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May 18, 2004
The Black Atlantic 

That title belongs to a book I read years ago on Black culture seen as a ring around the Atlantic Ocean. British auther, interesting stuff.

That's not what I'm writing about though It's this, from BlackBritain.com:

A new Commission for Equality and Human Rights A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights proposes to bring together the work of the CRE, the EOC and the DRC within a new, single equality body ... The Department of Trade and Industry published its White Paper Fairness for All: A New Commission for Equality and Human Rights which proposes to bring together the work of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) and the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) within a new, single equality body.

This follows the government’s announcement on 30 October 2003 that it intends to establish a single Commission for Equality and Human Rights (CEHR). [P6: the post is dated 5/14/2004, don't blame me]

The White Paper Fairness for All states that it is a response to the new challenges that face Britain in the 21st century including inter alia, that although more women form part of the work force than ever before, they still earn significantly less than their male counterparts,are concentrated in lower-skilled occupations and part-time employment, seventy per cent (70%) of minority ethnic communities live in eighty-eight (88) of the most deprived areas.

In addition, 6.9 million of the 10 million disabled people of working age are nearly seven times as likely as non-disabled people to be out of work and claiming benefits.

The White Paper provides, These social and demographic changes, and our deepening understanding of the nature of discrimination, reveal the potential cost – to us all – of the injustice and divisions caused by prejudice and discrimination.

As a result of the diversity in Britain the White Paper provides that the challenge facing Britons is how we shape and promote the shared values that underpin citizenship.

The challenge would also require respecting and celebrating our differences, coupled with the need to promote wider ownership of common values and a shared sense of belonging.


I disagree, personally, with the last line. You don't have to celebrate my differences, you just have to not get on my nevers over them.



Posted by P6 at May 18, 2004 10:46 PM
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