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DIVERSITY ROLE MODELS IMPACT REPORT. 12 July 2022

­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Dear Jean-Francois,   We are delighted to announce the launch of our Year 1 Impact Report (formulated using data from the schools that participated in Year 1 of our DfE funded project, Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying), as well DRM’s experience and expertise on diversity and education for inclusion. ­ ­ ­ ­ Read the Impact Report ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ PRESS RELEASE: DIVERSITY ROLE MODELS IMPACT REPORT. 12 July 2022   Being gay or thought to be gay is most likely cause of bullying for secondary school students Bullying of girls for gender-specific reasons is the third most common form of bullying and the most underestimated by those not experiencing it   Key findings: - Secondary school pupils are most likely to be bullied when they are gay or thought to be gay (42%) - Primary school pupils are most likely to be bullied for their differences (10%) or for looking different (10%) - Bullying is underestimated by teachers and pupils outside target groups - Teachers say embedding diversity throughout the curriculum would reduce bullying   Secondary school pupils are more likely to be bullied because they are gay or thought to be gay than for any other reason, according to new research on experiences of bullying. In primary schools, bullying is most likely to be for looking different or having differences.   The survey of pupils and teachers at 50 schools revealed an underestimate of the levels of bullying by both teachers and pupils outside the targeted groups. The survey suggests a correlation between areas of diversity that are less regularly discussed in school – LGBTQ+ and disability – and higher levels of bullying. Both headteachers and teachers consider that addressing diverse identities throughout the curriculum would reduce bullying.   Anti-bullying charity, Diversity Role Models, which is one of the organisations delivering the Government's 'Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying' programme, found that girls were four times more likely than boys to recognise bullying of girls and LGBTQ+ pupils were almost twice as likely to recognise bullying of LGBTQ+ pupils than heterosexual pupils.    The report asked about the reasons why pupils are bullied. In secondary schools, pupils are thought most likely to be bullied when they are gay or thought to be gay (42% agreed), when they look different (40%), for reasons that are specific to girls (39%), and for not behaving like a "typical boy" a "typical girl" (37%). In primary schools, bullying is most likely to be for looking different or having differences.   In secondary schools in particular, the survey found bullying likely to be under-reported by pupils, who lacked confidence in their school's responses to bullying. Only 65% said they would report bullying or prejudice to a teacher if they witnessed it.   CEO of DRM, Matt Garvey, comments, “It’s a shock that some of these bullying statistics are so high. Embedding diversity in curriculum subjects could strengthen inclusive education and reduce bullying for groups such as LGBT+ pupils.”   "There’s no question that schools want to tackle bullying. However, teachers tell us that they lack the confidence to talk about diversity, often for fear of saying the wrong thing. They lack the time to build diversity into their lessons, especially under pressure of post-pandemic catch up, and worry about a lack of support from the wider school community, and parents.   However, during this project we have seen examples of excellent practice in the schools we work with. Our Best Practice report takes some of these examples to support other schools in reducing bullying.”    The survey had responses from 5,558 pupils, 908 teachers and 67 members of the senior leadership team across around 50 schools. Parents, carers and governors were also surveyed where schools chose to include them. Language was simplified and terms like LGBT+ and transgender proxied with ‘gay’ so that the same questions could be asked of both primary and secondary pupils.   ENDS   For media enquiries, please contact: media@diversityrolemodels.org ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ We have also now launched our brand-new Role Model videos via our Vimeo channel. Videos 22 to 36 cover a range of topics including Gender Stereotyping, Diverse Families, Toxic Masculinity, Prejudice Language and Identity. Along side these videos are recommended activities for pupils. These are excellent resources for educators to bring lived experiences into the classroom, helping embed empathy and create an inclusive learning environment. We are currently delivering year 2 of this fantastic project and have further funding to deliver staff training to 150 schools. If you would like to recommend our training to anyone in your network, they can register their interest by following this link.    Best wishes,    Lindsey Parr (she/her) Embracing Difference, Ending Bullying Project Manager ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Diversity Role Models St. Anne's Church, 55 Dean Street,  Soho, W1D 6AF, London ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ Diversity Role Models is a registered charity number 1142548 and a company limited by guarantee number 07640644

Lalith Wijedoru: "Storytelling in Your Workplace"

 GPN with @LalithWijedoru "Storytelling in Your Workplace"

Tuesday 26th July 2022 @ 6:30pm. Tickets: https://link.outsavvy.com/lalith

"promote authentic leadership and a compassionate workplace"

#ProjectReflectConnect #GetYourselfALalith #UnashamedlyShameless #Networking #diversityandinclusion #togetherwearestronger

The Darkest Part of The Night

 Hope well.

 

I’ve got some allocation of £10 and £15 tickets from Kiln Theatre for the world premiere of The Darkest Part of The Night(please see flyer and trailer below).

 

These tickets are available for all performances including matinees from Thu 14 July to Sat 13 August.

 

To book please call the Kiln Theatre Box Office on 020 7328 1000 or online and use my promocode BID.

 

I would be grateful if you can please help pass on this offer to staff and members.

 

Thanks for your support.

 

Bid Mosaku

Audience Development

07875 092469

 

 

Exclusive Early Bird Offer £10 & £15 tickets to The Darkest Part of the Night at Kiln Theatre Tickets just £10 &15*   Performances 14 - 20 July: All tickets £10 Performances 22 July - 13 August: Bands A&B £15, Bands C&D £10   Use promocode BID *This offer should not be shared on social media. Tickets subject to availability. Offer cannot be used in same transaction with any other offer/promotional discount.      BOOK NOW Nancy Medina directs the world premiere of Zodwa Nyoni’s gripping and heartfelt drama that explores the complexities and beauty of what it really means to care for one another.     As adults, siblings Shirley and Dwight remember their upbringing in 1980s Chapeltown Leeds differently. In the height of racial discrimination, police brutality and poverty, the struggle for survival ripped through their family.     Dwight was discovering what it meant to be an autistic young Black boy in a world determined never to understand him. Shirley was trying to forge her own independence away from rigid expectations at school and home.     Now as adults, they need to bring together the fractured pieces of their past in order to move forward.   Cast includes James Clyde, Brianna Douglas, Andrew French, Hannah Morrish, Lee Phillips, Nadia Williams.   14 July - 13 August   Playwright Zodwa Nyoni and director Nancy Medina talk about working together on this brand new production.      020 7328 1000 | KilnTheatre.com   269 Kilburn High Road, London NW6 7JR     Kiln Theatre is a National Portfolio Organisation of Arts Council England. Registered charity no 276892.

LGBTQIA+ Fostering Q&A

 My name is Alicia Agius, I represent The Children's Family Trust - A fostering charity with regional offices all over the UK. 

We're holding a remote Q&A event aimed at encouraging the LGBTQIA+ community in Yorkshire to consider fostering not only as an option to build a family, but as a career choice. Would you consider helping us promote the event across social media and via your blog?

See event link here > https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/370446424227

I look forward to hearing from you! 

Best wishes

Alicia Agius​ Marketing & Media Officer 07494911171  /  01527 556934 0300 111 1945 ​www.thecft.org.uk

Human Right in Rwanda

 Dear Friends:

Greetings from Rwanda we do hope our email finds you well.

We are a Human Rights organization from Rwanda (Human Rights First Rwanda Association)  hereinafter HRFRA intervening in the protection and legal/rights empowerment of the most marginalized, disadvantaged  and vulnerable segments of our society including sexual minorities.

We have previously advocated with other coalition civil society members on behalf of sexual minorities actions and activities not to be criminalized  under the penal code of Rwanda which was successful.

our efforts in this endeavor are geared at.

• Promoting coalitions that work to strengthen advocacy efforts to improve conditions for LGBTIQ individuals;
• Protect and promote LGBTIQ rights through legal aid, psychosocial support, research based advocacy and awareness raising of their rights.

HRFRA hosted the first ever East and Central Africa Regional Conference in Kigali in August 2021 to discuss issues and challenges of Sexual minorities in the great lakes region and how to forge a common advocacy agenda in support of the rights and specifically on right to association of LGBTIQ groups in the region. Find below featured articles of the event and attached outcome Document.

https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/magazine/minorities-still-face-discrimination-despite-rights-laws-3545028

https://pressbox.rw/2021/09/08/kigali-workshop-discusses-challenges-among-sexual-minorities-across-the-region/

We currently hosting four LGBT+ organizations namely Rwanda Gender Pride, Proud organization, Safe Friendly Society and Feminist Action Development Association on Trans. Gay, Bisexual and Lesbian rights respectively.  HRFRA has also been deeply involved in the organizing of the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHOT) in Kigali where we have been part of discussion panels presenting views from a Human Rights Perspective.   At regional level we belong to the Pan African International Lesbian and Gay Association (PAN AFRICA ILGA) and we wrote a paper on Intersectionality focusing on LGBTI rights on the same forum. HRFRA was part of the team that drafted the Lomé Protocol of 2014 that solidified the position of Sexual minorities at a continental level. We engage the media in advocacy and provide awareness to the masses on the plight of the LGBTIQ community in Rwanda. https://bit.ly/2oHlQuX

However, despite all the efforts we have done so far LGBTIQ persons continue to face daily discrimination, violence and Isolation from both state and non-state actors and this has heightened during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak which has especially affected LGBTIQ youth who harm themselves with risk behaviors such as drug abuse and suicide.

https://rwandatoday.africa/rwanda/news/pandemic-hits-rwanda-s-sexual-minorities-harder--3231252

They do not enjoy the right to Association which is a fundamental human Right and are treated as lesser persons.  They cannot register their Associations or Non-Governmental organizations.

 

They cannot access gainful employment, education because of their sexual orientation status and are living at the fringe of poverty. 

 

It is against this backdrop that we seek to empower the LGBTIQ groups to become their own Human rights defenders, make advocacy for their organizations to be registered, included in Government policies as a marginalized and disadvantaged group and also continue to give them Legal aid and psycho social support.

However, we cannot attain the above objectives without the support of well-wishers and partnering with like minded organizations . 

It is against this background that we seek to partner with your organization  in making a  better world for the LGBTIQ community  where they are free from discrimination and Violence.

You can also share with friends and support us at:

 

https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/uphold-sexual-minority-rights-in-the-great-lakes/

 

 

 

We look forward to your consideration in this regard 

 

Sincerely,

 

Me Musangwa Jonathan

 

Programs coordinator

 

HUMAN RIGHTS FIRST RWANDA ASSOCIATION

B.P 7564 Kigali/Rwanda

KK 495 st HSe 77

 

 

Tel: +250-0788623625/252584621

 

https://www.facebook.com/rightsrwanda/?ref=br_rs

 

www.rightsrwanda.com