Posts Tagged ‘human rights’
Moments of Freedom community coffee afternoon
Moments of Freedom community coffee afternoon The women of Moments of Freedom were delighted to host a community coffee afternoon on Tuesday 20 June in the amazing Centre81, Clydebank. This was also coincidentally World Refugee Day! The women invited local elected members, council representatives, community members and representatives from other Scottish organisations. Around 60 people…
Read MoreContacting your elected representatives
Contacting your elected representatives Sometimes it’s hard to know who to go to for help about a problem. Finding out and then contacting your elected representatives can sometimes be even trickier if you haven’t done it before. As part of our Connecting Equalities project we have been speaking to people across Scotland to find out…
Read MoreBorders Buddies Case Study
Borders Buddies Case Study From Anna, who is supported by her Buddy, Jayne: “I wanted a buddy to help me do my shopping and get out a little bit more, as I’d been in the house for too long, not able to get out much by myself. I couldn’t get out much with my daughter…
Read MoreBorders Buddies in Hawick and Tweeddale
Borders Buddies in Hawick and Tweeddale Borders Buddies began life as a post-pandemic pilot in Tweeddale. The project works by supporting people who have become isolated due to various circumstances to reconnect, with the support of a volunteer Buddy. People are paired with others with common interests. Thanks to National Lottery Improving Lives funding, we…
Read MoreFrom coastal Moray to the Scottish Parliament
From Moray to the Scottish Parliament Travelling to Edinburgh for Connecting Equalities On Tuesday 28th March, 3 of us from the beautiful coastal village of Burghead on the Moray coast travelled together by train down to Edinburgh to attend OTB’s Parliamentary event at Holyrood. Outside the Box had invited MSP’s, Councilors, community members and members…
Read MoreHealth Inequalities CPG Parliamentary Reception
Health Inequalities CPG Parliamentary Reception Freya recently attended the Health Inequalities Cross Party Group Parliamentary Reception on 27th September. The event was sponsored by Brian Whittle MSP, Co-Convenor of the CPG and took place in the Scottish Parliament Garden Lobby. The secretariat, Voluntary Health Scotland, the national intermediary and network for Scotland’s voluntary health organisations, hosted with…
Read MoreNew Beginnings Club – East Lothian
The New Beginnings Club – East Lothian For the last few months, Outside the Box have been working with the members of the New Beginnings Club (nbc) to create a newsletter as part of our Connecting Equalities project. The members of the NBC wanted to take control of it, so Christine has been showing them…
Read MoreFrom Slogans to Sound Strategy? The 2022 SURF Annual Conference
From Slogans to Sound Strategy? The 2022 SURF Annual Conference On the 25th August we attended the SURF annual conference – primarily through our work in our Connecting Equalities project, but also to network and connect across the broader landscape of: “Community Wealth Building”- what is it?? CLES defines it as : “An approach to…
Read MoreBraemar Care
Braemar Care Braemar Care is a SCIO which was set up due to the difficulties in obtaining care for local people who were in need. Braemar Care provides an information and advice service to anyone who could benefit from additional support in their daily lives, care is provided via self-employed carers from within the community…
Read MoreNew resources for learning about Human Rights in communities
Local People Linking: learning about Human Rights What is Local People Linking? Local People Linking is a project creating spaces for older people to come together to learn about their human rights in an everyday context, to shape their local communities and the services in them, so they can exercise their rights for a better…
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