The document summarizes a meeting of the Cumbria Equality and Human Rights Forum. It introduces Sol Gray, who represents the BME community organization FMCM. Gray discusses their children's club and participation in a Cumbria Equality Leadership Training program in 2012. The forum was created after the training to give diverse community organizations a voice. It believes in integration, inclusion, and working as a team toward common goals of equality. Upcoming meetings and events are outlined to further the forum's work in the community.

1. Cumbria Equality and Human
Rights Forum
Sol Gray and Lee Wicks

2. Sol Gray
 My names is Sol Gray and I represent FMCM, BME
Community. I am a trustee and co-ordinate a
children’s club called A Journey Around the World;
this is a themed club to raise awareness of
different cultures. The main aim of the
organisation is to dispel myths of racism and to
promote harmony in the community.
 I was invited by Andrea Aldridge
to the Cumbria Equality
Leadership Training.

3. Cumbria Equality Leadership
Training
 June 2012
 AWAZ and CERC
 Who was there? BME / LGBT / Disability
 Learning Leadership Styles, Explaining our work
and present our own organisations in the community
 Best outcome – University residential experience ,
quality of the course, speakers,
gain knowledge, Network and
make new friends.

4. Cumbria Equality and Human Rights Forum
 What is this? who we are? What we can do for this to
happen?
 We are a group created after the Leadership Training
Program from many members of different organisations
who work actively in the community to help voice out the
right of every person.
 Under the umbrella of diversity we see a dynamic of
cultural changes and beliefs
 We believe in integration and inclusion
 We are a team and we work towards the same goal
 TEAM
 Together
 We
 Achieve
 More

5. Paths for next CEHRF Meeting
 We had a few meetings after the Leadership training course to
discuss the future of the forum.
 1st meeting: June – Penrith. The outcome was to see initially the
EHRF grow with it’s own members.
 2nd meeting: September – Kendal. We brainstorm on delivering
themed workshops and activities.
 Today we are here to explain what we are doing, who we are and
what we want to achieve.
 3rd meeting: December – Ambleside . Two days
Residential Workshop to brainstorm and network
with Community leaders. We will work
and integrate skills, knowledge and
ideas to promote a smart, incredible and
outstanding Human Rights Forum.

6. Paths for next CEHRF Meeting
We also have three events lined up for next
year…!
March: Elimination of Race
June: LGBT
November: Disability
Venues to be confirmed

7. Paths for next CEHRF Meeting
So…if you want to join us and you think you have the
energy, creativity and skills, please sign our forms and talk to
us over lunch ...
Thank you very much for listening.