Category Archives: Equal Opportunities

Scottish Kinship Care Alliance to launch

Posted on April 8, 2013 by Claudia

Later this month a new umbrella group will officially launch, bringing together Kinship Care groups from across Scotland. The Scottish Kinship Care Alliance will campaign for better support for kinship carers and the young people they care for. Kinship Care … Continue reading →

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Coastal Communities Fund launched

Posted on April 5, 2013 by Claudia

BIG Lottery Fund have recently launched the latest round of the Coastal Communities Fund (CCF), a UK-wide programme of funding to promote economic growth in coastal communities. The programme will accept applications from a range of community groups, particularly those … Continue reading →

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Enough Food for Everyone IF… Scotland plays its part

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Claudia

Earlier this month I attended a reception in Parliament to highlight the work of the Enough Food for Everyone IF campaign. The campaign is calling for international action to end global hunger, highlighting the role that Scotland can play in that … Continue reading →

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Show Racism the Red Card

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Claudia

Earlier this month, campaigners from the anti-racism charity, Show Racism the Red Card were in Parliament to promote their work. The campaign aims to combat racism across the UK and uses sporting role models and footballers in particular, to help raise awareness … Continue reading →

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Broadband group moves forward

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Claudia

Having attended their first meeting in Abington last summer, earlier this month I received an update from the B4GAL group which is working to bring superfast broadband to the Glencaple and Lowther region in South Lanarkshire. The group’s vision is … Continue reading →

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Marking Holocaust Memorial Day

Posted on January 26, 2013 by Claudia

Sunday 27 January will mark Holocaust Memorial Day, an annual day of remembrance that marks the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. Holocaust Memorial Day provides the opportunity for us all to remember the millions of people who were murdered during … Continue reading →

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Global perspective on violence against women

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Claudia

Earlier this week, I spoke in a Member’s Debate celebrating 20 years of Zero Tolerance an Edinburgh based organisation working to tackle the causes of men’s violence against women.  The campaign highlights the many forms that violence against women can … Continue reading →

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16 Days of Action targets violence against women

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Claudia

25 November marked the UN’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women and kicked of the 16 Days of Action campaign. The campaign encourages a series of events to highlight the issue of violence against women in all its forms … Continue reading →

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Xchange Scotland – Make Sectarianism a history lesson

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Claudia

Earlier this month, volunteers from Xchange Scotland were in Parliament to promote their work. The youth led charity aims to champion volunteering on an international level, promoting volunteering opportunities overseas for young people and supporting organisations at home to offer placements to … Continue reading →

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Ten years of See Me…

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Claudia

Scotland’s national campaign to end the stigma and discrimination attached to mental ill health has celebrated its 10th anniversary with a reception in Parliament. Over the last decade, See Me… have worked to change public understanding, attitudes and behaviours towards … Continue reading →

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