Hello Anthony
Thanks for this - in response to your query why only racial incidents I
suppose I felt that we need to really emphasize this aspect of
discrimination given some recent events here. However I take your point
about almost creating a 'hierarchy of oppression' and will include other
equality strands as that has been the feedback here too
Kate
--On 21 February 2007 14:19 +0000 Anthony Houldsworth
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>
> Hi Kate,
>
> This is something we are addressing at the moment. I was a bit curious as
> to why there was a desire to record racial incidents but not other
> incidents relating to equality issues, especially as the recommendation
> from Macpherson to record racial incidents was directed firmly at the
> Police and local authorities rather than educational institutions.
>
> There is undoubtedly alot to be gained from recording all instances where
> a person percieves that anothers actions are motivated by prejudice based
> on any of the equality strands so we are approaching it by setting up
> 'ERIL'. The Equality Related Incident Log. This will record " Any
> Incident which is perceived by the victim or any other person to be
> motivated by prejudice, or results in discrimination, based on gender,
> race, age, disability, sexual identity or orientation, religion or
> belief." We already record all cases where our harassment advisors are
> contacted by staff or students and this information will feed into ERIL.
>
> Fortunately I coordinate both equalities and tackling harassment here so
> I will have a good overview of cases which are reported and will be able
> to direct the information to the steering groups we have set up for race,
> disability and gender. In the event of this institution having a single
> equality scheme in the future, this reporting system can dove-tail into
> it quite easily.
>
> Having said that, this has not yet been implemented but it has been
> favourably received by those with whom I have consulted so far so we will
> probably go with it.
>
> I hope this is helpful. Please contact me if you feel I can help further.
>
> Anthony
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> Dear All
> Here at Exeter we have a form for reporting racial incidents but it is
> rarely used and needs updating
> Working with the Students Guild we are in the process of setting up an
> anti
> racism support group to work with students who are the recipients of
> racism
> - I wonder if other Universities have done this?
> I would also be really grateful if someone could share the actual process
> of how they record incidents, what exactly happens to the information
> We have a recently relaunched network of harassment advisors and updated
> policy on harassment/bullying and of course the advisors have been
> picking
> up a number of instances of racial harassment and we are trying to work
> out
> how they all fit together
> Racism is a very real issue in the South West with the greater visibility
> and possible isolation of BME students and staff (alongside a sense in
> which 'it is not an issue here') and consequently particularly important
> that we have a very visible and robust system/procedures
>
> Thanks
> Kate.
>
> Kate Devlin
> Equality and Diversity Manager
> Exeter University
> phone 01392 262037
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