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28 November 2024 Newsletter HDN Chief Executive, Mushtaq Khan, shares his insights on the Runnymede Trusts's latest report.
14 November 2024 Newsletter We are now taking enquiries for our new Tenant Board Member Programme....
31 October 2024 Newsletter The Staff Mentoring Programme (SMP) is our flagship development course for members and has been part of HDN's core business...
17 October 2024 Newsletter HDN’s Board Trainee Programme has gained a glowing reference from one of its participants...
4 October 2024 Newsletter The dust hasn’t settled yet but we’re still reliving yesterday’s Housing Diversity Network conference in Birmingham...
19 September 2024 Newsletter We know that many organisations appoint new board directors this month, and if you want to bring your new board directors....
5 September 2024 Newsletter We're excited to announce that we will be exhibiting at the Housing Community Summit in Liverpool on on Monday 9th and Tuesday 10th September...
22 August 2024 Newsletter Our briefing following our recent member roundtable event on the riots and Islamophobic violence is now available...
8 August 2024 Newsletter In light of the recent surge in racist violence across the UK, the role of housing organisations in nurturing safe and inclusive communities...
25 July 2024 NewsletterOur Chief Executive Mushtaq Khan recently delivered an awayday session for the board of Berneslai Homes...
12 July 2024 NewsletterA new government! What does it mean for equality and Housing? Our Chief Exec Mushtaq Khan has put together some thoughts...
27 June 2024 Newsletter Last week, HDN held a webinar on the upcoming general election and the impacts we expect it to have on equalities policy and practice.
13 June 2024 Newsletter Registration for our staff mentoring programme closes at the end of June, so if you are interested in applying, please do not delay!...
30 May 2024 NewsletterWith the Prime Minister calling a general election the media is as saturated with political coverage as the PM's suit was with rain...
2 May 2024 NewsletterRegistration for our Staff Mentoring Programme is now open...
19 April 2024 NewsletterA big thank you to everyone who joined us in Leeds yesterday for our Board Diversity Conference
4 April 2024 Newsletter Britain as we see it today is a nation that has threads of inequality woven deeply into its fabricy...
21 March 2024 Newsletter We're excited to announce that HDN's Autumn Conference will take place in Birmingham on 3rd October 2024...
7 March 2024 NewsletterMoreen will be leaving her post as Programmes Manager at HDN, after six and a half years...
22 February 2024 NewsletterIn recent weeks people have been asking us here at Housing Diversity Network to comment on or ‘call out’ individuals or organisations...
8 February 2024 Newsletter Caithlin's first week is completed! She'd love to say a hello to everyone via this newsletter and hopes to get to know everyone in time...
25 January 2024 Newsletter What is the role and responsibility of a board? What are the trends in housing regulation? How can we champion equality and diversity in a board setting?...
11 January 2024 Newsletter Housing Diversity Network is thrilled to announce that on Tuesday evening we were honoured with the...
21 December 2023 Newsletter We at Housing Diversity Network are proud to have accomplished so much in the last year!...
7 December 2023 Newsletter We get asked this question from time to time; Do I actually have to have some equality and diversity training with my board?...
23 November 2023 Newsletter This month is UK Disability History Month, which was established to promote understanding, celebrate the achievements of disabled individuals...
10 November 2023 Newsletter We are still buzzing from the exciting energy of our third Autumn Conference held on Monday at the Eastside Rooms Conference Centre in Birmingham...
26 October 2023 Newsletter As we approach the end of the year, we wanted to create an event that would allow us all to come together in celebration of the festive season...
12 October 2023 Newsletter At HDN, we place emphasis on inclusivity and diversity to ensure that our members receive coaching that speaks directly to their individual situations...
28 September 2023 NewsletterWith just six weeks to go, all roads lead to Birmingham for the third of our annual Autumn conferences, this year titled Breaking Barriers...
15 September 2023 Newsletter Well can you believe it? The Housing Diversity Network is 20 years old and we celebrated our anniversary last week at the House of Lords...
7 September 2023 Newsletter Read our White Paper to discover how boards play a pivotal role in setting the tone and guiding the strategic direction...
17 August 2023 Newsletter The sun is shining and it looks like we’re still in with a chance of summer arriving before September is over but...
3 August 2023 Newsletter Hot on the heels of our Community Area launch, which opened two weeks ago, we’re now thrilled to announce the arrival of our new website.
20 July 2023 Newsletter Here at HDN we’re passionate about the betterment of people’s lives, in the housing sector and beyond, and networking is one of the cornerstones of our work.
6 July 2023 Newsletter It was great to see so many of our friends and partners at the CIH annual conference in Manchester last week and at our networking mixer on Thursday.
14 June 2023 Newsletter Here at HDN a cornerstone of our strategy is to strengthen housing association boards the length and breadth of the country...
1 June 2023 Newsletter Since its launch in 2021 the Black History Month 365 Fund has distributed over £13k to 29 organisations.
11 May 2023 Newsletter Moreen and Ruth have been in celebratory mood over the weekend because the Staff Mentoring Programme has had a springtime boost...
27 April 2023 Newsletter The Better Social Housing Review has been published, making recommendations to housing associations...
14 April 2023 Newsletter HDN is bolstering its leadership team and we’re delighted to announce the arrival.
22 March 2023 NewsletterLast week we were in sunny Manchester for our first ever Board Diversity Conference
02 March 2023 NewsletterAt HDN we strongly believe there is a need for the housing sector to modernise the way in which we collect
17 February 2023 NewsletterHDN is a network; and there is nothing we love more than to meet with old friends and new to share
26 January 2023 Newsletter 27th January marks the 78th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland and
13 January 2023 NewsletterHappy New Year to all our members, friends, partners and associates; from all of us here at HDN
21 December 2022 NewsletterWell friends, to paraphrase the great John Lennon, ‘another year is almost over and a new one is about to begin
01 December 2022 NewsletterDuring 2021-22, here at HDN we successfully ran a 10 month pilot programme
27 October 2022 Newsletter It has been difficult to avoid the circus (which we used to know as parliament) at Westminster
30 September 2022 Newsletter Just over a week to wait now folks and we’re all set for our second October conference
18 August 2022 Newsletter Our flagship October Conference, Walk Your Talk, is just over seven weeks’ away folks and, behind the scenes…
21 July 2022 Newsletter The next video podcast in our 2022 series is on the way folks; and it’s one you really shouldn’t miss.
7 July 2022 Newsletter We’re delighted to welcome the newest member of a team, as Ruth Gray has joined Moreen and Shuang to work on our Staff
13 June 2022 Newsletter On a sunny Thursday in June there is no better place to be than Birmingham when the HDN SMP Celebration comes to town
26 May 2022 Newsletter Yes friends, the 2022 Staff Mentoring Programme Celebration is almost upon us and we just can’t wait
12 May 2022 Newsletter LBGT+ Pride Month takes place across the world in June, in celebration of self identity, inclusivity and equality.
28 April 2022 Newsletter Due to popular demand, and direct requests from a number of our members, we are setting up a network for Black and Minority Ethic (BME)
14 April 2022 Newsletter The second of our current series of podcasts is out now and available to download.
31 March 2022 Newsletter April is a time for optimism, folks. We’ve had a taster of some sunny weather already, the days are getting longer, and
17 March 2022 Newsletter Here at the Housing Diversity Network we live and breathe our principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion; and we’re part of a
3 March 2022 Newsletter Here in the UK and indeed across the planet, we seem to have fallen into the trap of indulging in binary debate
3 February 2022 Newsletter It’s never easy to decide when is the right time to stop wishing each other Happy New Year…Read More
20 January 2022 Newsletter Learning Sets give individuals time to explore issues which they need to resolve
6 January 2022 Newsletter So we’ve all bid a fond(ish) farewell to 2021 and we’re hoping for better, more normal times in the New Year
9 December 2021 Newsletter Well friends, ‘tis the season of goodwill to all, not that we should really need a season for
25 November 2021 Newsletter Women’s White Ribbon Day is today on Thursday, 25th November, and the annual event starts
10 November 2021 Newsletter The allegations of bullying and racial harassment of former Yorkshire player Azeem Rafiq rocked the
28 October 2021 Newsletter November is Islamophobia Awareness Month and, here at HDN, we’ll be working with our partners and members
6 October 2021 Newsletter Polarised opinions are never particularly useful, not least because…
23 September 2021 Newsletter There is less than a month to go now until the HDN Autumn Conference, and plans are racing
10 September 2021 Newsletter With just over five weeks to go until the HDN Autumn Conference in Birmingham, we’re
25 August 2021 Newsletter Less than two months to go now friends; it’s been a long time coming, and we’ve been planning
11 August 2021 Newsletter The latest in our opening series of podcasts has just been published and it’s a timely reminder to us all that
29 July 2021 Newsletter Just over 18 months ago (it seems a long time now) news came out from Wuhan that a virus had
14 July 2021 Newsletter Well, friends, what a weekend that was! Unless you’ve spent the past four weeks on the moon
29 June 2021 Newsletter Here at the Housing Diversity Network we’re a busy bunch, and our newest team
16 June 2021 Newsletter Did you see the brilliant videos produced by our Mentee cohort last week? Well if you didn’t
2 June 2021 Newsletter The late arrival of some sunny weather, remarkably on a Bank Holiday Monday, isn’t exactly conducive…
19 May 2021 Newsletter There’s an air of positivity around the nation this week friends, can you feel it? Even the rainy weather
5 May 2021 Newsletter Thanks to everyone who listened to Moreen’s take on the Black Lives Matter movement in our
20 April 2021 Newsletter Housing Diversity Network (HDN) works with organisations across the housing sector so that they
7 April 2021 Newsletter We hope you had a great Easter weekend, a break if you managed to get it and time to enjoy with
23 March 2021 Newsletter The strength of any organisation is in its people. Leaders in the public and private sectors stand or
9 March 2021 Newsletter So another International Women’s Day may have passed but the core message of this year’s celebration
23 February 2021 Newsletter A sense of guarded optimism has emerged in the UK over the past few days as positive vaccine news and
8 February 2021 Newsletter Here at the Housing Diversity Network we share our passion to promote Equality Diversity
27 January 2021 Newsletter The Housing Diversity Network is collaborating with North Star and Thirteen to launch
12 January 2021 Newsletter There was a seismic shift in the world’s attitude to race equality, last year, following the killing of
15 December 2020 Newsletter Welcome to HDN’s final newsletter of the year; and as we say goodbye to 2020 let’s hope we can all get together
1 December 2020 Newsletter The Federation is publishing the report to understand the current situation and make meaningful change, and
16 October 2020 Newsletter The Housing Diversity Network invite you to join us in the next of our series of webinars, an informative
7 October 2020 Newsletter During the event we will discuss how to lead in an inclusive manner, make better decisions and change
22 September 2020 Newsletter ‘We’re all in it together’ was the mantra, back in March, when Rishi Sunak tried to bring the country together in the face of
8 September 2020 Newsletter Another week, another killing in the USA and the Black Lives Matter movement still needs a wider audience
August 2020 Newsletter The pandemic has accelerated change, and the Black Lives Matter movement has further shed a light on discrimination and how organisations are
July 2020 Newsletter The housing rights website is your key source of guidance on the housing rights of people with different kinds
July 2020 Newsletter Before lockdown, we presented the award to Swan Housing Association, and over the past few months we’ve had enquiries from other organisations
June 2020 Newsletter As a diversity network the core of our work is about tackling discrimination and eliminating bias. The combination of the
June 2020 Newsletter The challenges faced by housing organisations during the current crisis are unprecedented. The pace of change is electric
May 2020 Newsletter The housing rights website is your key source of guidance on the housing rights of people with different kinds
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