Attached is information of a forthcoming conference organized by JUST West Yorkshire, a racial justice and human rights organization.

It explores the contemporary challenges facing the region following the Northern riots, the 7/7 London bombings and the government’s ‘War on Terror.’

I would be grateful if you could circulate the attached messages and the cover note to colleagues and friends. If you would like to attend the event, conference and booking are attached for your information

Thank You

Ratna Lachman
Director
JUST West Yorkshire

The aim of the one-day conference is to bring policymakers, practitioners and academics together to hear and discuss the latest research on issues of cohesion, diversity and extremism.

For more information, see attached flyer.

On 21 July the Government published its Cohesion Delivery Framework which contains advice to local cohesion practitioners to help them understand the concept of cohesion, map their local communities to identify possible cohesion issues and develop action plans to address those challenges. Inter faith issues and engagement with faith groups are addressed as part of work on cohesion. The text of this is available at http://www.communities.gov.uk/documents/communities/pdf/898656.pdf

NB. With contribution from Inter Faith Network for the UK.

Alice Tligui Training

Extending Cultural Awareness

What is cultural awareness and how do we acquire it?

This one day course:
· Helps participants to appreciate the process of cultural identification
· Demonstrates how to read and understand cultural rules
· Explores different cultural rules about such topics as food, marriage, hospitality…..
· Looks at the phenomena of culture shock and how this affects behaviour

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk

Alice Tligui Training

Getting to Grips with Community Cohesion - NEW COURSE

This course will consider what policy makers mean by cohesion and integration and look at how workers can practically encourage cohesive communities.

This one day course will:
· Help participants to understand the concepts of community cohesion, integration and poly-culturalism
· Identify factors that encourage and discourage community cohesion
· Consider different perspectives
· Look at different initiatives that encourage community cohesion
· Develop a list of ‘positive features’ to help practitioners plan pro-cohesion initiatives

For further information and booking forms please email Val Kay Course Co-ordinator: val_virgo1@yahoo.co.uk or go to website: www.alicetliguitraining.co.uk