The Rights Reps Project seeks to raise awareness among people seeking asylum of their legal rights, empower them to spot potential human rights violations, and deepen their understanding of the UK asylum system. Each week, we offer a diverse programme…
Tackling and Preventing Destitution for people with No Recourse to Public Funds (NRPF) Many people from outside of the UK have a ‘no recourse to public funds’ condition stipulated in their visas, preventing them from accessing most housing, homeless and…
This is a Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) project supported by the Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire and Moray Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund. Grampian Health & Diversity Network is an initiative that looks to empower community members from ethnic minorities to…
Prejudice & Solidarity Archived Throughout History (PATH) This project is community-led heritage project run by Four Pillars & GREC, exploring ethnic minority and queer community history in Aberdeen and surrounding areas. Between summer 2022 and spring 2024, the project invites…
New Scots Digital Inclusion Project This project supports New Scots (Syrian refugees) to develop their digital skills, gain access to IT equipment, and improve digital inclusion in their community. It builds on learning from the Carnegie UK Trust’s ‘Learning from…
This project works with New Scots women in classes, workshops and information sessions, exploring themes of active citizenship and empowerment. We are also developing a partnership approach to addressing gender inequality and associated barriers for New Scots and migrant communities.…
This project supports New Scots (Syrian refugees) to develop their digital skills, gain access to IT equipment, and improve digital inclusion in their community. It builds on learning from the Carnegie UK Trust’s ‘Learning from Lockdown’ report (October 2020), which…
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John Tomlinson Chair For some 25 years I have been involved in equalities issues and am driven to explore and achieve real change. I was first directly involved with GREC as a volunteer in 2010. In 2014, I was Interim…
No Recourse North East Partnership The NRNE Partnership, established in 2014, promotes knowledge sharing and good practice among agencies supporting those with NRPF. It was created in response to inconsistent decisions by public bodies, lack of sector expertise, and safety…
This page has all the information from the Aberdeen Equalities Participation Network. Please scroll down for details of the next meeting, documents, links, and information from previous meetings. Any questions, please email mhaywood@grec.co.uk. What it’s all about – Network Summary…
This resource has been developed by the Aberdeen Equalities Participation Network, to improve engagement with equality-related groups and organisations in the City. Groups are listed by characteristic, and may be listed in two or three categories if relevant. Latest version:…
Looking for a job can be hard work – below is some information to help you. You can also find information about our employability-themed language cafe and ESOL for work classes on our language support page. You can register on…
Are you interested in becoming a member of GREC? All applications are welcome, and we leave it up to applicants to choose the most appropriate of our three different Membership types: Our Articles of Association and our current Strategy are…
