Shaz Akhtar has recently joined the Transforming Communities Together team, as the new Black Country Near Neighbours Coordinator.
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A tribute to our beloved colleague and friend John McCallum.
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The work of Near Neighbours was celebrated by Her Majesty the Queen with a reception at Buckingham Palace at the end of June.
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We have awarded two small grants this year for two community events in Birmingham and Luton on Windrush Day (Sunday 22nd June) to celebrate the contribution of the black Caribbean community to life and culture in the UK
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We asked brap to assess the long-term impact of our small grants programme and leadership development work in order to understand what difference Near Neighbours has made on people and their neighbourhoods.
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We are looking for a new coordinator in the Black Country Hub, to work with faith motivated community development projects, and promote positive attitudes to religious and ethnic diversity.
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Whilst politicians continue to grapple with the complex decision-making processes associated with Brexit, all of us can be involved in laying the vital relational foundations for a better integrated, better connected, and better informed society, whatever the political future may hold.
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The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government has confirmed that they will continue to fund Near Neighbours for the financial year 2019/2020 at the same level of the previous year 1.3 million pounds.
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A community workshop at the Hindu Temple in Neasden provided a safe space for constructive and personal interaction between people who live near one another and have different outlooks, cultures, attitudes or beliefs.
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Christian and Jewish leaders from seven denominations convened in Westminster for CCJ’s first ever workshop to form interfaith responses to the refugee crisis.
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It is not easy to speak about forced marriage, and to engage with an issue that is a personal experience for some girls and young women, and at the same time a cultural and family issue for certain communities.
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Near Neighbours has received a grant from the Tudor Trust to deliver its Catalyst young leadership training course in Peterborough for the next three years.
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