging discrimination, opening up new visions for the future and introducing new policy and strategic frameworks into your organization.
 

To book your place at the conference please print off, compete the registration form to this invitation and return to VIVITAS by clicking here. Or Book Online by clicking here.

There are limited places available so please return your registration form as soon as possible.

For further information call
07985 111233 or email - info@vivitas.co.uk
 
Statutory Sector organisations £100.00 per delegate
Third Sector organisations £25.00 per delegate
Private Sector  organisations £250.00 per delegate