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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
This centre isn't only for BME's
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Unlike some council funded BME organisations, which are, because they quite clearly state that 'only B.M.S.' s are welcome'.
That is wrong.
Legally, since we have race discrimination laws in this country, it is also more than questionable that making such a statement isn't criminal.
I think it is very wrong that Hyndburn Borough Council are using tax payers' money to fund any body which makes reference to anyone's race or colour.
It's wrong, and creates more sparatism.
Whether they are able to go in there or not, calling anything a Black & Ethnic Minority centre will put some folks off going there, thinking they're barred because they don't fit the required ethnicity.