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BME LEadErship & EngagEMEnt prOJECtWOMEN4CHANGEPromoting BMER women’s leadership & engagementin public and civic institutions and lifedatE:Monday 30th November 200910.00am - 2.30pmVEnUE:Sutton Town HallRoom 1Civic OfficesSt. Nicholas WaySutton SM1 1EATAHA & Sutton Race EqualityCouncil in Partnershipwith South London BMEPartnership & Sutton CVS

BME LEAdERSHip & ENgAgEMENT pROJECTWomen4Change Programme: BreakingOur Seminar is part of a series of events organised within our Women4Changeprogramme and aims to:• provide perspectives & presentations on the under-representation of women fromBlack Minority Ethnic & Refugee & Migrant (BME) communities within elected &appointed positions, decision-making structures & in local regional & nationalpublic life including political & civic roles, governance and leadership positions.• examine the barriers that still exist to BME women’s engagement & participationwithin diverse BME communities, community leadership & communityorganisations as well as within mainstream public independent & politicalinstitutions, civic roles and leadership positionsAn Action-orientated and outcome based seminarOur seminar will contribute towards building an action orientated programme, informedand led by women, to empower women & agencies working with or supporting BMEwomen, to coordinate support to women & develop effective interventions & strategiesto promote women into leadership roles within public and civic institutions.Our Seminar will focus on:• developing a critical understanding of the dynamics of race & gender inequalitiesfacing BME women• advancing the establishment of an effective Support & Training Network toempower BME women• Identifying women from diverse BME communities, who wish to participate inor are interested in engaging in any type of informal or formal governance orleadership role, supporting individual women or women’s groups, influencingor promoting existing gender equality strategies or services etc with a view toconnecting them or matching them with appropriate opportunities in community ormainstream organisations, political or civic positions etc• access to bespoke training & capacity building programme• connecting individuals & organisational representatives, to explore potential forcollaborative & joint work at a neighborhood, borough wide or pan London levelwith our Alliance of Community Partners operating in different service sectors.• feeding into the agenda of our national conferenceSeminar targeted at: individuals & community reps from diverse BME communities &professionals from Local Authorities, PCT, Voluntary Sector & other agencies involved inor interested in breaking barriers & delivering an Agenda4ChangeCostsFrEE but places must be booked in advance.

Barriers from margins2MAINSTREAMProgramme9.30 Arrivals/Registration/Tea & Coffee10.00 Welcome:Kamaljit Kaur, The Asian Health Agency10.10 BME Women‘s Engagement in NHS public Services:Sue Davis, NHS Appointments Commission10.35 BME Women’s Engagement in housing community & third sector:Diana Weise-Forbes, Sutton Housing Partnership, Sutton Federation ofTenant and Resident Associations11.00 Questions & Answers11.20 Comfort Break11.30 Understanding dynamics of Race & gender: Critical analysis & impacton EngagementBalraj Purewal & Kamaljit Kaur: The Asian Health Agency12.00 WorkshopsWorkshop 1: Women & Engagement in NHS & Health & Social Care sectorWorkshop 2: Women & Engagement in Community and third sector bodiesWorkshop 3: Women as School GovernorsWorkshop 4: Race & Gender Inequalites: Identifying & Making EffectiveInterventions1.00 Feedback from Workshops1.20 Next Steps: Identifying Support Needs & Delivering follow up support todelegates: Closing Remarks1.30 LUNCHDeparture & Networking2.00-2.30 post Meeting Strategy: For those interested in continuing action &engagement on supporting women participation in community, third and publicsectors & making them relevant, representative & accountable to BME women.BME Leadership & Engagement project is an initiative ofthe asian health agency and is funded by London Councils.

Women4change: SEMINAR: 30 November 2009Sutton Town Hall, Room 1, Civic Offices, St. Nicholas Way, Sutton SM1 1EA.Places are FREE but booking is required.BOOKING FormFirst Name(s)Position HeldSurnameOrganisationAddressPostcodeContact NameTelE-mailPlease state any particular requirements e.g. food, disability access, language etc.Signature:Print Name:Date:Photocopy and complete for each additional participantCOMpLETE and post this form to:The Asian Health Agency,Dominion Centre, 112 The Green, Southall, Middlesex UB2 4BQEmail Bookings: send to leadership@taha.org.ukFor further information:Contact Sutton Race Equality Council on020 8770 6199 or email: admin@suttonrec.org.ukOr TAHA on 020 8570 5038 or email: leadership@taha.org.uk