Recently our Young Women’s Groups in North and East Brighton were visited by Henna artist Huda of Henna by Huda, who created some beautiful intricate designs for them. Huda first encountered TDC through our Multicultural Employability Support Hub: MESH. She previously shared her skills at TDC with with Learn Around the World, creating henna designs … Read more
Learn Around the world is a multicultural drop in that has been running on Mondays at Community Base since March. The event offers a chance for people to practise English conversation while they connect with their community and there’s also IT support, social prescribing and employability support on offer. This week the drop-in wrapped up … Read more
Earlier this month, our MESH and Community Learning projects offered participants the chance to take Probarista training at One Church. MESH provides training and employment advice and opportunities to people from ethnically diverse backgrounds in Brighton and Hove, and this training was a great opportunity to learn a useful skill. In these classes, MESH Members learned from expert trainers … Read more
The Brighton Multicultural Women’s Cycle Club began in June 2021 as our MESH project was looking for fun outdoor activities that could be made Covid safe. A cycling club in Preston Park was set up with support from Bricycles, Sustrans, Brighton Bike Hub and Brighton Bike Share. Our group of multicultural women included migrants and … Read more
During half term TDC’s Equalities team held a special free Flying Seagulls circus show in Preston Park. The event was for the children and families of women who attend our Multicultural Women’s Cycle Club during term time. We had beautiful weather and were delighted to have 70 parents and kids come along to join the … Read more
At the end of September, on the last sun-soaked day of the year, students from our Finding Your Way course had a well-deserved graduation picnic in Preston Park. Finding Your Way was a short course delivered by TDC and funded by ESF ( the European Social Fund). The nine week course for unemployed adults with … Read more
“When I came to Brighton, I was like a plant pulled from its land, I was afraid people couldn’t understand me, I couldn’t understand them and I didn’t have confidence. In Jordan I had my work, culture, friends, possessions, but here, nothing, we begin from zero, this is very hard for us. MESH made these … Read more
As lockdown eases and vaccination provides more protection, TDC has been working with vulnerable communities to support vaccine confidence. We have been out and about talking about vaccination with people from different communities. Our social prescriber Maha and volunteer Clare have visited a local Mosque, providing information to encourage people to get vaccinated as soon … Read more
TDC is one of the partner organisations of Community Roots, a network of non-clinical mental health services that help people find the right support for them. This network is the first of its kind in Sussex. One of our key aims is to ensure that no matter where people enter the mental health system, they can … Read more
UPDATE Monday 16th March 5pm: EVENT CANCELLED On behalf of the BME Employment and Skills Steering Group, we’d like to let you know that after much deliberation, we have taken the decision to cancel the BME Employment and Skills Fair event on Wed 18th March. Although a challenging decision, the steering group felt that in … Read more
By Sayanti Banerjee, BME Community Development Worker. Community Roots is a network of 16 organisations providing services and resources to support mental health across Brighton & Hove. The services are all person-centred, responsive and flexible and are designed to meet people’s needs, help them manage their mental health and realise their full potential. TDC is … Read more