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We are constantly writing articles about our latest news and updates as a charity organisation as well as posting opinions on a diverse range of cultural and equality issues and also offering information and advice for local communities.
Magnificent Men and Women
1st September 2018 Diversity House participated in Royal Air Force (RAF 100) commemorative event on the Isle of Sheppey which celebrated the role early aviators on the Isle of Sheppey played both in the development of aviation and its contribution to WW1. People from all walks of life, backgrounds, race and diverse communities attended the event – The music and entrainment was supplied by the High Voltage Big Band and St John Ambulance Band and drama by Big Fish
Advocacy Workshop
Motherhood and its Experience During the First World War On the 29th of August 2018, Diversity House held an advocacy workshop on ‘Motherhood and its Experience During the First World War’ in collaboration with Big Ideas at Swale CVS. Cassie and Emily from Big Ideas commenced the workshop by asking the participants what remembrance and commemoration means to them. Next, we wrote our names on paper and went around the room introducing ourselves and telling one another what our
24th August – Summer Youth Club
Summer Youth Club On the last week of the youth club, we had a lesson on Africa. We started off by listing off the negative things that the media presents to us about the continent. This included poverty, living in huts in villages, lack of education, no provision of healthcare, no security, no technology, no infrastructure, etc. Then we made a list of the positives which the media hides from us which were beautiful hotels, huge houses, beaches, museums
Assertiveness and Confidence Training – Session 1
Confidence & Assertiveness Training On the 23rd of August, Diversity held a training in assertiveness and confidence. In the first session, as an icebreaker, we introduced ourselves, said what we wanted to get out of the training and how it can be applicable to our individual lives. Mrs Locke, the CEO of Diversity House started off by asking us to define assertiveness and self-confidence and list the four styles of communication. We said that assertiveness is the balance between
Volunteer Induction Day
Volunteer Induction Day Monday 20th August 2018 Diversity House held an induction day for new coming volunteers. The induction started off with an introduction from Lynda, the project officer who gave a brief explanation on what Diversity House is and what is done in the charity. Following that, the CEO Mrs Locke introduced herself spoke about Diversity House in depth. Next, she explained about how important volunteers are to an organisation and how integral
17th August – Summer Youth Club 2018
Summer Youth Club 17th August 2018 On the third week of the youth club we educated the kids on the Raf as it the 100-year anniversary since WW1 ended. I was taken aback when all the kids told me that they knew nothing about the RAF and its history when I asked them what they knew about it. I informed them that the demand of planes during WW1 led to the formation of the RAF in 1918 as a