This document discusses the challenges to sustainable development faced by Afro Europeans in Bristol, UK. It notes that Bristol's Black and Minority Ethnic population increased 10% between 2001-2011, with some neighborhoods over 50% BME. Only 6% of Bristol's population is of African descent. Structural barriers like austerity, inequality in education and employment, and lack of minority representation in leadership contribute to social deprivation in high-BME neighborhoods. The document calls for more inclusive policy development and community participation to achieve safe, resilient and sustainable cities for all.

1. “A Tale of Two Cities”: Challenges to Urban
Sustainability faced by Afro Europeans.

2. Sustainable Development
- a human rights based
approach to development,
concerned with the future
as well as the present.
... “make cities and
human settlements
inclusive, safe, resilient
and sustainable”
Sustainable Development Goal 11

3. BRISTOL EUROPEAN GREEN CAPITAL
2015
Population
- approximately ½ million.
Changing demographics
- BME pop’n increased by
10% to 22% between 2001 &
2011.
- 50% + BME pop’n in some
neighbourhoods.
People African Descent
- approx. 6% of pop’n .

4. City of Sanctuary 2011

5. Structural Barriers
• Fiscal austerity
• Inequality e.g. in education
& employment
• low numbers of Afro
Europeans in policymaking
& leadership
• Social deprivation in
neighbourhoods with high
density BME populations,
e.g. poor housing, traffic
congestion, &
air pollution.

6. … safe, resilient, inclusive, and
sustainable ?

7. INCLUSIVE
Better access to justice,
development, and other
EU priorities on human
rights is needed for PAD.
e.g. ‘mandatory anti racist
training for all personnel in
the field of law
enforcement’, ENAR’s Draft
Framework of National
Strategies for tackling
Afrophobia

8. SAFE
Community Development Community Outreach

9. RESILIENT
The Bristol Manifesto
for Race Equality
Engaging community
participation &
leadership through
inclusive policy
building for impact in
race equality and
urban sustainability.
CHALLENGES
• < 10% of Bristol City Council
staff are BME; 3% earn
£50,000+
• Policy development needed to
raise awareness on
International Decade for
People of African Descent .
•
BCC aims to change its resilience
challenge into a resilience
dividend i.e. “fall more safely and
rebound more quickly” in times
of natural disaster etc, Judith
Rodin, Rockefeller Institute.

10. SUSTAINABLE
Awareness of human
rights is needed to
empower PAD to attain
sustainable
development goals,
e.g. urban sustainability
and environmental
equality.

11. The Role of
Civil Society
… create impact
through dialogue
and tailor made
responses
to Afrophobia,
other
manifestations of
racism,
discrimination &
inequality !

12. FIN
H. B. A. Olaiya, M.A., UWE Postgraduate Researcher

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