Aberdeen, together, we are home. What does home mean for people who have experienced homelessness? Since February 2026, Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) has been facilitating the Homewards Aberdeen Experts Through Experience Panel, supporting a space where people with lived experience of homelessness can come…
On Saturday 16 May, we attended the Go Deep Games as part of the Homewards Aberdeen Experts Through Experience Panel. We took part alongside people from other lived experience groups and community spaces working across homelessness, poverty, migration and inclusion.…
At Grampian Regional Equality Council, we work to tackle discrimination and promote positive community relations in North East Scotland. It’s a big job. I was planning to tell you about all the positive contributions immigrants make in the North East.…
GREC welcomes the recently published Report on the Equalities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee inquiry into Civil Legal Assistance in Scotland. After hearing from a number of professional bodies, academics, and human rights organisations, the Committee has highlighted an urgent need for both immediate and…
GREC is pleased to share that our response to the Scottish Parliament’s Inquiry into Legal Aid has been officially published. In our submission, we highlight the significant challenges faced by individuals from ethnic minority communities in accessing legal support. Drawing…
On March 27, 2025, the Grampian Regional Equality Council (GREC) and Aberdeen for a Fairer World hosted an event at the Aberdeen Art Gallery to mark the relaunch of the Anne Frank Awards. The ceremony honoured young people whose efforts…
In December 2024, GREC completed a research project to feed into the design and future work of the Anti-Racist Observatory for Scotland (AROS). We spoke with 35 ethnic minority people from many different communities in the North East about their…
In the last few months, we’ve been keeping busy delivering training to a range of organisations. We delivered a series of modules on equality, unconscious bias, cultural awareness and intersectionality both face to face and online with teams involved in…
Health and Diversity Network Project , My Community & I An African saying tells us that you cannot barb someone’s hair in absentia. Meaning that the individual must be present giving their consent and stating their choice. It is on…
This edition covers the launch events to mark GREC’s 40th Anniversary, the publication of partnership research with Migration Policy Scotland on financial disadvantage for migrant households, GREC’s Active Citizens Programme’s first session, the expansion of language cafés, and E-Visa updates.
Earlier this year, GREC carried out fieldwork for a Scotland-wide research project with Migration Policy Scotland, looking at the kinds of money problems experienced by migrant households.
The New Scots Refugee Integration Strategy Delivery Action Plan 2024-2026 was launched on Monday, 19th August, at a well-attended event at Kelvin Hall, University of Glasgow. The event brought together key stakeholders, including representatives from the Scottish Government, local authorities,…
This edition covers celebrating Volunteers and New Scots in Grampian, the expansion of our Active Citizens Project in Aberdeenshire, Grampian Pride Day, University of Aberdeen students fundraising for our Me-Time service, and opportunities to join In-trans as a local interpreter.
This edition features a project update from our In Trans service, details about our Policy & Research initiatives, updates from our PATH project, highlights from International Women’s Day events, and reflections from this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day event.
In 2023, GREC carried out a project funded by Research Data Scotland. Here we reflect on our findings.
