At Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL) this morning, presenting one of our region-spanning briefing events. This is the fifth in a series of six meetings held over the past few weeks. The others have been held in Derby (Wed 20 July), Wellingborough (27 July), Nottingham (28 July), Oakham (Wed 03 Aug) and one more to be held in Grantham. All in all, there are eight organisations represented here today:
- Disability Nottinghamshire
- Genesis / LAMP Direct
- Good Thinking
- Human Rights and Equalities Charnwood
- Leicester Council of Faiths
- Leicester Deaf Action Group
- Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living
- Loughborough Women's Aid
- The Race Equality Centre
Up till now the briefings have been conducted by Chino Cabon, Policy Officer at The Race Equality Centre (TREC) and Kelly Jussab, Project Officer at REDP. Kelly has a family obligation today and has asked George Ballentyne, Equality and Diversity Officer at Leicester Council of Faiths, to deputise for her.
Each of these meetings has been hosted by a member of REDP's Core Reference Group from that locality. Today's host is Leicester Deaf Action Group (with assistance from two members of Signing Network). Oas from LDAG opens the meeting, giving us a historical overview and an outline of the future prospects of their user-led organisation.
George gives the Beginners' Guide to REDP, Chino speaks about the Equality Act 2010 (concentrating on the terminology used in the Act and its relationship with previous anti-discrimination legislation) then George is back up front to present on the Localism Bill and Big Society.
The whole thing takes about three hours (including lunch) and I'm glad to say we get some positive evaluations from the attendees.
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