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Cultural Diversity
We have collated guidance, advice and case studies to support archive repositories in developing collections and broadening their audience base so that they can work towards the mainstreaming of cultural diversity and the breaking down of barriers against people from diverse backgrounds.
"In the context of our work today, we use the term Cultural Diversity to mean the complex composition of society, made up of individuals and groups who may have multiple identities. These may relate to ethnicity, faith, gender, sexual orientation and intellectual and physical ability, but might equally include health status and educational and social background."(ALM London Website)
Advice and guidance
- Inspiring Learning for All provides a framework for developing and learning across the Museums, Libraries and Archives sector
- MLA web pages on diversity list the regional officers that can provide advice
- Cultural Diversity Network is an email discussion list facilitating the sharing of advice and best practice
- Commission for Racial Equality provides advice relating to the implementation of the Race Relations Act
- Disability Rights Commission provides advice relating to the implementation of the Disability Discrimination Act
- Refugee Council Online is the largest organisation in the UK working with asylum seekers and refugees
- Stonewall provides advice relating to Equality and Justice for Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals
- Your Rights provides information regarding the rights of gypsies and travellers
Case studies
- Gay and Lesbian Archive Links Online is a pilot version of a new portal aimed at helping researchers identify archive resources for the study of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender history.
- Private Past Public Future project was funded by the European Union and the South East Museum Library and Archives Council. The Traveller Project was designed to encourage greater access to the regions libraries and archives for the large Gypsy and Traveller population in this area
Slavery 2007
Projects to mark the 200th anniversary of the Parliament´s abolition of the slave trade on the former British Empire are taking place nationally
Resources
Black History is not just for October: Northamptonshire Black History Project, Winter 2006
Connecting Histories, Autumn 2005
Unlocking the Archives: finding the sources for Caribbean, Black and Asian History, Summer 2005
A Register of Cultural Diversity Projects and Initiatives, Spring 2005
Your Caribbean Heritage - a new cataloguing project at The National Archives, Winter 2005
- Access standard for further information on broadening access to archival services
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