RAP
Developing and implementing cultural competent services for African, African/Caribbean
and dual heritage young people of Bolton.
RESPECT ADVOCACY OPEN DAY
WEDNESDAY 27TH OCTOBER 2004
10.00AM - 4.00PM
FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE
50 SILVERWELL STREET
BOLTON
BL1 1PP
DISABLED ACCESS
WHAT IS RESPECT ADVOCACY PROJECT?
The project provides a service aimed at engaging young African, African/Caribbean,
Dual heritage and hard to reach communities who are at risk of, or are currently
not engaging in mainstream activities.
The service includes a programme of events and services that will target these
young people and offer help to their family/ relatives which includes:
- Counselling and Mentoring
- Social/recreational & educational events.
- Outreach work in local schools and other organisations.
- A Saturday club that will focus on:
- Parent and Child
- Positive reading
- Art therapy
- Learning a language
- D.J lessons
- Learning different cultures
- Understanding your legal rights
- Curriculum support
- Speaking to elders
- Understanding history
THIS PROJECT WILL BENEFIT ALL INDIVIDUALS, ORGANISATIONS OR PEOPLE DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH THE AFRICAN, AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN, DUAL HERITAGE COMMUNITY,
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND YOUTH GROUPS ETC.
CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY AT RESPECT ADVOCACY PROJECT
OUR MISSION STATEMENT:
IS TO ENGAGE YOUNG PEOPLE FROM AFRICAN, AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN, DUAL HERITAGE AND
OTHER HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES.
LOOKING AT ISSUES THAT AFFECT TODAY’S YOUNG AFRICAN, AFRICAN/CARIBBEAN, DUAL HERITAGE
COMMUNITIES WHICH INCLUDES:
- DRUG AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS
- MENTAL HEALTH
- SMOKING
- HEALTHY EATING
- FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES
- LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (INCL. DYSLEXIA)
- UNEMPLOYMENT
- DEPRESSION
- ISOLATION
- DISCRIMINATION
- SELF IDENTIFICATION
- ROLE MODELS
- HISTORICAL TIMES
- PREGNANCY
- HOMELESSNESS
- RELATED HEALTH ISSUES:
- SICKLE CELL
- DIABETES
- CORONARY HEART DISEASE
- TUBERCULOSIS
- RESPECT ADVOCACY PROJECT:
- WORKS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER PROFESSIONAL AGENCIES AND COMMUNITIES USING
A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO GIVE PEOPLE THE BEST POSSIBLE SERVICE
PROGRAMME FOR THE DAY
10.00- Welcome, registration, Tea/Coffee
10.15- 1st Speaker-Introduction to the project
10.30- 2nd Speaker- Targeting/strategies
10.45- 3rd speaker- Bolton’s Black Experience
11.00- 4th speaker
11.15- Comfort breaks and light refreshments
11.30- 5th Speaker
11.45- 6th speaker
12.15- Questions and Answers
12.30- LUNCH PROVIDED
13.30- Workshop One, Two & Three
14.30- Light refreshments
14.45- Workshop Four, Five & Six
15.45- Feed Back
16.00- Evaluation & Goodbyes
ADMISSION IS FREE- DONATIONS WELCOME
WORKSHOPS
There will be a variety of workshops running 13.30 15.45. Listed below are the
available sessions. To help us manage the conference. please indicate and confirm
by telephone/fax or email 2 choices from each session out of which one will be
allocated.
Please note: Workshops may differ depending on requests.
WORKSHOP ONE - 13.30
MENTAL HEALTH
Over representation of Black Men in the Mental Health Systems.
WORKSHOP TWO - 13.30
EDUCATION - Issues relating to the disproportionate amount of young black people
excluded from school.
WORKSHOP THREE - 13.30
DRUGS AND ALCOHOL
Barriers to Black communities
WORKSHOP FOUR - 14.45
ENGAGING BLACK COMMUNITIES
Models of engaging Black Communities
WORKSHOP FIVE - 14.45
THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Over representation of Black people in the criminal justice system
WORKSHOP SIX - 14.45
HEALTH
Health related issues pertinent to Black Communities (i.e. Sickle cell disease
and Diabetes)
PLACES ARE LIMITED, SO PLEASE BOOK IN ADVANCE
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