New Race Equality Partnership For Sheffield Launched

[SheffieldForum]

29 minutes ago, Baron99 said:

"It will be guided by a set of agreed principles – for and led by Sheffield people. These principles are real accountability and action, independence, openness and transparency, working together and challenging each other, communicate, celebrate and educate.

 

Recruitment for an independent Chair for REPS is already underway and there will also be dedicated capacity and resource to support the work of the partnership.

 

This will be led by people in the city and include discussions with and in communities about whether they can see meaningful progress in their everyday lives, regular events and workshops to challenge where needed and celebrations of shared successes."

 

My bold. 

 

Led by pre-chosen Sheffield people who could find an issue & start an argument in an empty room. 

 

The principles have already been selected & woe betide anyone who challenges them. 

 

Recruitment for an independent Chair for REPS is already underway.  So even before the whole things launched, names are in the frames or its already been decided who's going to Chair the thing.  So Sheffielders don't get a say in that?  So much for being led by Sheffielders!  

 

Workshops.  Oh no, not workshops.  Being talked down too by someone in their 20's for an afternoon telling you where you've been going wrong all your life. 

 

First thought is, is SCC going to be using council tax money for any of this? 

 

Second thought is, corporate token wokeism. 

The process actually started around three years ago.

 

A commission was set up, and a long inquiry and consultation led to the formation of the new partnership, which was then launched this week and will appoint a chairman moving forward (which is a common way of doing these things.

 

I remember it being written about here and here as well as many other places. 

 

 

[hackey lad]

8 minutes ago, SheffieldForum said:

The process actually started around three years ago.

 

A commission was set up, and a long inquiry and consultation led to the formation of the new partnership, which was then launched this week and will appoint a chairman moving forward (which is a common way of doing these things.

 

I remember it being written about here and here as well as many other places. 

 

 

Started 3 years ago but most people knew nothing about it until now.

[SheffieldForum]

Just now, hackey lad said:

Started 3 years ago but most people knew nothing about it until now.

Well, they definitely did press releases, posts on Sheffnews, emails to the main council mailing list, meetings around the city with various groups, etc - so it's not that they were hiding anything. 🤷‍♂️

[Irene Swaine]

I'd rather public money was used for other projects, such as keeping libraries open, ensuring litter bins are emptied and flood defences. 

 

 

[pattricia]

1 hour ago, Irene Swaine said:

I'd rather public money was used for other projects, such as keeping libraries open, ensuring litter bins are emptied and flood defences. 

 

 

Good post Irene !

[hackey lad]

5 hours ago, SheffieldForum said:

Well, they definitely did press releases, posts on Sheffnews, emails to the main council mailing list, meetings around the city with various groups, etc - so it's not that they were hiding anything. 🤷‍♂️

I’ve never heard of it until today and I bet a hell of a lot of other people are the same.