Occasional Papers

Behzti: 'Dishonour' on the stage and in the streets? 
Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti's play Behzti triggered a number of demonstrations by some within Birmingham's Sikh community. The Behzti protests highlight issues in society that do not solely affect the Sikh community. It shows how much importance is given to religious leaders in both public life and policy spheres.

 Behzti - Faith 1.2.pdf (116.67 kB)

Community solidarity: the first casualty when the race card is played
Solidarity between communities is always the first casualty whenever the race card is played.
This has always been the case. But at the present time, with world-wide fears about fundamentalist terror, Muslim communities facing a racist backlash, and the tabloids and virtually all Western leaders outbidding each other to be the toughest on asylum, there is much more at stake.

 Community Solidarity - First Casualty When Race Card Is Played.pdf (80.7 kB) 

Compact built on equality and anti-discriminatory practice
We should not under-estimate the ambitions of the Compact. It has the potential to address much of the poor practice that has historically disadvantaged the sector. Equality, cohesion and anti-racist practice are its defining characteristics. We should welcome it with open arms.

 Compact Built On Equality And Anti-discrimnatory Practice.pdf (66.22 kB) 

Equality: the foundation for better race relations
Inequality of the kind we have in Birmingham is incompatible with community cohesion.
Community cohesion has risen rapidly up the Governments agenda following the race riots in Bradford, Burnley and Oldham during 2001.

 Equality - The Foundation For Better Race Relations.pdf (92.29 kB)

Ethnic monitoring: why bother?
Ethnic monitoring is still used by organisations and the number of ethnic category boxes grows with time. Yet many people choose not to tick the boxes. Completed ethnic monitoring sheets lie dormant in filing cabinets around the country. Why record this information if it bears little relation to the lives of those ticking the boxes? Why record this information at all?

 Ethnic Monitoring, Why Bother.pdf (155.23 kB)

Liberté, égalité, fraternité: an impossible dream?
France experienced rioting on a large scale in the closing months of 2005. This paper explores to what extent 'freedom, equality, brotherhood' applies in some deprived and racially diverse French suburbs.

 Liberte Egalite Fraternite.pdf (157.09 kB) 

Lozells: social justice requires a united front
Lozells quickly became the focus for the nations media and a discussion quickly emerged upon the topic of black racism. Reporters were quick to interview community leaders and publish evidence of inter-communal hatred.

 Lozells.pdf (71.35 kB) 

Newtown Survey: two short papers were completed after a survey was conducted with 300 residents in the Newtown area of Aston, Birmingham in spring 2005.

Involving communities in regeneration: falling at the first hurdle?

 CI NRF Briefing 1.1 (138.82 kB) 

Community cohesion: do we know what we're looking for?
 CC NRF Briefing 21.pdf (189.57 kB)

Let's focus on inequality – not Muslims
brap calls for a national debate that focuses on the real issues of inequality and discrimination, not muslims and a fear of Islam.

 Focus On Inequality1.pdf (87.55 kB) 

Beyond racial identity
This study collates views on identity from young Black and minority ethnic adults in Birmingham.

 Beyond Racial Identity.pdf (1.42 MB) 

EHRC funded Conflict Mediation and Resolution Guidance

This new guide provides an innovative framework to help organisations understand how to pre-empt and respond to inter-ethnic tensions. Particularly useful to BME third sector organisations looking to develop the skills to defuse conflict. 

 Getting Results Final Report (227.65 kB)

 Mediating and Resolving Conflict (61.64 kB) 

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