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Neighbourhood Renewal, Race Equality and Community Cohesion Everyone should have an opportunity to participate in, and benefit from, National and Local Strategies for Neighbourhood Renewal. It is important to ensure that there are opportunities for all: men and women, children and young people, older people, people from different faith communities, and people with disabilities to get involved and see real benefits from neighbourhood renewal activity. Black and minority ethnic communities are disproportionately represented in deprived areas. Over two thirds of England’s Black and minority ethnic population live in the 88 most deprived local authority districts compared to 40 per cent of the general population, and the problems that afflict these areas often hit hardest upon these communities. The Government has recognised that past regeneration initiatives have failed to engage fully or benefit black and minority ethnic voluntary and community sectors, and issues that are important to black and minority ethnic communities have often been afforded low priority. The importance of Community Cohesion to a strong and healthy society was recognised following the 2001 disturbances in Burnley, Oldham and Bradford. Reports into the disorders identified a common theme of a lack of interaction between individuals of different cultural, religious and racial backgrounds. The Government has promoted the idea of Community Cohesion, requiring action to promote knowledge, respect and contact between various cultures, and to establish a greater sense of citizenship. |
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