Racial Equality

Purpose of the group

To provide a forum for issues relating to race and anti racism and to seek solutions to the discrimination faced by Scotland's black / minority ethnic communities. To work through cross-party dialogue in promoting the role played by Scotland's civic society, Parliament and Government in actively building a Scotland free from racism.

The Group will seek to identify and address racism across society, including through learning from the experiences of BME groups

Forthcoming meetings

Next meeting:

Agendas/Links

• Agenda for Meeting 29 October 2020 (69KB pdf) 
• Agenda for Meeting 24 February 2021 (114KB pdf)

Minutes

• Minutes of Meeting 20 September 2016 (203KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 15 November 2016 (269KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 21 February 2017 (259KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 26 September 2017 (272KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 January 2018 (261KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 23 October 2018 (280KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 11 September 2019 (250KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 6 November 2019 (131KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 29 October 2020 (207KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 3 December 2020 (178KB pdf)
• Minutes of Meeting 24 February 2021 (151KB pdf)

Annual Return/Report

• Registration form (1.8MB pdf)
• Annual return form 2017 (232KB pdf)  
• Annual return form 2018 (375KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2019 (380KB pdf)
• Annual return form 2020 (104KB pdf)

Group Officers

Group Members

Non MSP Individuals

Surfraz Yousaf

Mohammed Afzal Chaudhrey

Khalid Parveaz

Bright Amponsah

Anita Shelton

Desalina Gallery

Zahra Hussain

Baher Ibrahim

Fuad Alakbarov

Akhtar Khan

Jennifer Roberts

John Zamudio

Oluwatoyin Opeloyeru

Lord Apetsi McMensa

Organisations

West of Scotland Regional Equality Council - secretariat 

Aamer Anwar and Co.

Active Life 

Action for Children 

African/Caribbean Women's Association

Afreshe

BEMIS

CEMVO Scotland

CRER

Central Scotland Regional Equality Council 

Children's Health Scotland

City of Edinburgh Council 

Close the Gap

College Development Network

Crossroads Y + C Association

Edinburgh Inter-Faith Association

Education Scotland

Edinburgh and Lothian Regional Equality Council 

EMCC

Equality Human Rights Commission

Ethnic Minorities Law Centre

West Pilton and West Granton Community Council 

Waverley Care

Families Outside

GAMH

GCVS

Glasgow Afghans United 

Glasgow Campaign to Welcome Refugees

Glasgow Caledonian University 

Glasgow Gurdwar

Iranian Scottish Association 

Irish Diaspora in Scotland Association

Jewish Leadership Council

Limaloka Entertainment

Linknet

MECOPP

Mental Health Foundation

Network Rail 

North Lanarkshire Muslim Women and Family Alliance

NUS

Pakistan Association

Picodeliq Enterprises / EMCC

Mohammed Afzal PKAVS MEAD Project

Refugee Survival Trust

Score Scotland

Scottish Council of Jewish Communities

SIAA

Scottish Iraqi Society

SEMPER Scotl

Shakti Women's Aid

Show Racism The Red Card

Sikh Sanjog

SPTC

Standard Life - MOSAIC

STRIDE

STUC Black Workers Committee

Thai Women's Association of Scotland

Trust Housing Association

Unite the Union

United Nations Association

University of Newcastle

University of St. Andrews

University of Strathclyde

University of Edinburgh 

University of Strathclyde Students’ Association

University of West of Scotland

VOX project, Mental Health Foundation