15/03/2022 by Vikki Rainbow
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities looks at what being a Compassionate City means for ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø.
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15/12/2021 by Webteam
Ahead of International Migrants Day, Cllr John Cotton looks at how ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary, following Cabinet’s approval of plans to resettle 220 Afghan refugees.
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26/11/2021 by
2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the UN’s international 16 Days of Action campaign against gender-based violence. Cllr John Cotton looks at how ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø is working towards making its public spaces safer for everyone.
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18/10/2021 by Vikki Rainbow
Following the Government’s announcement of its New Plan for Immigration, Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities shares this open letter to the Home Secretary.
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07/10/2021 by Vikki Rainbow
Cllr John Cotton talks about why service men and women need support and the help that is available ahead of a Veterans ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Day in ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø next week.
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19/07/2021 by
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities takes a look at how the city tackles ‘ASB’ as part of Resolve’s first Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week.
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21/06/2021 by
Across ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø people faced furlough, lost jobs or homes during the pandemic. Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member - Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities on how the council provided support.
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10/11/2020 by
It is Living Wage Week and Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities, talks about why ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø needs to become a Living Wage City.
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03/11/2020 by
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety & Equalities, on how the council, already leading the charge on tackling inequalities affecting ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø’s diverse population, is turning the spotlight on itself as an employer
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08/07/2019 by
Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Safety and Equalities, on why it is important to remember those who lost their lives in the genocide in Srebrenica in 1995.
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