You are warmly invited to our Annual General Meeting, which will be held on:
November 20th from 6 – 7.30pm at the Millennium Centre
The formal agenda will be followed by a short talk by Dr Hazel Perry
PREC – the first 50 years
and open discussion on
PREC – the future? – have your say
RSVP to contact@prec.info for catering purposes by November 14th
PREC
The UN resolutions on Gaza 2023 are a series of statements and actions taken by the United Nations General Assembly and other UN bodies to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, which has been ongoing since 7 October 2023, when Hamas launched a series of rocket attacks on Israel and Israel responded with airstrikes and ground operations. The resolutions aim to call for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce, protect civilians and humanitarians, release all prisoners, and support the peace process based on the two-State solution.
Some of the main resolutions are:
These resolutions are non-binding but reflect the collective voice of the international community on the situation in Gaza. They also set the stage for further discussions at the Security Council, which has failed to reach consensus on any action since the crisis began. The General Assembly will reconvene on Tuesday for another emergency session to continue its debate.
This is an exciting report based on interviews carried out in 2020 with 450 young BAME voices in Peterborough schools. Their opinions are given, in their own words, on migration, religion, crime, Prevent Strategy, race relations, and more. There is a video of the Zoom launch and another shorter video about a follow-up research project by two of our young people. Watch and learn what they've found out.
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The annual general meeting was held in January 2022. This report describes the main work done through the Covid period and to date.
Annual Report 2019-20 and 20-21 (docx)
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ACTION AGAINST HATE
How to report Race Hate Crimes
Tiff Lane (she/her)
Action Against Hate Coordinator
Partnerships & Operational Support
Mobile: 07801 206263
Cambridgeshire Constabulary - Hinchingbrooke Park,
Huntingdon, PE29 6NP
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
Working together to deliver an inclusive and professional policing service with: Fairness, Integrity, Diligence and Impartiality
Click TrueVison link below to report hate crimes
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Near Neighbours is a national organisation we have worked with in the city. It is very focussed on community activity at local level. Check out their latest news and support via their newsletter:
Chinese Community in Peterborough is hosting a 12-week online Tai Chi course via Zoom from 7 June 2021 to 23 August 2021, every Monday 10am to 11am. FREE for all to attend.
Email chineseinpeterborough@gmail.com for more details.
or Follow: Chinese Community in Peterborough 彼得伯勒华人社团 - CCIP | Facebook
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If you want to know more about what services are available in Peterborough and its surrounding area, these websites may help you. Just click on them to find out more and where you can find help if you need it. There is also funding information for local applications Until 23rd June 2021 - see the ... /CELEBRATE/ link below.
www.HAYPeterborough.co.uk/support
https://www.haypeterborough.co.uk/CELEBRATE/
October is Black History Month in the UK and it's been celebrated nationwide every year for nearly 40 years. This month was originally founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to this country over many generations. PREC is proud to be involved in this important educational work.
Click below to find out more
https://www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk/
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Corona Virus - Covid 19
DON'T REJECT THE VACCINE!
Two Asian politicians appeal to minority ethnic people
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Vaccination program being rolled out now
for Peterborough and Camridgeshire. No need to apply. All registered patients will be called in when their turn arrives. BUT make sure you are registered with a GP.
Worried about being vaccinated? Catching coronavirus is much more worrying! Talk to your local pharmacy in private if you need reassurance.
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Barnardo’s has launched a vital new support service which we believe makes a positive difference to the lives of many Black, Asian and minority ethnic children, young people and their families impacted by Covid and other problems.
helpline.barnardos.org.uk/helpline
This is a UK-wide helpline which will focus on issues specifically affecting children, young people and families from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, who as we all know, have been hardest hit by the pandemic. The new service is a free telephone helpline and web chat facility for children, young people and families from these communities who are suffering the long-lasting and wide-ranging impact of Covid-19. Barnardo’s specialist advisors will aim to provide on-going support on a complex range of issues including mental health, bereavement, family break-down, neglect, back to school, parenting advice, counselling, family stress, discrimination, barriers to services and more.
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NHS Guidelines
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
Peterborough City Council Guidance
Keep the children happy with online teaching materials for all ages via BBC.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/live-lessons
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Our amazing team of volunteers is committed to helping others. We are all committed to working for the welfare of our diverse city. We are proud that over 120 languages are spoken here. We are determined to challenge all forms of racial discrimination, and to take this conviction and turn it into positive action. Think you would be a good fit? Get in touch for more information!
PREC was founded as a Charity in 1974 to monitor racial equality policies in the city and to challenge direct and indirect discrimination. We have now become an all volunteer, independent service and hold The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service. We research minority ethnic achievement in education.
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Like so many voluntary organisations, after the financial crash of recent years, we lost all our national and local authority funding as government reduced public spending. Now we are re-building PREC using all voluntary labour. This will give us greater independence because we won't be forced to comply with funder requirements to the same degree. We can identify and pursue our own priorities.
In November 2019 we moved into a new office in central Peterborough. Details are on the 'Contact Us' page:
For non-confidential, routine enquiries, or requests on where to get further help and information, we have now set up an email inbox contact@prec.info and now offer mobile phone contact on 07934 719760.
Specially good news is that four young people have volunteered to do research with us. They want to find out more about other young people's attitudes to knife crime and what is driving it.
Elsewhere you will see details of our latest research giving voice to young people's ideas, views and opinions about race equality issues in Peterborough.
We are partnering a city project bidding to provide a new cricket club for young people from different backgrounds. This follows on from our partner's successful community football project.
We have co-organised a Black Lives Matter event in Cathedral Square, Peterborough. When we are allowed, we shall be having a 'Public Philosophy' debate on Brexit and its implications for BAME communities.
Our Research Officer has just published the PREC Report 'For the City's Sake' which gives voice to young BAME people and their attirudes to racism and community cohesion in Peterborough. (See column to the right)
We are in process of setting up several working groups taking up particular issues:
1. Campaigning and Advocacy
2. Youthwork and Education
3. Events and Promotion
4. Research (continuing)
PREC started a long-term project called 'River of Hope' back in 1999. This studied educational achievement by ethnicity. Further academic studies have followed and continue, led by our research officer and her team of colleagues. A particular interest is in hearing young people's voices and publishing their views.
We have published a significant new report 'For the City's Sake' being prepared now for circulation and presentation (as Covid 19 allows!). This was produced with support from Near Neighbours, in early 2020. It is based on the views of 430 young people from BAME backgrounds in the city and it has been produced in collaboration with The Open University. Further details to follow later.
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