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this looks like it could be a place we could all get together! Mark R D Johnson Director, MSRC/CEEHD De Montfort University Leicester LE2 1RQ 0116 201 3906 ________________________________ From: Yangna Li [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thu 10/07/2008 15:42 Dear Colleague, The Race Equality Foundation and the SSRG (Social Services Research Group) with INVOLVE are holding a fourth one-day conference on 'Inclusion and Exclusion 2008. The overall aim of the conference is to explore research on racism and ethnicity and the messages for policy and practice in key areas of public services, including: housing, health and social care for adults and children on Thursday 20th November 2008. The conference will take place at the School for Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London. We are now calling for papers. We are inviting papers on the following themes: * How research contributes to bringing about changes in policy / practice * Messages from researchers for practitioners and policy makers * Messages from service users, practitioners and policy makers for researchers * Using research to tackle institutional racism * Effective inclusion of black and minority ethnic users and communities in research * Examples of best practice in research on racism and ethnicity * Ensuring effective inclusion of equalities issues in all research * Recent findings from quantitative and qualitative research on racism and ethnicity * Role of BME researchers in public/voluntary services * Exploring linkages between the experience of discrimination on grounds of race, gender, disability, faith, age, sexuality * Securing funding for inclusive research How to submit a paper is contained in the attached PDF file. Further details are also available on the SSRG website (www.ssrg.org.uk) and the Race Equality Foundation website www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk. We would be grateful if you could forward this email to colleagues in your organisation and other contacts who may be interested in submitting a paper. Best Wishes Yangna Li Yangna Li Administrator Race Equality Foundation Unit 35 Kings Exchange Tileyard Road London N7 9AH www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk <http://www.raceequalityfoundation.org.uk/> Tel: 020 7619 6220 Fax: 020 7619 6230 Email: [log in to unmask] Race Equality Foundation was formerly known as REU. This name change became effective from 1st September 2006.