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South East Equality Conference 2023

Date
13 October 2023 10:00am–4:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre, London

Workshops and panel members announced below… Everyone is entitled to be treated with dignity and respect. The ability to live and work without prejudice is a fundamental right, regardless of your background, identity and experiences. Join us for the SE Equality conference! You are invited to the UNISON South East Equality Conference which will help […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

UNISON Party Night (Year of The Black Workers Event)

Date
25 November 2023 8:00pm–11:30pm
Location
Cowley Workers Social Club, Between Towns Road, Oxford, OX4 3LZ

To celebrate 2023 Year of Black Workers, our Oxfordshire Health and Oxford City branches have organised a party night at the Cowley Workers Social Club in Oxford. the event is open to all UNISON Black members and includes a sit down meal and live music from Sir Sambo Sound. Cost: – £5 for members of […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Challenging the hostile environment

Date
10 October 2023 1:00pm–2:00pm
Location
Online event

We are celebrating Black History Month and 2023 Year of Black Workers. This is an online event with UNISON policy officer Narmada Thiranagama taking place on Microsoft Teams. From Windrush to the workplace we will be talking about UNISON’s campaign to defend migrant workers, refugees and Black communities. To register, please email l.obadiah@unison.co.uk. Outcome

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Guest blog: Black History Month 2023

UNISON South East Black members committee co-chair Skip Bawa writes about his experience of Black History Month

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Regional Black Members Committee

Date
22 February 2024 12:00pm–1:00pm
Location
Online meeting

The Regional Black Members Committee represents Black members at a regional level, helping to develop campaigns and inform policy.

Event on the UNISON South East site.

University of Brighton branch release Anti-racism Toolkit

The branch hope their new toolkit will aid members in identifying and confronting racism in the workplace

Article, Black members news on the UNISON South East site.

Tackling Racism in the Workplace

Date
29 July 2022 10:30am–12:00pm
Location
Online event

This online workshop will cover: Understanding racism in the workplace and awareness of the tools to tackle it. Being aware of why people do not speak out when they are victims or witness racism. Being aware of support organisations that are there to help report racism. Understanding what an employer should be doing to protect […]

Event on the UNISON South East site.

Show Racism the Red Card’s new film challenges racism towards NHS workers

Show Racism the Red Card has launched a new video which follows the stories of frontline NHS staff as they recount their experience of racial discrimination at work. The film has contributions from UNISON members and Roger McKenzie, Assistant General Secretary of UNISON, along with a number of high profile footballers from Show Racism the […]

Article on the UNISON South East site.

COVID-19: Black and female workers – more impacted than the rest

Anyone can be infected by COVID-19. But it’s increasingly clear that that’s where the equality ends

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Looking Back; Planning Ahead

Reviewing the year at our 2017 Black members AGM and putting plans in place for next twelve months

Article on the UNISON South East site.

Black Leadership Programme ( FULLY BOOKED)

Date
9 – 10 September 2023
Location
Croyde Bay, North Devon

Join us for the Black Leadership Programme 2023! This exciting two-day event will take place in person at Croyde Bay.

Event on the UNISON South West site.

Message of Support for the Chris Kaba Campaign

24 year-old Chris Kaba was killed following a police car pursuit on 5 September which ended in South London. An inquest into Mr Kaba’s death will be opened on 4 October. In a statement the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it would “explore all of the circumstances surrounding the unarmed father-to-be, including whether […]

Black members news on the UNISON National site.

Disabled Black members network meeting

Date
22 June 2023 2:00pm–4:30pm
Location
UNISON Centre, 130 Euston Road, London NW1 2AY

A meeting to give disabled Black members a chance to network and agree motions to National Disabled Members Conference.

Event on the UNISON National site.

Nominations now open for the 2024 Nelson Mandela Award

Many members will be aware that Nelson Mandela was an honorary member of UNISON. In his lifetime he received over 260 awards including the Nobel Peace Prize. To honour his achievements, the National Black Members’ Committee (NBMC) present the Nelson Mandela Award each year to a Black member who has gone above and beyond. If […]

Black members news on the UNISON National site.

Blog: We can’t truly commemorate Windrush until we have justice

Commitments that UNISON had campaigned for. So we’re fighting it in the High Court, campaigning in parliament and […]

General Secretary, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National site.