After identifying that their community was predominantly white, this group recognised racism was an issue with regards to lack of understanding between different races and origins within their community. However, some of the positive issues show that the community are working towards change with integration events such as black history projects. Some of the opportunities available to the group are to create a logo, recruit more members on board, meet new people from the area and share knowledge. Read the rest of this entry »

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A new report has found that more black role models are needed - heres a summary from the BBC report:

The Men’s Room charity said black youths need “a greater diversity of images and portrayals”

The group wants a national programme to encourage lawyers, doctors, teachers and others to become mentors.

It says that, too often, celebrities and rappers who glamorise crime become the role models for young black men.

Reach group chairman Clive Lewis runs The Men’s Room charity which helps young black men to achieve their potential.

“Black boys and young men desperately need a greater diversity of images and portrayals, showing that black men can be, and are, successful in a wide range of careers including business, teaching, the law and health care.”

In some ways I can see logic in this - Read the rest of this entry »

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The last time I wrote a blog, I believe the title was “Pigeons and Ears” exploring the issue of these earless creatures, later discovering they have holes in their heads, as do most birds, also receiving vibrations from their bottoms?! Hopefully my interests, knowledge and general ideas have progressed since then…

It was interesting reading mas’s blog about judging people after working on a course this weekend. I was warned to expect anyone, anything! But when six 20 year old lads with diamonds in their ears from lewisham turned up, I did feel rather nervous! Read the rest of this entry »

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following on from a discussion the other day about how everyone makes judgements all the time about people and whether or not we’re aware of our own prejudices got me thinking about how some prejudices are accepted and some are not. So heres my ranking system for ism’s!

1. Racism
2. Sexism
3. Ageism

So all of the above are generally accepted as not being acceptable. What about the following - how acceptable are they?! Read the rest of this entry »

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