IFMH: policy on equal opportunities
July 2004
IFMH is committed to equal opportunities for
its members, and speakers and guests at its study days and other events. IFMH
values diversity and is determined to ensure:
- that we treat all
individuals fairly, with dignity and respect;
- that the opportunities we
provide are open to all;
- that we provide a safe,
supportive and welcoming environment
We recognise that we still
have work to do to secure a truly inclusive community, and we are committed to
supporting action to tackle discrimination and to promote diversity.
The IFMH Committee supports
the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
Council’s Equal Opportunities & Diversity Strategy. New members will be alerted
to the CILIP Equal Opportunities & Diversity statement when they join IFMH (from
July 2004) and existing members will be alerted to our new commitment. All
speakers for future IFMH study days and participants (when booking) will be
advised of IFMH’s commitment to equality, embodied in this text. As soon as the
CILIP statement is loaded onto its web site a link from this page will be added.
IFMH Study Days
We request that organisers, speakers and
attendees note our commitments above and adhere to them.
In particular and on behalf of attendees at its study days, IFMH requests that
speakers take note of the provisions of the Race Relations Act 1976 and when
formulating and delivering presentations and workshops. The Race Relations Act
1976 makes it unlawful to treat a person less favourably than others on racial
grounds. These cover grounds of race, colour, nationality (including
citizenship), and national or ethnic origin. In practice, most racial
discrimination in Britain is against people from ethnic minorities, but people
of every background, race, colour and nationality are protected by the law. The
Race Relations Act 1976 provides protection from race discrimination in the
fields of employment, education, training, housing, and the provision of goods,
facilities and services. The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 amended the
1976 Act. Further information on the Act can be found at
http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/equality-diversity/race-relations/.
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