The Big Get Together is a celebration of interracial families. It is an open event mainly for those of biracial Irish decent (African, Caribbean, Asian with Irish ancestry and their family and friends.)
Join us for a day of community , unity , fun , food and vibes ! All you need to bring is yourself, a good attitude and if you can some food to share. Cant wait to see you there!
The IamI team
www.iamirish.org
-Hyde Park 1pm-5pm
https://bit.ly/3AZ7Anv
Charity campaigners will release new anti-racism guidance next month amid concerns that conversations about race and discrimination have become “stifled” in recent months. Read more on Third Sector here.
In recent years, there have been a number of incidents reported relating to allegations of sexual harassment, as well as a number of women sharing their experiences of this in the fundraising sector.
Over the last few months, DSC has been working in partnership with CIOF to source funding for a piece of research exploring the extent and types of sexual harassment experienced by fundraisers. Read more here.
The Charity Commission recently introduced some updates to the Charities Act. While it’s fair to say that there are no Earth-shattering changes, there are a couple of interesting elements which we picked out and unpacked for you. Click here to read on.
People Arise Now are inviting you to their 1st anniversary on: Tuesday, 30 August 2022, 11.00am – 1.00pm
Community Connect is an initiative of People Arise Now (charity no: 1154810) and aims to connect residents, the council, local businesses, voluntary organisations, local police, and anyone else who wants to better the borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Once a month they meet to discover available services, discuss issues, find solutions, and generally, become a closer, more efficient community.
Join them as they celebrate their 1st anniversary with food, music, and most importantly, community voices!
For more information and to register for the event click the link: Community Connect | 1 Year Anniversary
International Day of the Disappeared is held annually on the 30th August. It provides a chance to recognise people who have disappeared through enforcement, conflict, war, inner personal issues and concerns, disasters, involuntary disappearance, modern slavery, human trafficking and for a myriad of other reasons. It is the time when family, friends and loved ones take to reflect and remember the disappearance of a close relative or friend.
I have been personally affected by this. My nephew disappeared in 2016 without a trace. My sister, mother of my nephew Rohan has had no feedback from the police – despite a thorough investigation, community and public authorities on his whereabouts. As a family we mounted a huge campaign to garner information from the public.
For my family and friends, work colleagues of Rohan, the impact has been devastating as over the years as the mental anguish has been slow, we have experienced feelings of hope for his return juxtaposed with crippling fear of venturing to explore the potential reasons for his disappearance and of any potential threats he may have had.
It soon emerges that people have disappeared for complex reasons that affects the wider community that tend to include themselves – for those who return the psychological and physical scars from being dehumanised and or tortured, family and friends who are continuously searching for the truth creating emotional upheaval, fear of exposing the person to threats and other dangers and more.
As a family, we sought support from a local and national organisation. As a Community Organiser for Sobus, I have had the privilege of working with members of the Refugee and Asylum communities. To show solidarity for the work and service of organisations committed to supporting friends and families of people who have disappeared, you could get involved in the chat on social media through #DayoftheDisappeared and to raise awareness of the work of existing organisations, see below a list of organisations.
Assistive technology and use of artificial intelligence is increasingly being developed to support people with disabilities both physical and cognitive. The potential is seen as enormous in not only making people more independent and improving their quality of life but also in meeting the care challenges we currently face.
There are however also ethical issues to be considered in the development and use of this technology. These include:
The development of these technologies does require understanding and participation of individuals and communities in a co-produced framework, particularly as it may lead to a profound change in how care is delivered to the most vulnerable in our communities.
Sobus has been engaging with this issue through it’s POPS (Providers of Older People’s Service) Forum. We have had speakers involved in the Minder Study based at Imperial College White City Campus, which is involved in a study on assistive technology for people with dementia. The potential benefits for assistive technology are indeed enormous and should be supported but it also important to include wider ethical and human considerations.
For more information or participation in the Minder Study please see following summary of the project:
Minder Study
In 2019, there were 748,000 people living with dementia in England. This population typically has complex care needs, placing considerable strain on the health and social care systems as well as on individuals themselves and their carers/families – at an estimated total cost to the UK of £37.4 billion a year.
MINDER is a remote care platform that aims to improve the quality of life for people with dementia and their carers. It uses home sensors to detect an individual’s activity at home, and builds a model of ‘usual activity’ through use of artificial intelligence, allowing any deviations to be detected and flagged for follow-up, enabling early prevention. Minder has been developed by the research team at the UK DRI Care and Research Centre based at Imperial College London and the University of Surrey, in partnership with Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
For more information contact minder.hfp@nhs.net
or visit https://mindermeetingplace.com
Over the years, Bernard Ross has worked hard to secure millions of pounds worth of funding for different charities and organisations. Want to know how he does it? Click here to see.
Hammersmith and Fulham elders can be seen on show this month at the Riverside Studios in “The Seven Ages of Us”, a reminiscence revue developed by Cat’s Whiskers Community Arts in partnership with Riverside Studios Dive In Community programme.
It’s taking place on Thursday, Friday and Saturday 4th, 5th and 6th August – 7.30 pm with a 3 pm matinee on the Saturday.
Details online here at https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/the-seven-ages-of-us-36523/
