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Bangla HA Covid-19 project showcased at housing conference
The National Housing Federation’s Housing summit was held on 19th October 2021. The work of Bangla Housing Association was showcased at...

BME National
Oct 22, 20211 min read
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Unity announces appointment of new Chief Executive
Cedric Boston is the new Chief Executive of Leeds-based BME housing association Unity Homes and Enterprise. He had served as Unity’s...

BME National
Sep 20, 20212 min read
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Housing Chief wins Prestigious Award
The head of a Midlands Housing Association, Llewellyn Graham has been recognised as an unsung hero of the last year for his work in the...

BME National
Jul 4, 20212 min read
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Recognition for ‘exceptional contribution to life in London’
Bangla Housing Association Chief Executive, Bashir Uddin has been praised by Sir Kenneth Olisa OBE, on behalf of her Majesty, The Queen...

BME National
Jun 15, 20211 min read
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Government’s race commission ignores housing issues
Gavin Smart Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Housing writes The official Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, in...

BME National
Apr 27, 20214 min read
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Housing Rights Newsletter April 2021
Housing Rights Newsletter April 2021Download

BME National
Apr 26, 20211 min read
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BMENational Statement on the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities Report
Our overall feeling on reading the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (or Sewell) Report is of disappointment and disbelief. The...

BME National
Apr 9, 20212 min read
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Housing Rights Newsletter
How new immigration rules affect housing and benefits The first newsletter of 2021 from the CIH and BMENational focuses on the...

BME National
Feb 4, 20211 min read
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BMENational Statement on Charter Flight Deportations
We note with dismay the plans by the Home Office to continue with mass deportations to Jamaica. With a continuing health emergency...

BME National
Dec 7, 20202 min read
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Innisfree are recruiting two board members
Innisfree’s story started in 1985 when the unmet housing needs of the Irish communities in London prompted some activists to set up a new...

BME National
Nov 6, 20201 min read
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Bangla HA and Covid-19
Bangla Housing Association, based in East London where there is a high proportion of Asian and ethnic minority residents, recently...

BME National
Oct 15, 20203 min read
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We Must Be Bold and Seize The Opportunity
A call to action from Khalid Mair of the Imani Housing Co-operative You may be familiar with this story, or not so, but let me tell it...

BME National
Sep 3, 20205 min read
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BME Communities and Covid-19 Webinar
Missed our last webinar? Full recording and presentation slides are now available! On June 8th, we hosted our webinar on BME...

BME National
Jun 18, 20201 min read
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Black Lives Matter -Time for Change
By Tracey Gore It has taken me sometime to be ready to put my thoughts down on paper in respect of the murder of George Floyd and the...

BME National
Jun 17, 20205 min read
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BMENational Statement on Covid-19 Crisis
The pandemic has shed a light on existing inequalities in society. Housing is an important social determinant of health, and the current...

BME National
May 12, 20201 min read
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BMENational Supports Calls For Independent Review of Institutional Racism in the Home Office
BME National fully supports and joins in with other race equality organisations into calling for an independent review of the Home...

BME National
Mar 20, 20204 min read
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Housing Rights – our quarterly newsletter
This newsletter, from the Chartered Institute of Housing and BMENational, keeps you up-to-date with developments around the housing...

BME National
Jan 13, 20201 min read
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Leeds BME-housing association CEO “humbled” by recognition in New Year Honours List
Leeds BME-housing association CEO “humbled” by recognition in New Year Honours List Ali Akbor, Chief Executive of Unity Homes and...

BME National
Jan 3, 20204 min read
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A History of BME Housing Associations
Cambridge University’s Dr Neil Stott and Michelle Fava have authored a study that examines how Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) housing...

BME National
Dec 19, 20191 min read
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Election 2019: BMENational Calls on Political Parties to help solve the housing crisis
Chair of BMENational Cym D’Souza with some of the Arawak Walton team With an election taking place on December 12th, BMENational has...

BME National
Nov 28, 20192 min read
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