Leeds BME Dementia Workers Forum invites you to Making Chapeltown a Dementia Friendly Community 9:30 to 11:30 on Wednesday 22nd July at the Reginald Centre, 263 Chapeltown Road. To book your place, or for further information, please contact: Ripaljeet Kaur on 0113 219 2727 or email office@tuchstonesupport.org.uk.
Seven Video Productions have created a short video talking to some of the delegates and presenters from this year's Women In Management conference for International Women's Day. Watch the video on YouTube to hear from speakers including Charlotte Sweeney, Alison Bunn (TwelvePeaks Management) and Touchstone's Alison Lowe. "It reminds people that, yes, we've come a long way, but we've still got a long way to go..." - Charlotte Sweeney "The
International Women’s Day events are held worldwide on March 8 to celebrate women and their global contribution. Various women, including political, community, and business leaders, as well as leading educators, inventors, entrepreneurs, and television personalities, are usually invited to speak at events on the day, highlighting their successes to illustrate how much progress has been made, and often how much further there is still yet to go. Many students in
Tuesday 27th January 2015 marked the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi death camp Auschwitz. The liberation of the camp has become a date in the calendars of many communities at which we stop and reflect about the death, destruction and inhumanity in our recent past. For Julia Kinch, a member of Touchstone’s WY-FI Team, this date has a deeply personal meaning. This is her story. The
We are very excited to announce that Touchstone was ranked 19th in this year’s Stonewall Top 100 Employers Equality Index - The Definitive Guide to the Best Places to Work for Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Staff! We’ve gone up 72 places in just a year! The presentation of the award took place yesterday on 14 January at a lavish venue. Stonewall’s CEO Ruth Hunt was the one to deliver the
As Touchstone found out that we had risen to number 19 in Stonewall''s Top 100 employers (having entered the list at number 91 a year ago), it was also announced that CEO Alison Lowe had been named as Stonewall's Senior Champion 2015 - recognising the role she's played in promoting LGBT equality both in the organisation and in the community. The following piece by Laura Whateley appeared in The Times on
From the playground to the workplace, the opinions we form of other people and the way we express those opinions can make a big difference. If people feel they have to change or hide fundamental things about themselves, in order to avoid teasing, bullying or segregation, then the long term effects on mental health can be huge. Touchstone is supporting Stonewall's "No Bystanders" campaign, which calls on all of us
Volition (the umbrella organisation for voluntary sector mental health service providers in Leeds) has published a special edition of their newsletter for LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans) History Month this February. The purpose of the month is to mark the achievements, as well as the challenges, of people who identify in any of the LGBT categories and also progress made for greater recognition and equality for LGBT people. Of
At a star-studded champagne reception held at the Tate Modern on 15th January, Touchstone gained entry to the Stonewall Top 100 Employers’ list for 2014, 4 years after becoming Stonewall Diversity Champions. Touchstone is the first ever local charity to be awarded the accolade of being amongst the UK’s top gay-friendly employers, previous winners usually being large public or private sector companies such as Leeds City Council, Goldman Sachs, Ernst