Background
The Ethnic Minority Race, Equality and Human Rights Network (EMREHRN) has developed from the Ethnic Minority National Resilience Network (EMNRN).
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
Meetings
06 September 2023 – Glasgow – BEMIS
25 March 2024 – Stirling – CSREC
12 June 2024 – Aberdeen – GREC
Members
| African and Caribbean Elders in Scotland (ACES) | Dr Harriette Campbell |  |
| African and Caribbean Women Association | Mary Osei-Oppong |  |
| Ando Glaso | ||
| Call It Out | Jeanette Findlay |  |
| Central Regional Equality Council | Dr Eman Hani |  |
| Citizens’ Rights Project | Noelia Martinez |  |
| Dumfries and Galloway Multicultural Association | ||
| East and Southeast Asians Scotland | ||
| Edinburgh Diwali | Rajnish Singh |  |
| FENIKS | Magda Czarnecka |  |
| Forth Valley Migrant Support Network | Diane Davis-Bailey |  |
| Fife Migrants Forum | ||
| Freedom from Torture | ||
| Grampian Regional Equality Council | Maria Jose Pavez Larrea |  |
| HSTAR Scotland | ||
| Hope Project Scotland | Christine Membi |  |
| Inspiring Families Scotland | ||
| Interfaith Scotland | Frances Hume |  |
| International Women’s Group | Meriem Timizar |  |
| Jhankar Beats | Subhash Sethy |  |
| LGBT Unity Scotland | Solomon Adebayo |  |
| Maryhill Integration Network | Pinar Aksu |  |
| Milan Senior Welfare Organisation | Rukhsana Ali |  |
| Najra Helping Hands | Magdalene Enearu |  |
| Progress in Dialogue | Davie Donaldson |  |
| Scottish Council of Jewish Communities | Ephraim Borowski |  |
| Scottish Somali Friendship Society | Rage Haji |  |
| Sikh Sanjog | Trishna Singh OBE |  |
| Voluntary Health Scotland | Claire Stevens |  |
| Women In Action | Margaret Lance |  |
| Forth Valley Migrants Forum | ||
| Africans in Ayrshire | ||
| Shelter Scotland | ||
| Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann | ||
| The Irish Voice | ||
| Multicultural Family Base | ||
| Boots and Beards | ||
| Kairos Womens Group | ||
| Multicultural Health & Wellbeing Hub | ||
| Scottish Yemeni Society |
