Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organisations

CEMVO’s Anniversary Seminar Series

We are organising a series of seminars to debate issues of importance for the BME community.

 

 

   

 

FREE

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thursday 28^th January 3.30pm Dr Krishna Sarda: ‘Social Justice: the need to create a Global movement’ The Dining Room, The Civil Service Club, 13-15 Great Scotland Yard, Westminster , London SW1A 2HJ. Nearerst tubes: Charing Cross and Embankment.

Dr. Krishna Sarda was born in Tanzania , East Africa , and trained and qualified as a lawyer. Since his arrival in Britain , Krishna has lobbied and campaigned tirelessly to raise awareness of the needs of minority ethnic individuals and communities. For the past 5 years, Krishna has been Chief Executive of EMF.  The EMF is an independent organisation that seeks to strengthen democratic values, reduce poverty and injustice present in society.

His previous positions include Director of Equality at Camden council.  Krishna has also been awarded from the V. K. Krishna Menon Institute in India for his work on poverty and social exclusion, and an honorary doctorate for his contribution to integration and social justice.

 

Wednesday 17th February, 3.30 pm - Pragna Patel, Director of Southall Black Sisters-,“Cohesion, Faith and Gender: Is the cohesion and faith based agenda compatible with gender equality for minority women? The Dining Room, The Civil Service Club, 13-15 Great Scotland Yard, Westminster, London SW1A 2HJ. Nearerst tubes: Charing Cross and Embankment

A new government agenda lauds faith based leadership, but what does this mean for Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) women? Looking back over years of experience and research, Pragna Patel evaluates the new government policy on cohesion and faith, asking ask whether gender equality for minority women is being undermined; whether religion discriminates against women; and whether gender based violence and abuse are escaping recrimination under the current approach. Ultimately, she asks, should faith based identities be institutionalised and allowed to form the basis of government programmes and service delivery?

Pragna Patel is a founding member of the Southall Black Sisters, a not-for-profit organisation, with 30 years experience of challenging violence against women. The oragnisation was established to empower women and help them to gain more control over their lives, to live without fear of violence and assert their human rights to justice, equality and freedom. Pragna is also a founding member of Women Against Fundamentalism. She has written extensively on race, gender and religion

 

BOOKING INFORMATION

Please email holly.davey@cemvo.org.uk  to reserve your place at one of CEMVO’s Anniversary Seminars. We look forward to seeing you there!

 

Ms. Holly Davey
Tel: 020 8432 0086
Mail: CEMVO, Boardman House, 64 Broadway, Stratford, London E15 1NG