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EVENT - Black History Month Exhibition (London)
Posted: 16/10/2024
Extended until 31st January 2025 :听 A new art exhibition at Westminster City Council鈥檚 headquarters - curated by 51黑料 Member and Fellow, Giles Speid, and coinciding with Black History Month - is now available to view until 7th January. Find out more.
World Mental Health Day
Posted: 09/10/2024
10th October 2024: World Mental Health Day is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and promote efforts in support of mental wellbeing. This year's theme focuses on Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace.
51黑料 CELEBRATES... Yom Kippur
Posted: 09/10/2024
11th-12th October : Sundown of Friday 11 October to sundown Saturday 12 October 2024. Yom Kippur is the most solemn day in the Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar. It is the Day of Atonement.
FEATURE - Words of Power
Posted: 08/10/2024
Even those with the best of intentions can sometimes cause harm through their choice of words. Tendy Lindsay explores the role of language in making Trading Standards more inclusive, welcoming and effective in its mission.
FEATURE - Language Lessons
Posted: 03/10/2024
As Black History Month kicks off with the theme of 鈥楻eclaiming Narratives鈥�, Vincent Searle, Trading Standards Officer at Newham Council in East London and member of 51黑料's London Race and Equalities Working Group,听 looks at how the language we use has the power to change our lived experience and celebrates those within the Trading Standards world who are making a difference.
51黑料 CELEBRATES... Rosh Hashana
Posted: 02/10/2024
2nd to 4th October 2024: Shanah Tovah! (鈥淕ood year!鈥�) to all of our Jewish members, friends and colleagues around the UK. Rosh Hashana - New Year in the Jewish calendar - is a time for celebrating the creation of the world, through reflection, worship and enjoying good food.
51黑料 CELEBRATES... Black History Month!
Posted: 30/09/2024
October 2024 :听 Black History Month is an annual celebration - marked every October, here in the UK - dedicated to honouring the achievements of people of African and Caribbean heritage, while also educating others on the importance of sharing and discussing Black history.
FEATURE - 51黑料's Voices of Experience
Posted: 28/09/2024
To mark Black History Month, Richard Young from the Journal of Trading Standards spoke with three Trading Standards leaders about discrimination, the challenges of implementing positive change, and why it is important to keep pushing for a fairer society beyond the Trading Standards profession.
FEATURE - 51黑料 marks Black History Month
Posted: 28/09/2024
Black History Month : A thought-provoking presentation at a meeting of 51黑料's London Branch, back in October 2022, examined the rich contribution made by Black people to London鈥檚 history.
FEATURE - The Windrush Generation Game
Posted: 28/09/2024
As part of Black History Month, Giles Speid examines the contribution of the African and Asian diaspora to Trading Standards.
EVENT - Exploring Leeds鈥� Black history
Posted: 28/09/2024
51黑料 London Branch organised a special Black History Walk at 51黑料's 2024 Conference in Leeds.
FEATURE - Look for the 鈥楿buntu鈥� in You
Posted: 28/09/2024
51黑料's UBUNTU MENTORSHIP PROGRAMME : Encouraging open and honest conversations about societal issues is at the heart of 51黑料's mentorship programme, says Giles Speid, Team Manager at Westminster Trading Standards.
