MEE in Mind

MEE (Minority Ethnic Elders) was a project, funded by the Big Lottery Fund, that organised activities for older people from ethnic minority backgrounds. The project was run in partnership with Race Equality First and Swansea Bay Regional Equality Council and ran activities across the country, including: forming a choir,  walks, coffee mornings and hosted free health checks and health awareness sessions focusing on a variety of different topics.

Happy Choir

The happy choir was formed as part of NWREN's MEEA project as a way of bringing together people of different cultures. The group decided to continue after the project was over and have taken part in multiple performances across the country.

Sport Wales

A project we ran which encouraged Black and Minority Ethnic people to take part in sports, offering oppurtunities to try different activities as well as training in coaching and mentoring.

Research

Black and Ethnic Minority Support Team (BEST) - Identifying the support needs of BAME individuals and communities in North Wales.

Flintshire Report on inward migration - Research on living and employment conditions of migrant workers in Flintshire.

Wales Equality and Diversity in Health and Social Care - Research on key health and social care issues facing BAME groups.

Carnegie - Work in partnership with the University of Keele on consultation techniques used by public bodies in engaging with BAME households in 'hard to reach' North Wales rural areas. Aiming to develope strategies for engagement through direct intervention.


Community

  • Community Voice - Developing awareness and encouraging local people to get involved in services for their communities.
  • Venue Hire - Community room available for hire to charities and community groups as well as office space available to rent.

Education and Training

  • Consulations and workshops in -
    • Challenging racism in Schools in Denbighshire and Wrexham.
    • Bangor University Social Work Students - Supporting professionals working with Cultural Diversity.
    • Hate Crime outreach establishing support to stand up against discrimination.

Policies and Lobbying

  • Consulatation on Race Equality Scheme for North Wales Police.
  • Response to the Welsh Government's 'All Wales Community Cohesion Strategy.
  • Contributions to the reviews of the workings of the Human Rights Act by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Wales).
  •  Founder member of the North Wales RSL Race Equality Partnership, developing the first regional Black Housing Policy in the UK.
  • NWREN is a member of the North Wales Refugee Coalition sub-group to the Welsh Refugee Coalition, formed to try and influence Welsh Government policies around the treatment of Refugees and Asylum seekers in Wales.