The York and North Yorkshire Data and Intelligence Partnership invite you to attend a breakfast information giving seminar, to provide partners working in York and North Yorkshire with an insight into some of the issues surrounding Migrant Workers.

This will include looking into methodological problems of collating robust data on Migrant Workers, how the Migrant Workforce affects the local labour market and what research is currently being carried out which may answer some of the questions surrounding this topic.

To book your place contact Laura Oldridge or call 01904 477970. Don't delay as there are a maximum of fifty places available.

This event is looking at how to engage with the migrant/ethnic minority population and how we can increase our own awareness of potential issues.

Cost: LSN Members £5/ Non-members £10

For more information or to register contact:
claire.petty@nyfvo.org.uk

There's a report about the Christmas sermon by the Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, on the BBC News website.

Although I think he's mistaken, he warned that community cohesion can only be achieved if there is an end to talk of multi-culturalism and diversity. He said people should focus more on the "common good" and on the values which had shaped the nation, and less on cultural diversity.

He told the congregation: "Together we can make a Britain in which many minority ethnic people will feel it is their dwelling tent too - without making the indigenous population feel that this is no longer the Britain of their fathers."

Presumably those are the fore-fathers who went around invading and exploiting other countries during the week and went to the Church of England on Sundays.

There are more details at:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/north_yorkshire/6210431.stm

Figures from the 2001 census for Yorkshire and The Humber are available on the CRE website in a fairly straight-forward format. For example:

Yorkshire and The Humber ranks fifth of the nine English regions in terms of its proportion of ethnic minority residents. About one in 12 people living in the region are from ethnic groups other than White British. In 2001, 4.7% of people living in the Yorkshire and The Humber were born abroad, up from 3.7% in 1991.

Out of every 1,000 people, on average:
* 916 are White British
* 45 are Asian
* 18 are White non-British
* 9 people are of mixed race
* 7 people are Black
* 2 people are Chinese

It's also possible to get figures for Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Rotherham, Barnsley, Doncaster, York, Harrogate and Hull.

I'm not sure how long they have been available there but it seems as if it is only fairly recently.

Faith Matters - multifaith training

* Would you like to know more about the different faith traditions in our region?
* Are you aware of how many Buddhists, Hindus or Sikhs live and work in your local area?
* Have you had a chance to explore how the laws on religious discrimination relate to your workplace?
* Do you know where to find information about what Islam really teaches?
* How can you help to improve understanding and build better relations between people of different faiths?

Faith Matters offers a practical half-day training seminar looking at:
* The beliefs and practices of faith traditions represented in Yorkshire and the Humber
* The legislation relating to Religion or Belief in the workplace and beyond

Drawing on expert research and experience, Faith Matters is delivered by a multi-faith team of trainers, so you can see interfaith working in practice and benefit from their personal knowledge.

You will discover:
* Why faith matters in public as well as private life