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Bristol Legacy Commission
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The Bristol Legacy Commission (BLC) are not currently funding any community projects.
How we began
The BLC was established in June 2008 to continue the work started during 2007 as part of Abolition 200 (pdf, 193 KB) - in particular the recommendations for change.
The BLC are focused on improving service provision for ethnic minority communities in the following three priority areas between June 2008 and March 2012.
- Cultural representation
- Education and young people
- Health and well being
The BLC guides the city’s efforts to tackle social, political and economic race inequality and will fund a number of projects and strategies designed to change the quality of life for ethnic minorities in Bristol.
Since 2008, the BLC has invested in funding projects in order to react to organisations/individuals who have previously felt excluded from contributing their thoughts, aspirations and visions.
How we work
The Bristol Legacy Commission:
- Will meet eight times a year
- Can decide to invest in projects, research, strategies and programmes that move the priority agenda forward
- Has a role in monitoring the equalities work of Bristol City Council
- Reports to Bristol City Council Cabinet every year
Road Map 2011/2012
BLC were awarded a further £139,000 in its ‘transitional year’ to do the following - not in order of priority:
- Formulate with stakeholders a strategy to become an independent race equality organisation by the end of March 2012.
- To continue to deliver and mainstream outcomes associated with:
- Culture “Different Directions” a partnership with six cultural Arts organisations in Bristol to improve diversity of product offering
Download:‘Different Directions ’report (pdf, 0.8 MB)
Download: Programme participants (pdf, 147 KB) - Education (Bristol Education Attainment Partnership) focusing on increasing attainment levels of young people who are not fulfilling their learning potential. For more information visit the Guide 2 Bristol website.
- Health and Well Being (formulation of strategy to address BME mental health inequalities and scoping elder service provision in Bristol – with a view of coordinating elder groups to work in partnership)
- Culture “Different Directions” a partnership with six cultural Arts organisations in Bristol to improve diversity of product offering
- BME mental health. To formulate a response to the outcomes associated with delivering the Off The Record Project (a preventative approach to reduce mental health instances with a view to mainstreaming good practice in schools)
- Education/increase social mobility - to produce and commission a ‘Bristol Leadership’ Programme in partnership with public and private sectors
- Community networking event – early 2012
- Working in partnership with Voscur to produce and implement a structure (s)/ model to improve Black and ethnic minority V&I within the Voluntary and Community sector (VCS)
Dates of meetings and minutes
Meetings of the Bristol Legacy Commission
All meetings held at the Council House, College Green, Bristol, BS1 5TR unless otherwise stated
Monday 20th February 2012
Monday 23rd March 2012
Closing event still TBC
Previous meeting minutes
Monday 18 September 2011 (to come)
Monday 25 July 2011 (pdf, 65 KB)
Monday 9 May 2011 (pdf, 57 KB)
Funding awarded 2008/2011
The BLC have funded a number of organisations and strategies to help and support its commitment to deliver appropriate and relevant race equality initiatives
Grants Awarded
- Grants awarded 2010/2011 (pdf, 19 KB)
- Funding in 2008/2009 (pdf, 53 KB)
- Funding in 2009/2010 (pdf, 39 KB)
Black and ethnic minority voice and influence strategy
How are we and other organisations going to ensure race equality is central to everything we do?
As part of Voscur’s contract to deliver effective services to all communities, the council has asked that there is a strong black and ethnic minority representation within its assembly for supporting and enabling voice and influence. We are working in partnership with Voscur to make this happen.
In addition to Voscur's service changes, the council have asked that their in-house equality forums (including the Race Forum and the Bristol Legacy Commission) have a more effective voice by the end of March 2012. In order for these changes to take place the BLC and Race Forum would like to consult with stakeholders and communities concerned. A consultation will take place during October 2011 to January 2012 with affected communities and stakeholders to ensure they have a ‘say’ in shaping a robust, relevant, supported structure(s) model for race equality in Bristol.
To ensure this consultation will take the correct shape a BME Voice and Influence (V&I) steering group has been set up. Download: BME Voice and Influence (V&I) steering group mission statement (pdf, 59 KB)
If you would more information on the steering group please contact us or Voscur
