About Cultural Diversity Weekend: NIACE

‘Cultural Diversity Weekend is on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th May 2009. The Weekend enables an opportunity to organise activities which celebrate the similarities and differences that exist in Britain today. Cultural Diversity Day (as it was then known) was introduced in 2002 in recognition of the importance of the Equality and Diversity Agenda with a vision to support providers in its delivery. It is now an integral part of Adult Learners' Week giving providers the opportunity to widen participation and be responsive to the needs of the wider community - making it a learning journey for providers and learners alike.

The objectives of Cultural Diversity Weekend are to:

•  Raise awareness and improve understanding between different cultures;
• Celebrate the similarities and differences between cultures;
• Encourage community cohesion;
• Provide support in challenging racism, xenophobia and intolerance;
• Support and promote activities and events celebrating diversity;
• Raise the awareness of policy makers to concerns and issues around the barriers to learning;
• Promote intergenerational learning between the older and younger sections of the community;
• Represent diversity in the broadest sense, promoting all equalities through various activities.

We believe that Cultural Diversity Weekend is key in delivering Adult Learners' Week messages. Adult learning has an important role to play in contributing to the development of employment-related skills but it does more too - promoting social cohesion and active citizenship, creating and sustaining cultural value and contributing to public health and general well-being in quantifiable ways. This is what Cultural Diversity Weekend is all about.’

Join us at the carnival learning centre for a weekend of workshops themed RHYTHMS OF THE CARIBBEAN AND SOUTH AMERICA.  Booking required for all workshops. See Summer programme for details.