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Oct. 2021 A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 A Community Work Unit Conference Report February 2004 Community Work Unit Centre for Continuing Education University of Manchester A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 Community Work Unit Centre for Continuing Education University of Manchester Manchester M13 9PL 0161 275 3292 [email protected] www.man.ac.uk/cce © Community Work Unit 2003 This conference report is based on contributions from all who participated in the conference. Sections may be photocopied for educational purposes. Please acknowledge the source. Conference Venue: Chancellors Conference Centre, Chancellors Way, Moseley Road, Fallowfield, Manchester M14 6NN, 0161 907 7414 Conference facilitator: Daniel Nkrumah Conference organiser: Sue Pollitt Conference report: Kate Sapin Workshop facilitators Dave Allport REWIND, Sandwell Kaleem Anwar Lancashire Youth & Community Service Alison Healicon Community Work Unit, University of Manchester Rupa Huq Faculty of Education, University of Manchester Sahida Khan REWIND, Sandwell Addy Lazz-Onyenobi Community Work Unit, University of Manchester Denise Maxwell REWIND, Sandwell Dwight Noel SPACE, Huddersfield Pravin Patel Pravin Consultancy, Leicester Noreen Sheikh Making Things Equal, Huddersfield Shabnam Sheikh Werneth & Freehold Project, Oldham Workshop scribes Apinke Adebiyi, Michael Clarke, Kate Sapin (Community Work Unit) Conference Steering Group Apinke Adebiyi Chair of the Assessors, Community Work Unit, University of Manchester Alison Healicon Tutor, Community Work Unit, University of Manchester Rupa Huq Lecturer, Faculty of Education, University of Manchester Addy Lazz-Onyenobi Widening Participation Officer, Centre for Continuing Education, University of Manchester Daniel Nkrumah Youth Centre manager, Trafford Youth Service Dwight Noel Development worker, SPACE Project, Huddersfield Sue Pollitt Programme Co-ordinator, Community Work Unit Kate Sapin Head of the Community Work Unit, University of Manchester Noreen Sheikh Senior worker, Making Things Equal, Huddersfield Shabnam Sheikh Community worker, Werneth & Freehold Project, Oldham Alima Sonne Training officer, Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Gurdeep K. Thiara Outreach worker, Manchester Museum 2 A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 Conference Participants This report is based on the contributions of all who participated in the conference. Apinke Adebiyi Community Work Unit Mehmood Ahmed Positive Futures, Wigan Aman Akram Trafford Youth Service Dave Allport Rewind, Sandwell Richard Andrews Gwent Association of Voluntary Organisations Kaleem Anwar Lancashire Youth & Community Service Yaa Asare Young Peoples Project, Brighton Angie Bartholomew Burnage Multi Agency Group, Manchester Riaz Begum Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Sahara Burale Detached Youth Work Team, London John Nigel Cilgram Salford Youth Service Michael Clark Community Work Unit Mona Contractor Wolverhampton Asian Women & Diabetes Group Leigh Cook Oldham Lifelong Learning, Education and Cultural Services Helen Craig Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Vanessa Crawford Brighton & Hove Youth Support Service Cameron Duncan Pravin Consultancy, Leicester Bryan Errol Wolverhampton City Council Alaa Fadl Warrington Borough Council Holly Gardner York Youth Service Maxine Hamilton-Bell Community, Play & Youth, Wolverhampton Alison Healicon Community Work Unit Rupa Huq Faculty of Education, University of Manchester Dr S. Jaya Avinashilingam University, India Carol Jones Federation of Community Development Learning, Sheffield Sahida Khan Rewind, Sandwell Marianne Kull Community, Play & Youth Wolverhampton Sam Lewin Neighbourhood Management, Stockton on Tees Addy Lazz-Onyenobi Community Work Unit Catherine Lingard Warrington Youth Service Karen Little St Helens Youth Service Gina Martinez Trafford Youth Service Lisa Mather Cheshire Development Education Centre Denise Maxwell Rewind, Sandwell Dr S. Meera Avinashilingam University, India Ishtiaq Mohammed Warrington Youth Service Carol Ann Morris Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Daniel Nkrumah Trafford Youth Service Dwight Noel Space Project, Huddersfield Geeta Patel Wolverhampton Asian Women & Diabetes Group Pravin Patel Pravin Consultancy, Leicester Jessica Pathak Childrens Fund, Trafford Sajjad Rauf Community Play and Youth Division, Wolverhampton Kate Sapin Community Work Unit Lesley Shanks Salford Youth Service Noreen Sheikh Making Things Equal, Huddersfield Shabnam Sheikh Werneth & Freehold, Oldham Satnam Singh Neighbourhood Management, Stockton on Tees Shane Sneyd Wolverhampton City Council Alima Sonne Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Ebi Sosseh Dorset Race Equality Council Almaz Teclab Detached Youth Work Team, London Pat Thornhill Microchips, Middlewich, Cheshire 3 A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 Carolyn Timmins Blackburn with Darwen Youth Service Franky Tolson Youth Inclusion Programme, Tyne & Wear Janet Vidal Burnage Multi-Agency Group, Manchester Jacqueline Wadsworth Tameside Youth Service Edward Whitfield Youth Inclusion Programme, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Bushra Yaqoob Daneshouse Community Economic Development Trust, Nelson, Lancashire Sashikala Yerramsetty Connexions, Tees Valley Najma Zaman Warrington Borough Council Thank you for your contributions. 4 A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 Contents Conference Participants.................................................................... 3 Contents ........................................................................................ 5 Introduction ................................................................................... 6 1. A Summary of the Workshops.................................................... 7 2. What is a Black Perspective? ..................................................... 8 3. Understanding Caste: Implications for Practitioners .....................13 4. A History of Black Footballers ...................................................16 5. The Effects of the Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 .............19 6. A Black Perspective on Forced Marriages ....................................22 7. Working with Young People on “Race” and Racism .......................26 8. A Discussion on “Youth Culture”................................................29 9. Conference Planning and Evaluation ..........................................33 Appendices....................................................................................35 Appendix A: The Community Work Unit........................................................... 36 Appendix B: Find Someone Who …. ................................................................ 37 Appendix C: Find Someone Who…. The Answers!.............................................. 38 Appendix D: FAQ’s About a Black Perspective ................................................... 42 Appendix E: What Do You Know About Caste?.................................................. 43 Appendix G: Domestic Violence Questionnaire .................................................. 45 Appendix H: The ‘Racism Continuum’: Is this racist? ......................................... 46 Appendix I: Definitions................................................................................. 47 Appendix J: Some Useful Websites................................................................. 48 Appendix K: Workshop Proposal Form ............................................................. 49 Appendix L: Early Booking and Order Form...................................................... 51 5 A Black Perspective in Community and Youth Work 2003 Introduction The 2003 conference held on the 11th October was the third Community Work Unit1 conference on a black perspective, designed to enable community and youth workers to reflect on their practice, meet with others and discuss the challenges of developing anti- oppressive practice in their own work settings. The report is based on contributions from all who participated in the conference and includes a summary of the workshops, a report of each workshop and some notes from the discussions on “What is a black