UNISON South East Black members committee co-chair Skip Bawa writes about his experience of Black History Month
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Equality is at the heart of everything we do as a union, and we want to make it as easy as possible for you to get involved. We hope the new and innovative UNISON South East interactive Equality Calendar will be useful for you in knowing when equality events and training which interest you are […]
Page on the UNISON South East
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- 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
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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.
- 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
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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 […]
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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
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Reviewing the year at our 2017 Black members AGM and putting plans in place for next twelve months
Article on the UNISON South East
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- 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.
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.
- 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.
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
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If Windrush had never docked, we wouldn’t be celebrating 75 years of our treasured NHS this year, because many of that generation went to work in the health service
General Secretary, General Secretary's blog on the UNISON National
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- Date
- 16 September 2022 11:00am–3:00pm
- Location
- Virtual
Come and meet the National Black Members’ Committee (NBMC).
Event on the UNISON National
site.
- Date
- 17 September 2022 11:00am–1:30pm
- Location
- UNISON Centre
Do you want to be more involved with UNISON’s work on Black LGBT+ equality in the workplace, or just meet other Black LGBT+ UNISON members, this is the meeting for you! Join us on Saturday 17 September 2022 to learn more about the work that the UNISON Black LGBT+ network does for Black LGBT+ equality […]
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