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Photo composite: A&C network supporting Scottish Carnival Arts - Glasgow Southside Carnival 2006
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Nathaniel Peat – Enterprising Young Brits
Safety Box targeting young people in school, with the aim to raise levels of achievement, attainment and respect by teaching conflict resolution, verbal diffusion, aggression management, assertion tactics, safety awareness and personal confidence.
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Report Date:Thursday, November 08, 2007
Judge calls for trial of terror case lawyer
A Muslim lawyer is facing trial for contempt of court after a judge accused him of making an "unwarranted attack" on the judiciary for criticising a Scottish student's terrorism trial.
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Report Date:Wednesday, November 07, 2007
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Dissociation in black people of African and African Caribbean descent in the UK
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Report Date:Tuesday, November 06, 2007
Metropolitan Police has been found guilty
The Metropolitan Police has been found guilty of breaching health and safety laws over the shooting dead of Jean Charles de Menezes in July 2005. At the outset of the trial, the prosecution set out what they said were 19 alleged key failures.
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Report Date:Thursday, November 01, 2007
Minister detained at US airport
Britain's first Muslim minister, Shahid Malik, says he is "deeply disappointed" that he was detained by airport security officials in America.
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Report Date:Tuesday, October 30, 2007
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The African and Caribbean Network (A&CN) is a voluntary sector organisation that acts as the umbrella and co-ordinating body for the African and Caribbean communities in Glasgow.
The A&CN strives to promote the inclusion of African and Caribbean residents as equal and valued members of their communities, alleviate and eradicate discrimination through raising awareness of the issues, facilitating a joint working approach, influencing policy and provision at all levels and empowering African and Caribbean people to contribute to these processes.
Read our mission statement and objectives
Photo: A celebration of African-Caribbean community life & culture, on 1st September 2006 at the Scottish Carnival Arts - 34 Albion street. Over 100 people attended including Cllr Irene Graham from Glasgow Council.
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As the Chair of the African and Caribbean Network, I would like to welcome you to our website. We have for sometime recognized the need to have regular two-way communication between the Board and the wider community.
It is my intention that we continue to remain true to our founding principles by 'connecting' with those that we represent and ensuring that members of the Network are able to raise any issue of individual or wider community concerns, directly to the Board. Please, use the contact information provided in this website to get in touch with any board member, and also please join our online forum where you can share information and ideas. Better still, come along to any of the Board meetings and get a better understanding of what the Board is doing to further the objectives of the Network.
Graham Campbell, Chair
Board Members
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- Afar AM Foundation for African Rights
- African & Caribbean Cultural Troupe
- African & Caribbean Resource Centre
- African Caribbean Women's Association
- Afro Scottish Social Heritage
- All Nations Club
- Burundian Association in Scotland
- Cameroonians Association & Sympathisers Scotland
- Forum for Africans in Scotland
- Ghana Welfare Association
- Igbo Union Welfare Association
- Lively Africarib 50+ Initiative
- Pan African Development, Education & Advocacy Programme
- Scottish Friends of Logba Association
- Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia Support Group
- Sierra Leone Descendants Association
- Sierra Leone Support Association
- Skills UK. Limited
- Technical Auto Services Limited
- Ugandan Association of Scotland
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Obtained and furnished office accommodation
Developed a Business Plan for the network for the period from 2005 to 2008
Supported the African Liberation Day festivities
Secured initial funding from Communities Scotland and GARA.
Employed a feasibility researcher since June 1 to explore the case for a resource centre in Glasgow.
Identifying effective ways of working together
Supported surveys, such as the recent:
Palliative Care Awareness Survey for BME Communities carried out by by REACH Community Health Project
Action Research on Black and Minority Ethnic Employment in Workplace commissioned by Royal Mail
Ethnic Minority & African Needs in Central Scotland, conducted by Stirling University
Our supporters include:
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Develop this website as a resource for the network and member organisations
Secure funding to implement ideas of the Business Plan such as the proposed African resource centre
Engage more with members
Promote opportunities and events for improved networking amongst members and the communities.
Source core funding for administrative staff and volunteers for the Network
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Send your articles, news, announcements, and others for subsequent newsletters and website content to Rob at acn@paperclip.org.uk or by mail to the network's office on 34 Albion Street, Glasgow.
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Our battle is far from over and journey nowhere near completion. We need you and sympathisers from all backgrounds to support the activities of the network and promote the welfare and integration of Africans and Caribbeans in Glasgow and surrounding areas.
There are two (2) levels of membership available for organisations and individuals. Phone us anytime (voicemail out of hours) to have an application pack sent to you. Telephone: 0709 288 3657
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African and Caribbean Network Ltd,
2nd Up Right, 34 Albion Street, Glasgow. G1 1LH
Telephone: 0709 288 3657
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AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN NETWORK LIMITED
NETWORK HOUSE
311 CALDER STREET
GLASGOW G42
Company No. SC 287819Date of Incorporation: 22/07/2005
- African and Carribbean people in Scotland - some early records and history
- Black and Ethnic Minority Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS)
- Black information link - BLINK
- Wikipedia article
- Black UK history archives
- British African and Caribbean Community
- Books of interest
- Capacity building black and minority ethnic voluntary and community organisations
- The Africa centre, London
- The Voice
- 2001 Scottish census results for ethnicity and religion
- Umoja arts project
Show racism the red cardracism deserves the red cardmany innocent peoplehave been left scarredshow racism the red cardboot it out of your yardhold on, to your good imagedon't let it be tarredshow the childrenthat it's not that hardto show racism the red card
(c) Tawona Sithole 2007
The first black footballer to play football at a high level in Britain was Andrew Watson who played for Queens Park (Glasgow) and went on to play for Scotland. Born in May 1857 in British Guyana, Watson lived and worked in Scotland and came to be known as one of the best players of his generation. He played in 36 games for Queens Park and also appeared for the London Swifts in the English F.A. Cup championship of 1882, making him the first black player in both Scottish and English Cup history. Watson earned 2 Scottish Cup medals and 4 Charity Cup medals during his career; Who's Who also acknowledged his performances in international matches. Watson's place in football history included a spell in management as Club Secretary for Queens Park - making Watson the first Afro-Caribbean man to reach the boardroom.
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