How Fair is Powys?

Public Engagement Events:  HOW FAIR IS POWYS? A year on

 

Powys County Council and the Local Health board are pleased to announce equalities engagement events to connect with the public on equality issues. 

These are follow-on events from Nov 2011 when the public was consulted on issues that should be considered for setting the Equality Objectives for the Strategic Equality Plans for both organsiations.

 

If you have an interest in issues of equality ranging from how younger or older people sometimes have a harder time in life - accessing services and employment, to gender differences, to the impact of a disability on a persons life, to how a persons religious belief needs careful consideration in the delivery of public services, to how low income causes disadvantage, and many more, please try and make these events.  The more people involved in this process, the more effective the engagement process will be, and the more scope to bring about changes to peoples lives going forward.  At these events you will also hear about how you can get more involved in having an impact on the public sector in Powys and the decisions it makes.   

 

The 2011 events proved successful with lively debate and a raft of issues to consider and carefully analyse and were key in shaping the plans.  A year on from the introduction of  the plans, this event will aim to bring  those who attend up-to-speed on what is happening now and provide some detail behind the plans.    

 

The events are happening as follows:   

 Venue: Hope Community Church, Newtown
Date: June 25^th, 2013
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Venue: The Pavilion, Llandrindod Wells
Date: July 3^rd 2013
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

Venue: Theatr Brycheiniog, Brecon
Date: July 12^th 2013
Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm

 

At these events there will be representatives from

• Powys County Council
• Powys Local Teaching Health Borad
• Dyfed Powys Police
• Powys Association of Voluntary Organsiations
• Other voluntary sector organisations in Powys

 

These events will assist the public sector in Powys to be kept informed and challenged on issues of inequality. 

 

To book onto one of these events, please complete the attached booking form and return to Joy Parkinson - Joy.Parkinson@powys.gov.uk or send to the address contained on the form.

 

Please forward this on to anyone who you think might be interested in expressing issues relating to equality - the events are open to all members of the public and representatves of voluntary sector organsiations.