Events over recent months have shown the extent to which inequalities impact our city. Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, talks about why tackling these is everyone’s business and everyone's battle.
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Birmingham City Council's Commonwealth Games Programme Director, Craig Cooper, discusses the city’s preparations to host the Games in 2022...
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Cllr Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods talks about why Birmingham is backing Black Pound Day – a national campaign which encourages people to buy from a Black-owned business one day a month.
By Cllr Sharon Thompson, Cabinet Member for Homes and Neighbourhoods at Birmingham City Council.
Read "70 rough sleepers housed over lockdown but what’s next for homelessness in Birmingham?"...
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, reflects on why it is important to remember those who lost their lives in the genocide in Srebrenica in July 1995.
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Councillor Waseem Zaffar discusses what the results of a recent survey on Birmingham's attitudes towards transport during the coronavirus pandemic means for the future.
Cllr John Cotton, cabinet member for social inclusion, community safety and equalities, asks citizens to donate to food banks and help Feed Birmingham.
In National Carers' Week, Cllr Paulette Hamilton, cabinet member for health and social care, talks about the importance of supporting our carers
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities, looks at how the Covid-19 crisis is impacting Birmingham’s ability to welcome more refugees and migrants.
Read "Birmingham’s clear message to Government: work with us, not against us, on asylum"...
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, Community Safety and Equalities on why it is important to support religious observance across all faiths.
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