this link may be of interest to the group.
http://www.castewatchuk.org/sandwellevent.htm
sushrut
At 15:24 16/06/2010, Arocha, Izabel wrote:
Thank you for sharing this and raising our awareness on this issue. I
will make sure to mention it now in my cultural competency programs,
something I was not doing before. We have had hear of a few interpreters
discriminating against their patients due to past cultural traditions and
lack of cultural competency training in their new country.
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Izabel Arocha, M.Ed.
Cultural & Linguistic
Educator and TCH Multilingual Manager,
Cambridge Health
Alliance 617.665.1970
pager 617.546.0425
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Subject: Caste discrimination
Dear Colleagues
The Equality Act has contingent provision to
outlaw caste discrimination. Does anyone know of health service or local
authority responses? Any local research? Has anyone included caste in
EqIA? Any examples of good practice in tackling discrimination in
relation to services, workforce, governance?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2009/nov/11/caste-discrimination-uk-report
I'd be grateful for any thoughts or
suggestions about this, kind regards, Stephen
Stephen James, Head of Partnerships and
Diversity, Ealing Primary Care Trust, 1 Armstrong Way, Southall,
Middlesex UB2 4SA. Tel: 020 3313 9318. Fax: 020 3313 9618. Mobile: 07984
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