Birmingham's leading
equalities and human rights charity brap is delighted to announce the
appointment of Jonathan Driffill, Managing Director of Friendship Care and
Housing, as its new Chair.
Jonathan said: "I'm extremely
pleased to be appointed brap's new Chair.
"Ever since I've been involved with brap I've been impressed with its innovative and cutting edge solutions to
tackling equality problems. brap has been at the forefront of applying human
rights principles to make service delivery better, and I’m looking forward to helping them stay ahead of the game."
brap has launched the Edge - the network with a difference.
The Edge is
a network for consultants who have the knowledge skills and commitment
to provide high quality and effective support to third sector
organisations (our definition of third sector includes social
enterprises, charities and voluntary/community organisations),
particularly those operating in more challenging and disadvantaged
situations, for example bme organisations.
After
waiting over a year, the government yesterday revealed the 20 men who will make
up its National Black Role Model Group. From a wide range of occupations, the
chosen candidates include an army officer, a barrister, a TV weatherman, a fire
fighter, business consultants and entrepreneurs, a teacher, local council
leaders, accountants and finance experts, a civil servant and a TV presenter.
As
officially appointed role models for the black community, the 20 men will
deliver talks to young people at schools and community centres around
the country, inspiring them with their own stories of overcoming poverty, a
structurally discriminatory education system, or gang culture. As one member of
the group’s selection panel put it, the role models are intended to “inspire
young black men to be the best they can be.”
