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Schools sought for British Council's Connecting Classrooms

British Council logoThe British Council is looking for new schools to join its Connecting Classrooms project.

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27/07/2010

CLG releases latest statistics from Citizenship Survey

CLG logoThe latest National Statistics from the Citizenship Survey produced by Communities and Local Government were released on Thursday 22 July.

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27/07/2010

MPs living in ‘parallel lives’ to voters

WestminsterTed Cantle CBE, in a new journal 'Cohesion & Society', has called for the ‘Westminster bubble’ to be well and truly punctured and for the role of MPs to be dramatically changed to enable them to reconnect with the electorate. His contribution to ‘Cohesion & Society’ suggests that many politicians live in parallel lives, in a distinct and separate political class.

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16/07/2010

No time for complacency on far right challenge

iCoCo logoThe Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo) today released a report highlighting the growing threat from far right parties, despite the failure of the BNP to secure a parliamentary seat at the May 2010 General Election.

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30/06/2010

Budget cuts are no excuse to stop addressing community tensions

iCoCo logoThe Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo) has highlighted the need for local authorities and their partners to continue work on building community cohesion, despite cuts in government funding.

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21/06/2010

Commission calls on businesses to close the gap

EHRC logoOn the 40th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has called on organisations to do more to close the pay gap between male and female employees.

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28/05/2010

British Council and Institute of Community Cohesion launch online intercultural dialogue guide

British Council logoThe British Council and iCoCo have today launched a new guide on tackling difference. The Intercultural Dialogue (ICD) online resource guide will, for the first time, give policy makers and practitioners around the world practical advice and good practice examples to support work on ICD.

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03/02/2010

Prestigious event aims to focus on community cohesion in the workplace

A new learning and development unit (LDU) within the internationally-renowned Institute of Community Cohesion (iCoCo) is to be launched next month in Coventry.

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25/01/2010

Take Part directory launched

Take PartWe are delighted to announce the launch of the Take Part online resource directory. The directory is part of a national support package for the Take Part programme, which encourages communities and individuals to get involved in active citizenship activities and to share the learning from this involvement. It is a single source of information for anyone interested in Take Part methodologies and the wider community empowerment and engagement agendas including the duty to involve and the duty to promote democracy.

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15/12/2009

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