The Ubele Initiative

We are thrilled to share an exciting opportunity that could be a great fit for young people in your network: the Young Emerging Leaders Collective (YELC) 2024. The programme has been revamped and is now more dynamic and impactful than ever! Over the course of a year, YELC will bring together passionate young changemakers to tackle critical environmental and social justice issues. This isn’t just another leadership programme—we’re seeking driven individuals ready to collaborate, challenge the status quo, and make real change in their communities. If you're interested or would like more information, don’t hesitate to get in touch or apply by emailing us at yelcollective@ubele.org or applying via this link.

Yvette Cooper reinstates Home Office unit for post-Windrush culture change. The government will also be appointing a Windrush commissioner to act as an “independent advocate for all those affected” by the scandal What are your thoughts?

Yesterday Yvonne Field visited 10 Downing Street as government announced the creation of a ‘Civil Society Covenant’ which will hopefully usher in a new era of partnership between government and civil society. The new Covenant is designed to harness the knowledge and expertise of voluntary, community, social enterprises (VCSEs) and charities to deliver better outcomes for communities right across the country.

Join us at @haringeycouncil tomorrow to celebrate Black History Month with a panel discussion on Reclaiming Narratives with @yve.field , @thedaughtersunited @shock_artist @veemack1 and @kennetholumiywatharp

Happy Black History Month! While we're passionate about amplify Black histories, present, and futures all year, this month is a special time to highlight the various leaders and change-makers in our community helping to re-write our narrative

Vacancies Available - Black Rootz Champions The Black Rootz Champion roles have been created in recognition that we need greater capacity, new skills and more experience to move forward. Champions will bring additional capacity to functional areas across Black Rootz as well as strategic capacity to the project. Each Champion will have a different focus but what will be common across the roles is: − Responsibility within a specific functional area of Black Rootz activities, either working with members of the Black Rootz team or taking on some responsibilities directly − Participation in meetings and work supporting the strategic development and long-term sustainability of Black Rootz. The first 12-months as a Champion is likely to be focussed on securing the foundations of Black Rootz. This will involve understanding the current ways of working that exist within the project, collaborating with the team to develop more efficient systems, processes and practices, inputting into effective approaches to our work, and beginning to connect the long-term sustainability of the project with the activities being delivered now. We are looking for up to 5 people to join this pioneering group of Back Rootz Champions. This is a new approach. We aim to be flexible and experimental, but each Champion will have a specialism across one or more functional areas, be a confident self-manager and be comfortable contributing to the project from a position of leadership. This is the first time Black Rootz will be hiring to these roles and we are excited by the prospect of having extra support and guidance as we enter a new phase of our growth. Our first set of Champions will also be excited by the prospect of positive change for Black Rootz and comfortable navigating the uncertainty that comes with establishing this new way of working. Commitment to the vision and mission of Black Rootz is essential. These are volunteer roles and the minimum time commitment is 2 days per month. Link to application here: https://lnkd.in/eEzxmDMu

Enabling more involvement in youth volunteering and engaging communities is key. Sign up for this event on September 11th 2024. #youth #communityengagement

Urgent update on 22nd August #childx #community #augustevents

See you there! #lancashire #inclusion #inclusivenorth #thephoenixway

Apply for the Community Connection Fund before the 9th September 2024 deadline. #ukfunding #funding #lambeth