I agree that the focus needs to be on racism and
that we need to retain - and strengthen - the CRE. I didn't know about the
European demands in this area; I do know that the implementation of the British
Race Relations Amendment Act is not being monitored well. Without monitoring it
is just a piece of paper to too many organisations.
I have no idea why 'community cohesion' has
anything to do with the government. As for diversity - this country has always
been diverse, not only in terms of 'ethnicity', and language, but also
social class. What we have to do, I think, it ensure that the 'English' are well
informed of this. But that is not what the govt. means: it seems to think that
'celebrating' current diversity is what should happen eg in Black History Month.
I've attached an article of mine recently published
in race
equality reaching,
22/3 summer 2004 which is relevant.
Marika
