Welcome to The Network
The Network supports libraries, museums, archives, galleries and other cultural and heritage organisations (as well as individuals) who are working to tackle social exclusion and towards social justice.
Black History Month 2021
"Black History Month 2021 begins on 1 October. This year the theme is 'Proud to be' - a national celebration of the often-overlooked contributions of Black Britons to the nation's history. This year also looks to the present and future with a call for 'continued action to tackle racism, reclaim Black history, and ensure Black history is represented and celebrated all year round.'"
See the following examples of resources:
- Black History Month website
- Black History Month x Stonewall
- Libraries Connected "Black History Month in Libraries"
- Museums Association "Proud to be: Museums mark Black History Month"
Blogs you might be interested in
- Anne Harding Training - Anne blogs on reading, literacy, working with young people, and the courses she runs across the cultural sector.
- DCN - Disability Co-operative Network for Museums - "We are working with national charities, organisations, people with disabilities, academics, groups, disability networks in other sectors, curators and managers to promote and embed inclusive practice in the heritage and cultural sector."
- LGBT people and the UK cultural sector - this blog builds on the content of the book, LGBT people and the UK cultural sector, and aims to add new developments and missing stories of LGBTQ people in the cultural sector.
- Museums and Autism - "A blog about how museums can improve support for autistic spectrum visitors, with practical advice and examples from museums and autistic people"
- Race Matters, the Runnymede Trust blog
- Speak Out London – Diversity City the LGBTQ Oral History project based at London Metropolitan Archives
- SpeakUP - blog "run by IFLA’s Advisory Committee on Freedom of Access to Information and Freedom of Expression, for exploring how the work of libraries is shaped by, and can promote, human rights around the world"
- ViMLoC - Visible Minority Librarians of Canada Network
- The Wheeled Librarian - "The chronicles of a librarian with a physical disability."
Resource categories
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Black, ethnic minority and mixed-heritage people
Includes background resources and examples of work with BME (Black and minority ethnic) people.
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Children & young people
Resources to support work with children & young people (and their parents and carers).
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Class
Resources reflecting the impact of social class on life in the UK, and work to recognise and rectify this.
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Digital inclusion
Resources supporting work to overcome the four main barriers to people being able to go online: access, skills, motivation, and trust.
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Disability
Resources about different disabilities, and the role that the cultural sector is playing to help overcome barriers.
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Domestic abuse
Domestic abuse (and domestic violence) is a major issue in the UK, and this Category highlights some of the positive work being carried out by the cultural sector.
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Good practice
Examples of good working practice in the cultural sector.
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Homeless people
Includes resources to support homeless people.
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LGBTQ+ people
Includes resources about – and the cultural sector’s response to – people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer/questioning, intersex, asexual, and more ...
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Learning
Includes resources about the ways in which the cultural sector can respond to the changing learning ‘landscape’.
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Migration
Includes resources about and for new arrivals, including refugees, asylum-seekers, and migrant workers.
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Older people
Highlights initiatives by the cultural sector to work with and support older people.
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Poverty & low income/Unemployment/Recession/Foodbanks
Includes resources that showcase and support work by the cultural sector to support people hit hard by the recession.
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Prisoners and their families
Includes resources to support reading, literacy, learning and other initiatives with prisoners and their families.
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Social policy
Resources on social policy, particularly as it affects the cultural sector.
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The Network
Includes news and information about our own work, plus responses to consultations.
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Travellers, Gypsies, Roma people
Includes resources about work by the cultural sector with Travellers, Gypsies, and Roma people.
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Working with communities
Includes resources on some of the methods used to engage with communities.