Big Society, Localism and the BME Third Sector

Please see attached a short briefing about Big Society, Localism and the BME Third Sector. You may have seen this in the news recently with the Government promising a ‘radical shift of power from Westminster to local people’. This could be positive, however there are also several concerns that it might impact disproportionately on the BME sector and communities throughout the North West.

Please let us know your thoughts about this by responding to the survey: www.surveymonkey.com/s/Big_Society_and_BME by August 10th
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This will contribute towards a North West BME response to the new Government. One North West will also be holding a meeting in Manchester to discuss this on August 5th. For more details, please contact Daniel Silver on danielsilver@nwnetwork.org.uk or Tel: 0161 236 6493