BME National
News: Hackney kids awarded for anti-bullying film
Neighbours from Middleton Grange Estate gathered last Thursday for the screening of a film produced by the local youth club. The special...
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BME National
- Apr 15, 2011
- 2 min
Comment: We must reinvent, reposition and refresh
Particularly now. Everywhere I turn there’s news of cuts, changes to the welfare benefits system and expectations to provide...
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BME National
- Apr 13, 2011
- 5 min
Feature: Green space – helping BME communities fill the void
But recent research indicates black and minority ethnic communities are disproportionately lacking in such environments – and the ...
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BME National
- Apr 7, 2011
- 2 min
News: Nehemiah UCHA takes control of Wolverhampton properties
In July 2010 Orbit Heart of England, which manages 14,000 properties across the Midlands, took the decision to look for a new owner that...
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BME National
- Apr 6, 2011
- 1 min
News: BME HA Gharana Housing joins Housing 21
Leading social enterprise, Housing 21, has announced that Gharana Housing Association has joined the Housing 21 group. Gharana Housing...
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BME National
- Mar 30, 2011
- 1 min
News: Former Steve Biko HA staff member and anti-racism campaigner passes away
Father Austin Smith, who died on March 24 aged 82, lived and worked in Toxteth for more than 40 years, but he was widely recognised...
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BME National
- Mar 29, 2011
- 2 min
News: Funding secured for 30 family homes in Newham
The programme has seen Network take advantage of low house prices to buy three and four bedroom family properties on the open market. ...
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BME National
- Mar 25, 2011
- 1 min
News: Families to benefit from cheaper homes
Arches Housing is to build much-needed affordable homes for social rent on Sheffield Council land on Ellesmere Road. High-tech...
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BME National
- Mar 21, 2011
- 8 min
Feature: Is the Big Society destroying the very things it’s meant to stand for?
Salvation came in the form of an organisation called Tung Sing in Manchester that houses elderly members of the Chinese community....
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BME National
- Mar 17, 2011
- 2 min
News: Tackling hate crime in Liverpool
The partnership is made up of 14 social landlords and is supported by local agencies including Merseyside Police, Merseyside Fire & ...
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BME National
- Mar 4, 2011
- 2 min
Comment: Breaking down barriers
I doubt it was intentional but the timing was certainly unfortunate. Nevertheless, his comments invigorated racist factions of...
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BME National
- Mar 2, 2011
- 1 min
News: Sheron Carter to leave Arhag to become Gateway Housing chief
The chief executive of Arhag housing association is leaving at the end of April following four years at the helm to take up a new post...
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BME National
- Feb 24, 2011
- 3 min
Comment: Life after Ujima case: ‘Now we can move forward’
“Pretend it’s not an issue – that was my first instinct. But as much as I would have liked to ignore it, it’s there staring everyone in...
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BME National
- Feb 24, 2011
- 1 min
News: BMEN member Aksa HA to star in BBC documentary
The first series aired to critical acclaim in 2009 – attracted more than 2.3million viewers for each of the four episodes – as it gave a...
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BME National
- Feb 21, 2011
- 2 min
News: Ireland’s housing minister visits Innisfree housing association
The Irish Minister for Housing and Local Services met with members of the Innisfree Housing Association, as well as residents of the...
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BME National
- Feb 17, 2011
- 4 min
Blog: Beyond gangs and guns – pt. 1
I grew up in an area with high levels of crime where there was no choice but to learn how to defend yourself or how to get someone to...
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BME National
- Feb 3, 2011
- 2 min
News: BME housing provider Arches presses ahead with innovative affordable eco-homes
The houses, originally planned for local authority ownership, were awarded planning permission at the end of August 2010 and would have...
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BME National
- Jan 26, 2011
- 2 min
News: Housing chief makes BME community plea
Innisfree, an Irish-focused association, is involved in the Federation of Irish Societies’ “How Irish Are You” campaign, designed to...
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BME National
- Jan 24, 2011
- 7 min
Blog: Two words
Part 1: Two words Understandably we immerse ourselves into a two week-long cosy suspension of reality, a consciousness complimented by...
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BME National
- Jan 20, 2011
- 3 min
News: Making the case for Leeds’ staying power
“Once they are here, they have every reason to stay. This is a really successful community and I think you can have a better quality of ...
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