BSWN is delighted to invite you to our upcoming Annual General Meeting and Conference titled 'Building Stronger Black Futures: Delivering Equitable outcomes'.

Join our team and key note speakers for a morning where we will share information about our recent research in the VCSE, Enterprise & Business sector, and some of the challenges and opportunities for the Black and Asian entrepreneurs and business in Bristol and in the region. The event programme will be as follows:

9.00am Annual General Meeting

10.00am Conference welcome and introduction

10.10am Guest speaker: Deputy Mayor Asher Craig

10.20am Guest speaker: Rita Chadha, Director of Small Charities

10.30am Guest speaker: Kunle Olulode, Director of Voice 4 Change England

10.40am Building Black Futures: The work of BSWN by Sado Jirde, Director

11.00am Case studies by Abdul Ahmed (Bristol Somali Forum) & Sibusiso Tshabalala (Cognitive Paths)

11.10am Q&A with speakers

11.40am Break

11.55am 'Funding for Race Equality: Funders’ perspective’ panel discussion with:

Danielle Cohen (Power to Change),
Debbie Pippard (Barrow Cardbury Trust),
Keith Houghton (Bristol City Council)
and Ronnie Brown (Quartet Community Foundation)

12.45pm Next steps and closing remarks by Sado Jirde

1.00 - 1.30pm Close of event and networking lunch

About BSWN

BSWN is a BAME-led infrastructure organisation that delivers race equality work through undertaking robust, BAME-led research into the social and economic issues that affect BAME communities; the development of voice and influence mechanisms that locate BAME people in an equal dialogue with decision-makers; the brokering and development of relationships and collaborations that deliver real race equality work on the ground and in the corridors of power; and the development of mechanisms and projects that facilitate BAME communities utilising their own agency in social and economic development.

Notice of Consent

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