I want it to act as a catalyst for permanent and irrevocable change, not just across our public services, but across the whole of society." He continued, "We must […]
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On 21 February, Bill Acharjee from the Black members committee attended a cross party roundtable event in Portcullis House aimed at combatting racism
The UNISON South East Equality Calendar for 2023 is now live! View this year’s equality calendar Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for UNISON members to get involved. We hope it will be useful for you in knowing when […]
Delegates make their voices heard at Scottish city’s International Conference Centre
Southampton District branch are hosting a lunchtime event where guest speakers will discuss a range of subjects around mental health and the cost of living crisis, with debt and well-being advice and more. Beginning at 12:30pm, the event at the John Hansard Gallery on Thursday 15th December will include lunch, mince pies and sherry! To book your place, […]
The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace
Black Members in the South East unite this October
Celebrating the festival of lights
On 12 February 2022, Rosita Ellis became the first Black woman to be elected to the most senior elected position in UNISON South East
Another key theme raised by many speakers was the horrific racist strip search by Hackney Police of the young Black school girl known as ‘Child Q’. It was also great to see the poet and […]
Guest blog from Regional Convenor and Black Members Committee Chair Rosita Ellis for International Women’s Day 2022
Our branches in the region continually experience growing pressures to represent members due to privatisation, commissioning and the effects of austerity on our services at a time where our facilities to […]
Black History Month is an opportunity to celebrate the the contributions of African, Asian and Caribbean people to the economic, cultural and political life in the UK. We’ll be hosting a Black History Weekend 15-16 October, featuring historian David Olusoga.
UNISON condemns the vile online racism towards the England football team
As a result of COVID-19, many conferences and meetings have had to be cancelled. With this in mind, UNISON South East organised a series of online sessions in place of the usual regional Equality Conference–online and live. The Conference was opened by Regional Manager and Head of Equality, Jo Galloway. “This year has been like […]