Equalities Challenges in London: identifying the benefits/opportunities of taking a pan-equalities and human rights approach.

Programme

Tuesday October 9th

Human Rights Action Centre, Amnesty International

17-25 New Inn Yard

London EC2A 3EA

9:00 – 9:30 - Arrival and refreshments

9:30 – Start - Welcome and Housekeeping - Ange Jones, Independent Facilitator

Why are we here? – HEAR Steering Group member.

9:45 – 10:30 - Why Come together? Keynote speakers

Human Rights as a cross-equalities approach for tackling discrimination and prejudice. Sanchita Hosali, British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR)

The case of Disability and Hate-crime, Hostility and Intolerance: Issues of Diversity and Commonality across equality characteristics. Mike Smith, Realonline and Chair of EHRC Disability Committee

Devil’s Advocates: The case for working on single equality issues.

Donovan Fenty, Head of Mentoring and Robert Modeste, Lead Mentor, Black Men Moving Forward programme, with Responsibility for ENC Ambassadors Programme, Equalities National Council

10:30 – 11:00 Questions and Answers

11:00 – 11.15 - Coffee break

11:15 – 12:30 – Diversity and Commonality.

Table discussions on the meaning, benefits and challenges of pan-equalities using HEAR’s draft definitions.

12:30 – 13:30 – lunch

13:30 – 14:15 – How to come together? Cases and discussion

Learning what has worked: Cases from HEAR members’ work across equalities, to help develop a pan-equality/HRs based approach:

- Refugee Community Organisations and LGBTI Equality. Sarah Crowther, REAP

- Age UK London and Transport for All Improving Bus Services. Alice Woudhuysen, Communications and Campaigns Officer for Age UK London

- Findings from the London LGBT Almanac: an intersectional approach to LGBT organising and issues of LGBT heritage looking specifically at BME/LGBT heritage. Ashlee Christoffersen, Sector Information Officer, Kairos in Soho

14:15 – 15:00 Table discussions on practical applications of a pan-equalities perspective – Opportunities and openings for building pan-equalities work in London.

15:00 – 15:15 – tea

15:15 - 15:30 - New Trust for London priorities and Human Rights.

Austin Taylor-Laybourn, Grants Manager, Trust for London

15:30 – 15:40 Q/A

15:40 – 16:00 – summary and relating day’s discussions to recent attacks on equality and human rights – key actions for HEAR to take forward.