About Us
The main objectives of Worcestershire Racial Equality Council (WREC) are to:- Promote racial equality.
- Bring together individuals of different cultures and racial identities as a collective body.
- Work towards the elimination of racial discrimination.
- Promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups, and communities with different cultures.
- Develop policy proposal that would influence the decision-making of statutory and voluntary bodies, so that they address the diversity agenda in their service provision and employment strategies.
- Promote change in public attitudes on matters of race, through programmes of public education, depicting racial equality.
- In conjunction with the Commission for Racial Equality, ensure compliance with Race Relations Law.
- Influence statutory, private and other voluntary organisations to be responsive to the needs of the ethnic groups/community sector, and to enhance their participation in regeneration issues.
- Develop an effective community and voluntary sector voice, spanning issues important to a diverse range of interests.
Worcestershire Racial Equality Council (WREC) is a very specialised constituted institution which enjoys charitable status. There are 4 members of staff working part-time hours. WREC’s membership consists of individuals and representatives of organisations who have a genuine interest in racial equality and who wish to make a contribution towards the improvement of relations between people of different backgrounds.
We have the following Funding Partners:
- Eqaulity and Human Rights Commission
- West Mercia Police Authority
- West Mercia Probation Service
- Worcestershire County Council
- Worcester City Council
- Learning and Skills Council
- Worcestershire Infrastructure Consortium