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Ethnic participation in the context
of multi-cultural Britain
Britain's diverse society is made up
of people from different cultural and
ethnic backgrounds. Vikings, English,
Romans, Dutch, Flemish, Scots, French and
quite recently Jews, Africans,
Afro-Carribeans, Chinese, Irish and
people from the Indian sub-continent,
have all contributed to this rich
diversity. Although there are many
generations of settled communities in
Britain, for those at present described
as 'ethnic minorities', there are urgent
issues of discrimination and social
exclusion.
Black Environment Network (BEN) uses
the words 'ethnic communities' to
describe these sections of the British
community because the terminology is more
positive and because in many localities
ethnic groups form the majority of the
population.
Discrimination and social exclusion
based on ethnicity precipitate heavy
consequences in economic and social
terms. Our present government is
committed to more effective social
inclusion and equal opportunity policies
so that it is increasingly important for
organisations to move towards acquiring
the necessary awareness and skills to
reach out and work effectively with
ethnic communities.
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