Get ready for Kirklees Pride 2022
Kirklees will be hosting its very first Kirklees Pride celebration on 9 July 2022 and it is set to be a day of fun activities, celebration and live entertainment.
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Excellent diversity, equality, and innovation work in Kirklees to be showcased by event at Kirklees College in Huddersfield
Yesterday (17 May) was the launch of the Kirklees Diversity, Equality and Innovation showcase and awards for organisations and workers based in Kirklees. The event is organised by the Kirklees Diversity = Innovation Network, a diverse group of organisations who are committed to creating a culture of belonging in their workplaces. Network members include Cummins Turbo Technologies, Sygenta along with
Read moreKirklees Council set ambitious plans on their inclusion journey
Today full council voted through the brand-new Inclusion and Diversity Strategy which focuses on an inclusive pandemic recovery. Full council approved the new strategy which sets out the council’s inclusion aims for the next two years. The four priorities of the new strategy are Inclusion First, Project Search, Culturally Confident Colleagues, and Inclusion Allies. Inclusion First will ensure that council
Read moreKirklees community project highly commended for top award
The Iroko project was an innovative eight-month community-led initiative that aimed to uncover inequalities that the Black African and Caribbean community experience.
Read moreWriting a new chapter on inclusion this World Book Day
We are working with local schools and libraries to ensure young people see themselves represented in the books they read this World Book Day.
Read moreInvite to celebrate International Women’s Day
In collaboration with community groups, individuals and local organisation, we have lined up a range of online and live events for residents to take part in.
Read moreNew exhibition launches in Huddersfield to mark LGBT+ History Month
As part of LGBT+ History Month a shop in Huddersfield Town Centre is being used for a unique exhibition which remembers when Pride came to Huddersfield in 1981. The Gemini Club was opened in 1976 in Huddersfield and became a popular nightclub for gay and bisexual men. The club was often targeted unfairly and so, in a show of solidarity,
Read moreLive and online events mark Holocaust Memorial Day
In partnership with the Holocaust Exhibition and Learning Centre and 6 million+ Trust, we’re preparing events to mark Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD).
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