Equality and Rights Organisation for Guernsey
Equality and Rights Organisation for Guernsey In 2013 the States approved, in principle, the establishment of an Equality and Rights Organisation subject to the development and approval of [...]
Race Discrimination Resources
Locally in Guernsey there have been calls for resources to better understand Race Discrimination we have started a list of useful resources. Please email hello@equality.gg has if you have [...]
Children’s Human Rights Workshop slides
Following the success of the Children’s Human Rights Workshop Monday 13th May please find attached the slide deck. Thank you to our partners Youth Commission, Education, CYPP Project, and the [...]
Guernsey’s rights based approach to disability workshop slides
Guernsey’s rights based approach to disability workshop slides Download the slides from the workshop 5th April
Childrens Human rights
What are your Children learning about their Human Rights? Guernsey Schools are working with UNICEF to create safe and inspiring places to learn, where children are respected, their talents [...]
Equality Workshop Series
Human rights and equality in your work, home and community. Everyone is warmly invited to join us. All of the workshops are free. All you need to bring is a [...]
Rights Under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD)
People with disability tell us what the rights are under the Convention
I’m not your inspiration, thank you very much – Stella Young
Stella Young is a comedian and journalist who happens to go about her day in a wheelchair — a fact that doesn't, she'd like to make clear, automatically turn her into a noble inspiration to all humanity. In this very funny talk, Young breaks down society's habit of turning disabled people into "inspiration porn."
The Surprising Solution to Workplace Diversity – Arwa Mahdawi
Rent a minority - Is this a joke? Diversity isn't something that HR fixes, this is something that is everyones responsibility.
Why cultural diversity matters – Michael Gavin
Michael Gavin, associate Professor of human dimensions of natural resources researches biological diversity, and discusses the importance that history, language and tradition have in the preservation of culture.
UNCRC Rights of the Child
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child is an international agreement that protects the human rights of children under the age of 18. All children in Guernsey are learning about human rights.
Emma Watson’s speech on gender equality
UN Women's Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson gives a speech at an event focusing on gender inequality.
What do kids think about human rights? Rights Info
We talked to primary school children in five different schools across the UK about their thoughts on human rights, fairness, discrimination and even voting! We gave them a bunch of questions around these topics, leaving it up to them as to the questions they picked and the conversations they had.
Practical Diversity: taking inclusion from theory to practice
We strive to embrace diversity and inclusion in our schools and workplaces, but we often fail to understand what this looks like practically. Dr. Dawn Bennett-Alexander believes that with a little effort, we can move diversity and inclusion from theory to practice.