   
Embracing Diversity in Housing Landlord Services
Bournemouth Borough Council is an equal opportunities organisation and employer.
We value and welcome the diversity of our staff, residents and customers irrespective of their age, religion, disability, gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
We also believe in action not just words so if you have any issues in relation to diversity, particularly if you are an existing council tenant or have any ideas for this Web page please contact us.
Comments and enquiries can be made in confidence to:
David Wheeler 01202 458313
david.wheeler@bournemouth.gov.uk
Lindy Fitzgerald (female issues) 01202 458314
lindy.fitzgerald@bournemouth.gov.uk
Housing Landlord Services
Unit 4
Dalling Road
Poole
BH12 1DJ
The Diversity Strategy
The 2008 Diversity Strategy (415kb PDF; 1 minute to download) details what Housing Landlord Services is doing in the important work of providing a better, fairer service and assisting the Council in improving performance in the Equalities Standard for Local Government.
Unity in Vision
Unity in Vision's purpose is to unit people from diverse cultures to work cooperatively on social projects that benefit the entire community. By bringing individuals from these diverse communities together Unity in Vision hopes to move a little nearer to a fully integrated and inclusive society that is uncompromisingly committed to equality, diversity and equal opportunities.
For further information about Unity in Vision, you can email them at unityinvision@googlemail.com or visit there website using the link provided above.
Walks with Wheelchairs
Walks with Wheelchairs is dedicated to providing free information on routes that are suitable for wheelchair users throughout the UK. If you know of any routes which are not yet on Walks with Wheelchairs, it is possible to upload them onto there site.
What Can I do to Help the Council?
If you are a leader or representative of a particular focus group or simply an individual please contact us as above. We want to find out what the issues are and learn from you so we can provide a better service for our public.
Who has been involved so far?
We have already spoken with the following:
- Some of the organisations in Bournemouth respresenting Gay interests including Gay and Grey.
- Some of our Muslim tenants and community contacts. We also went on an Introduction to Islam course at the Bournemouth Mosque.
- Some of our Jewish tenants and a visit to the Bournemouth Synagogue.
- Black cultural and interest groups including the Dorset African & Caribbean Association (DACA).
- A representative from the Bournemouth Portugese community who is setting up a Portuguese Community centre in Boscombe.
- Organisations and individuals representing disability issues including Dorset Occupational Theraly Services (DOTS) and Wessex Disability.
Al-Amani Multi-Cultural Pre-school
The Al-Amani pre-school is the first bilingual English/Arabic pre-school in Bournemouth and is truly multi-cultural. The mission of the pre-school is "Where learning is fun and different for everyone!"
All are welcome from the bournemouth community. For further information contact Amal Shibani (Pre-school Leader) at amalshibani@yahoo.co.uk or you can visit the website
http://alamanipreschool.bravehost.com/
The opening times are 9:30 - 12:30 at the East Howe Youth Centre, Kinson road, Bournemouth.
Diversity Community Contacts
Here is a directory of useful contacts, please browse them at your leasure. This has been supplied by Julia Read, Equality and Diversity Development Officer for the Dorset NHS Healthcare trust. For more information please e-mail Julia direct on
julia.reid@dorsethctr.swest.nhs.uk
We want to hear from more diversity groups!
What do I do if people are giving me a hard time about being different?
We take these issues very seriously. If you are being bullied about your colour or ethnic group, disability, religion, sexuality or gender please tell us. In turn we can report this to the Police but do not have to if you don't want us to. You do not have to give us your name or address but by providing details and descriptions of the people involved we can take action. You can also report racist or religious grafitti.
If you have a racial issue and would like support from the Dorset Race Equality Council please contact their website on
www.dorsetrec.org
or email them on
enquiries@dorsetrec.org.uk
We are aiming for a Prejudice Free Bournemouth
We hope this information has been useful. If you require it in another language or format such as braille or audio, please contact us as follows:
Housing Landlord Services
Bournemouth Borough Council
Unit 4
Dalling Road
Poole
BH12 1DJ
Tel 01202 458313
Fax 01202 458332
Minicom 01202 454728
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