ben black environment network judy ling wong frsa. obe. hon fciwem director uk
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Black Environment Network
Judy Ling Wong FRSA. OBE. Hon FCIWEM
Director UK
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Black Environment Network
is recognised nationally and internationally as the pioneer
organisation working for
Ethnic Environmental Participation
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Mission Statement
Working for
Ethnic Environmental Participation
In the
Built and Natural Environment
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What we wish to doand
what we can achieve
depends on
How we see ourselves against the enormous pressure
ofHow others see us
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Social exclusion exists within a framework of
exclusion
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Participation depends on:
Relationship of people to people Relationship of people to environment
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The relationship of people to people
Tension between the wish to integrate and the wish to be secure within autonomous sub-communities
History of rejection and neglect Ongoing reality of racism Identification with issues of immigration and
asylum Social cohesion and the concept of unity in
diversity
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The relationship of people to environment
Symbolism of the elements of the environment in the light of experience
The socio-cultural meaning of elements of the environment
Recognition of presence and expression of presence
Marking an environment with memory
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Enabling access: Organisational culture change/investment in
staff development Investment of human resources in local
relationship building with new audiences beginning with outreach
Power sharing in decision making Investment of resources in the development
of appropriate programmes of activities
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The power of human processes underpinning
access
We all come to love what we enjoy
We take care of what we love
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