Race Equality & Human Rights Network

Background

The Ethnic Minority Race, Equality and Human Rights Network (EMREHRN) has developed from the Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network (EMNRN). ( https://bemis.org.uk/nrn/ )

In March 2020 the EMNRN was formed to respond to the social, economic, health, cultural and welfare challenges brought about by the pandemic. Between March 2020 and May 2023 the EMNRN responded strategically to communities needs by;

Developing community and rights holder intelligence on what was occurring in communities
Acting a platform of solidarity and support to engage Scottish Government and other key duty bearers such as the NHS, Public Health Scotland and Police Scotland
Provided practical service provision and capacity support via emergency sustenance fund, digital transition fund, tackling loneliness and isolation, multilingual mental health support. Research commissioning and vaccine inclusion and information fund.

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.

Terms of Reference

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Terms-of-Reference-Race-Equality-and-Human-Rights-Network

Meetings

12 June 2024 – Aberdeen – GREC

REHRN meeting 12th June notes

6 November 2024 – BEMIS Scotland

Slides for Bemis event 6th November

10 December 2024 – BEMIS Scotland

Meeting Note on 10 December 2024 – Race, Equality and Human Rights Network

Members

Organisation
BEMIS SCOTLAND	ScoJeC
Garnethill Hebrew Congregation	Amina
Sharpen Her: the African Women’s Network	Call it Out
International Women’s Group	WIA
SIA, Scottish Inter-cultural Association	Inspiring Scotland
Women in Action	LGBT UNITY GLASGOW
Womens Integration Network	YouthLink Scotland
Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC)	Forth Valley Indian Association
Hstar	Maryhill Integration Network
ISCC	CSREC
Scottish Government	Kairos Women+
Citizens Rights Project	Multi-Cultural Family Base
GREC	Feniks
No2H8 Scottish Forum	University of Aberdeen
Scottish Intercultural Society	Progress in Dialogue
Nikkan Dance Academy	Interfaith Scotland
Progress in Dialogue	Najwa New Scots Carers centre(SCIO)
Scottish Hindu foundation	Irish in Scotland