Ajay’s compelling blog for OAUK’s September Public Newsletter takes you from Ajay’s personal reflections and delves deeper into Middlesborough Mela’s experience – Middlesborough saw targeted attacks break out less than a week before the scheduled date. It’s hugely insightful to read how the Mela Partnership worked together to build back stronger, highlighting the case that Outdoor Arts can help communities come back after unrest. You can read the blog here.
The Evidence for Equality National Survey
Staying on topic of racial diversity, I also recommend you look at The Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS). It was set up to capture the experiences of ethnic and religious minorities, and the most recent report gives you interesting context to any ethnicity data you might be collecting. Here’s the link to the report.
Some headline snippets on health and well-being include:
- There was a higher risk of physical multimorbidity among Bangladeshi and Black Caribbean women, and Gypsy/Traveller and Roma men, compared with their White British counterparts.
- A higher risk of depression and anxiety was found for the Arab group. A higher risk of anxiety was also seen for people in the Any other Black background and White Irish groups.
- People from the Roma and Chinese groups reported more difficulty in accessing health services, compared with the White British group.
However, there were some outcomes for which ethnic minority groups fared better than the White British group:
- Levels of anxiety and depression were lower among people in the Black African, Chinese, White Eastern European and Any other Asian groups compared with the White British group.
- The data is available to download from the UK Data Service, or you can download an e-book with key findings (for free).
I’d like to thank my former colleague Amy Turton for bringing this report to my attention.
OAUK Opportunities
You may also have seen from our member’s newsletter that OAUK Webinar series is returning this year, and there will be a Foundational Anti-Racism with Jenny Williams of Take The Space is coming up on 28th November. Click here to find out more.
OAUK is also currently looking for an Associate Director. We are targeting our recruitment towards an individual from underrepresented communities, with a view to the employment opening doors for other leadership opportunities in the sector. We are particularly looking for an individual who is Global Majority or Disabled. The deadline is 4th November – click here to find out more.
– Sho Shibata, OAUK Director
