Today is International Migrants Day and the Intercultural Cities Programme have themed this year ‘more than a migrant’. We spoke to three residents who have migrated to Kirklees and asked them what they do, why they migrated and what they’ve achieved since living in Kirklees. Cllr Shabir Pandor, Leader of Kirklees Council, said: “Kirklees has always been, and continues to
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Last night one of our officers Siraj Mayet took home the award for ‘HR Champion of the year’ at the European Diversity Awards in London.
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This Friday marks the start of Black History Month 2021. The month was established in 1987 to acknowledge, raise awareness and promote the vast contributions people of Black African and Caribbean descent have made to the UK and world history.
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For the first time ever the Windrush flag has been raised at town halls across Kirklees.
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LGBT+ pride events will look and feel very different this year due to Covid-19 and social distancing restrictions, but there are plenty of fun online activities for people to get involved with.
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We have been working with Kirklees Libraries, West Yorkshire Archive and the Jamaican National Council Huddersfield to produce the Kirklees Windrush Day 2020 electronic resource pack The electronic resource pack includes stories of the Windrush generation, links to reading material/films and activities and ideas of how to celebrate the day. If you are cooking up a storm in the kitchen,
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Kirklees celebrated the very best champions of inclusion and diversity at the John Smith Stadium in a prestigious awards ceremony last night, the first of its kind.
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We Are Named One Of The Best Local Authorities For Tackling Anti-LGBT Bullying
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