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Cultural Celebrations       Bring-a-Dish Celebrations Contributing to & Organising Other Cultural Festivals Researching & Training in respect of Celebrations Worldwide Strategic role    Strategic Representation   Strategic Partnerships Community led Research: Effectively Tackling Disadvantage, Disengagement and Discrimination Campaigns Strategic Objectives of Audit of BME groups and organisations  Signposting & Training     Diversity Training, Diversity Analysis & Role as Translator Please click here to view our recently published presentations. BME Groups in Hastings & St Leonards on Sea BME led Business communities Meetings Themed Monthly meetings Consultation meetings & support services for and with BME groups and organisation Community Development Communi-cating with our members & Associated Members       E-mail bulletins and publication of newsletter/magazine Directory of Agencies Delivering Services to the BME communities Language Support Services & People’s Library Training & Employment Opportunities Outings and Conference Participation Children and Young People     under 5's 5-13's youth forum Film project in partnership with Eyeline productions Hip Hop and Poetry Workshops Internet Radio Shows DJ workshops Peer Support Projects Consultation Referral forms Health & Wellbeing       Cross Cultural Therapy Services 1 to 1 sessions group sessions Parenting Education workshops Mentoring & Support Massage, Aroma therapy & Shiatsu Workshops       Glo-Bang: Drumming for Beginners & Advanced Henri Gaobi Sculpting Spanish Flamenco Cultural Cooking Demonstrations English for Speakers of Other Languages Forward Planning Development of RE-SOURCE: A Cultural Diversity Centre
	CCDN can be described as a 2nd Tier mbrella organisation for voluntary and community organisations that work for and with communities of diverse ethnicities, cultures & faiths. We provide information, training, development support, networking opportunities and policy consultation to organisations working to tackle inequalities, promoting cultural diversity & community cohesion and would like to stress that in our opinion the complex nature of diversity means that no one infrastructure body (at any level) will be able to meet all the needs of one organisation – particularly those organisations that serve the needs of diverse communities. Hence we are keen to work develop viable partnership with other organisations, as long as our clear aims & objectives, Core values & Quality Standards can be upheld. We agree with the Governments Active Community Unit that ‘the deep rooted disadvantage faced by BME communities and organisations demands continued targeted support – not least in assisting the sector respond to new challenges and changing demographics.’ We welcome the commitment by the Active Community Unit to supporting and building up a strong infrastructure network throughout England and CCDN has raised various proposals and suggestions on ways to strengthen specialist voluntary sector infrastructure – particularly to ensure equalities and social inclusion issues are seen as a key component to any strategy regarding the BME voluntary sector infrastructure capacity building in East Sussex. Please read our response to the CHANGE UP Consultation Process. NB: All our documents are formed in consultation with our members – many of whom use our services in a range of ways. CCDN is known as an effective agent for social change – adding considerable value to the Government’s equalities agenda by reaching people from diverse ethnicities, cultures and faith that are otherwise often inaccessible to agencies and that fall through the ‘safety net’ on an ongoing basis. Our Core services meet six areas of specialist infrastructure: volunteering community development rural needs black and minority ethnic and other diversity issues social and community enterprise VCS use of information and communications technology However, the enormous contributions that CCDN has made, have not yet been matched with a sustained commitment to funding.