Minutes 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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About us

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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Black Lives Action Committee (BLAC) Policy Agenda

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 systems,…

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Who we are

We are a group that wishes to impact upon the issues of underrepresented issues upon which Blacks issues have mainly not been addressed. We would like to bring issues mainly about BME and also much support is needed to support our marginalised group within our Lib-dem. We want to bring support from all backgrounds who can recommend good solutions to our Lib dem Party. Thank you all for being part…

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