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Dandelion Community Grants Fund

April 8, 2022 by Neil Foster

We’re proud to announce the launch of the BEMIS & Dandelion community grants fund, for community groups across Scotland to get started with growing their own food, and celebrating with a Harvest Festival. Dandelion is an ambitious new creative project commissioned by EventScotland and funded by Scottish Government as part of Unboxed, running from April to […]

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Survey: Covid vaccine experience within African, Caribbean & Black communities in Scotland

February 17, 2022 by Neil Foster

BEMIS Scotland and the African, Caribbean and Black Inclusive Vaccination Sub-Group of the Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network (EMNRN) have commissioned Dr. Josephine Adekola at the University of Glasgow to conduct research on the important topic of COVID-19 Vaccine Experience within African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Scotland. This research is funded by BEMIS/EMNRN and approved by the University of […]

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BEMIS response to Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill – Freedom of Expression

February 22, 2021 by Neil Foster

Please see below to ready our submission to the Scottish Government’s Justice Committee is response to the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill – Freedom of Expression Amendments

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SWF Fund: Burns Day 2021

January 7, 2021 by Neil Foster

BEMIS Scotland are calling on our communities to begin 2021 with a positive celebration of Burns Night on 25th January 2021. Burns Night offers us the opportunity to share food together – though this year this will have to be remotely. Food, music, poetry, and storytelling are all parts of a multicultural Burns night and can […]

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Scotland’s Winter Festivals – Funded Events

November 27, 2020 by Neil Foster

You can see the full list of events funded through our SWF: Acts of Kindness and Artistic Messages to Scotland programmes taking place over the next few days until Monday 30 November – St Andrew’s Day – here: https://bemis.org.uk/swf/swf-2020-funded-events/

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Open letter to Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People

November 2, 2020 by Neil Foster

Please see the below open letter sent to Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People, Shirley-Anne Somerville MSP, on behalf of the Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network.

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SWF 2020 Fund Launched

October 30, 2020 by Neil Foster

BEMIS Scotland are delighted to announce the opening of our Scotland’s Winter Festivals small grants fund for this year. In 2020/21 we will continue our partnership with the Scottish Government, the Fair Saturday Foundation (Bilbao) and Celtic Connections international music festival to celebrate Scotland’s diverse minority ethnic communities’ citizenship, artistic assets, and talent. The 2020 […]

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Resilient & Inclusive Communities Fund

September 4, 2020 by Neil Foster

We are happy to announce the launch of our new Resilient & Inclusive Communities Fund, funded by Foundation Scotland from the Response, Recovery and Resilience Fund, for diverse Ethnic Minority community groups and organisations to set up programmes and services supporting disadvantaged and excluded communities. Grants of up to £3,000 are available to eligible local community groups […]

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Consultation Invitation: Return To School & Early Learning & Childcare

August 4, 2020 by Neil Foster

Parent Club Consultation Invitation Re: plans for the return to schools and early learning and childcare settings Following the announcement by the Scottish Government on Thursday 30th July outlining plans for the return to schools and early learning and childcare settings, Parent Club is very aware that the news will bring about a about mixture […]

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Parent Club – Mental health support for new mums

August 3, 2020 by Neil Foster

Please see below a new resource for new mums from the Scottish Government’s Parent Club: Parent Club is the primary communication channel the Scottish Government uses to reach out directly to parents and carers, organising multiple health and education related campaigns under one umbrella for children aged 0–16. It aims to speak to parents in […]

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