Empowering Scotland’s Ethnic and Cultural Minority Communities
BEMIS is a strategic national infrastructure organisation, which aims to empower the diverse Ethnic and Cultural Minority third sector. We are committed to promoting inclusion, democratic active citizenship, recognition of diversity, human rights education, and wider representation, as well as effecting a proactive role in maintaining and enhancing pathways to influence government policy in regards to equality and human rights at local, Scottish, UK and EU levels.
The Equality and Human Rights Fund (EHRF) is a cornerstone of Scotland’s equality and human rights infrastructure, but it is facing a significant real-terms reduction due to sustained inflation
To maintain the fund’s original value and meet its goals, we’re asking MSPs to support an uplift to £10.3 million per annum from 2026/27.
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CERD Awareness Series
A series of articles focusing on different aspects of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Policy
Working at Local, National and International levels to develop Race Equality and Human Rights policies.
Capacity Development
Working with new and established local EM community groups to help get started, grow, and deliver their objectives.
Community Empowerment
Helping to build communities by promoting inclusion and active citizenship and removing barriers to community participation.
Race Equality and Human Rights Network
The Race, Equality and Human Rights Network (REHRN) has evolved from the National Resilience Network (EMNRN), which was formed in 2020 to respond to the social, economic, health, cultural and welfare challenges brought about by the pandemic.
As the Scottish Government has continued its transition from emergency health response back to core race, equality and human rights work EMNRN members have engaged in a consultation period with the network secretariat BEMIS Scotland to assess how best the network can respond to the present policy landscape.