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Facilitation: Interagency Group - Racist Incident Referral And Support Service

Facilitation: Interagency Group - Racist Incident Referral And Support Service. Dr. Alan Bruce ULS Sligo 27 August 2013. AIM.

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Facilitation: Interagency Group - Racist Incident Referral And Support Service

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  1. Facilitation: Interagency Group - Racist Incident Referral And Support Service Dr. Alan Bruce ULS Sligo 27 August 2013

  2. AIM To provide a structured input to facilitate strategic planning and action in implementing, supporting and sustaining the mission of the racist incident referral and support service

  3. Changing environments • Ethnic diversity • Cultural diversity • Language competence • Gender • Equality and inclusion • Legal boundaries

  4. Diversity dimensions • Diversity has an origin • Genesis of human difference • Defining the group • Signs, symbols, rituals • Movement, contact, conflict • Belief and values • Contact, engagement, curiosity

  5. Irish dimensions • Rate of change • Rural to urban > Bust to boom • Monocultural stereotypes • Inward migration and new demographics • Re-defined Irishness • International standards and ethics

  6. European dimensions • Lack of coherent EU policy • Significant national variation • Need for common principles and procedures • Xenophobia, racism and discrimination • Cascading issues: gender, disability, age, family…. • Re-defining rights

  7. Key themes • Attitudes • Prejudice • Stereotypes • Discrimination • Harassment

  8. Gordon Allport Stages of Prejudice: • Ridicule • Avoidance • Discrimination • Physical attack • Extermination

  9. Equality and agencies • Legal compliance • Tokenism • Equality and quality • Internal customers • External customers • Equality to diversity management

  10. Minimal aspects • Combat prejudice • Reduce conflict • Overcome poor communications • Contain time and cost issues • Relevance

  11. Going further • Improve relations • Locate new talent sources • Improve communications • Develop flexible working • Achieve legislative compliance • Improve corporate image • Better access for all

  12. From policy to vision • Conflict transformation • Community empowerment • Work based learning • Added value • Innovative methodologies • Models of transferable best practice

  13. Embedding equality and diversity • Recognizing qualifications • Avoiding eurocentrism • Universal design • Achieving best practice • Developing inclusive communications • Advanced technologies • Establishing relevance

  14. Equality and policing • Garda ethnic recruitment • Diversity Works (Garda/PSNI) • Patton Report (PSNI) • Equality and diversity training (PSNI) • Garda Diversity Strategy and plan (2009) • European Police Diversity Network

  15. From tools to competence • Interculturalism training • Disability awareness competence • Mentoring: diversity champions • Researched best practice: reviewed • Linguistic skills • Comfort with difference: trust • Contact and observational listening

  16. Thank you Dr. Alan Bruce Universal Learning Systems 34 Charleville Road Dublin 7 abuce@ulsystems.com Tel: (01) 838-0970

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