Lib Dems guide to being a strong White ally
Black Lives Action Committee Lib Dems guide to being a strong White ally What kind of active support does a strong White ally provide to Black and other ethnic minority members? BLAC Lib Dems have attempted to answer this question with an 11 point guide addressing how you can be a White ally; LISTEN when marginalized people are talking. The first job of an ally is to listen actively, but…
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Black Lives Action Committee Guide How to Diversify Local Party Membership The Lib Dem leadership agrees that the more diverse our team of activists, members, and candidates are, the more relevant, resourceful, and representative our Party is. Diversity contributes to a better overall performance in business, politics, and life. The more diverse the Lib Dem family is, the better the election results we will achieve. 1. Acknowledge it’s not easy…
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BLAC white ally statement (cover page to the Guidance). Firstly BLAC Lib Dems would like to make it clear we know the majority of White Lib Dems are diversity-loving, inclusive people who stand against racism. And racial attitudes within the Party have certainly improved over the years. Having said that, BLAC Lib Dems continue to feel that too many Lib Dem activists will condemn racism, or even attend anti-racism demonstrations,…
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Black Lives Action Committee (BLAC) Policy Agenda Freedom, Justice, and Opportunity Foreword For all Britain’s forward movement in promoting racial equality, Black people in Britain today are still disproportionately excluded from social protection systems, economic uplift, and representative democracy, while facing shorter lifespans, lower educational attainment, and dramatic over-criminalisation and imprisonment compared to their white counterparts. The BLAC Liberal Democrats Policy Agenda proposes a comprehensive dismantling of racist structures and…
Read MoreMinutes of meeting 24th November 2020
Present: Ed Davey, Natalie Chindipa, Julliet Makhapila and Lisa Brett 1. On behalf of BLAC Lib Dems Julliet offered welcome and thanks to Ed Davey and Natalie Chindipa, expressing BLAC LD keenest to work with both to deliver a more diverse and inclusive Party 2. Why BLAC Lib Dems Julliet explained 19.5% of the British population is from an ethnic minority background. For all Britain’s forward movement in promoting racial…
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Having different focus groups with a variety of interests and from a range of backgrounds in the Liberal Democrats brings with it many benefits. Special interest groups can; lead to higher membership retention rates educate the Party through internal events, panels, and more identify and help develop internal leaders by serving as a talent pipeline help the Party recruit underrepresented individuals BLAC Lib Dems aims to support the Party to…
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