 | Diverse magazine - issue 7, front cover The magazine's front cover reveals the focus on sustainable development and highlights the 'green' environmental issues that relates to sustainability. In addition it also features the main sponsors of this issue - Liverpool City Council, Riverside and EMTAS
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 | Contents and Welcome message
Editor, Garth Dallas, introduces the magazine and explains some of the transformations that were required, due to the global recession and its effect on publishing, in order to sustain the magazine. The result is a much leaner print run and improvements in our online strategy as more of our readers prefer to read the magazine electronically. |
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 | Sustainable Communities - The Egan Wheel
In recent years there has been much talk of the need for sustainable communities. But what is a sustainable community? Why do neighbourhoods matter and why is sustainability important? What are the implications of debates around sustainability for community policy and practice?... |
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 | Regional Sustainable Development, Citizens and Strategy Sustainable development is a challenge for us all. If we don’t engage everyone, future generations will soon begin to pay for our neglect. For this reason, there are in the UK Sustainable Development bodies with national, regional and more local focuses. But what should these groups actually do? Hilary Burrage explores the issues... |
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 | What de we define as "Home"
Carl John examines the concept of 'home' as they relate to his upbring in Toxteth, Liverpool. Is home really where the heart is?... |
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 | Herbie Higgins Court
Liverpool-based BME Housing Association, Steve Biko decided to honour a local community stalwart, Herbie Higgins by naming its new development Herbie Higgins Court... |
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 | Stonewall Top 100 List of Companies
Stonewall Top 100 Employers is an annual publication that aims to be the national benchmark for good practice amongst Britain’s top employers for the diversity strand of sexual-orientation. The organisations are required to not only explain what they do to improve their workplace for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans-gender (LGBT) staff, but also to demonstrate how that has had a real and lasting impact on their organisation. |
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 | Focus on Riverside - one of the UK's leading diversity companies
For the past 80 years Riverside have been offering much more than simply bricks and mortar. Their award recognition as Social Landlord of the Year for two consecutive years reflects their commitment to regenerate the neighbourhoods they operate in, working with residents to provide employment and development opportunities as well as improving the environment. This dedication to improving services includes their formal commitment to their corporate social responsibility policy. |
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 | Ethnic Minority and Traveller Achievement Service (EMTAS)
In 2009’s Refugee week (June 14th-21st) EMTAS provided all schools in Liverpool with a resource pack of materials for use in the classroom to mark the occasion. The pack focused on the ‘Simple Acts Campaign’ which is promoted nationally by the Refugee Week Partnership. Here are some poems written by the children with whom EMTAS worked in 2009 |
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 | Liverpool City Council Equal Opportunities Department
An insight into the work of Liverpool City Council's Equal Opportunities Department, headed by Andrew Nembhard |
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 | Marilyn Comrie OBE
Globe trotting “ambassador” Manchester entrepreneur Marilyn Comrie OBE is settling for nothing less than world domination in 2010. She’s on a mission to become the female equivalent of the eminent author and leadership guru Michael Porter from Harvard Business School, who commands a breathtaking £200k for each public appearance he makes. |
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 | Sandie Okoro
Sandie Okoro, global general counsel at Barings, is a true role model who is doing her best to inspire the next generation with their legal careers. |
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 | Together Trust
The Together Trust nurtures and encourages children, young people and adults with complex needs, to help them break through barriers, take control of their lives,and experience happiness and a feeling of self worth |
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 | Make sure nothing stops you voting
A General Election must be held by June 2010. If you are not registered, you can't vote..... |
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 | Life on Merseyside through the lens of Jean-Pierre Magloire
A General Election must be held by June 2010. If you are not registered, you can't vote..... |
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