Louise EvanWong

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Louise Evan-Wong Anne BonnerMembers of
Coalition Management Group

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• In the beginning

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• Challenges

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• Rewards

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Uncharted paths

• Representation
• Leadership

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• Aims of Coalition
• Structure of Coalition
• Strand leads

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Aims of the Coalition

• To build a strong, collective voice on equality
  and diversity issues from within the Voluntary
  and Community Sector (VCS)
• To recognise and promote the distinctiveness and
  complexity within each diverse community

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How is the Coalition structured?
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• The Coalition is a member of the Executive Group
  of North East Equality Diversity board
• The Coalition co-ordinates the Capacity Building
  Voice Task Group
• The Coalition has a representative on the
  mainstreaming equalities task group

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What is Coalition for Action on Diversity
Equality (CADE)?

• CADE is a project which aims to
• To improve the capacity of the seven diversity
  strands to ensure they can all participate in
  decision-making and shape policy in the region
• To facilitate cross-strand working

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• Strand leads
• Youth Ivan Wintringham -Regional Youth work
  Unit
• Older Age Neil Shashoua - Age Concern
• Deaf Disability Christine Pickersgill - GAP
• Gender Umme Imam - Angelou Centre
• Race Justine King - BECON
• Faith Paul Southgate CRC
• LGBT Louise Evan-Wong LGBT Federation NE

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• Nothing about us without us