Celebrating equality and diversity on the Isle of Wight

Equals IW Committee Meeting

The day and time which appears to suit most people is

  • Saturday 26th October 2019.

The meeting will hopefully take place in Newport with the exact location to be confirmed.

The meeting will be from 11am to 1pm.

Pageant

The Isle of Wight Beauty Pageant multicultural charity event took place recently in the lovely setting of the Lakeside Park Hotel in Wootton Bridge.

This yearly event was created by the Asian Group IW and the evening commenced with National Customs before showcasing an amazing range of National Costumes.

The evening continued with a lovely buffet meal, speeches, judging and the crowning of the winners.

Indonesian flag

This national holiday is celebrated in Bali with various festivities including parades, community events and cultural and art exhibitions. Indonesia proclaimed her Independence on August 17th 1945, this year Indonesia celebrates its 74th year of the Proclamation of Independence. Every year this historic event is celebrated with numerous exciting events throughout the nation that are aimed at enhancing Unity in Diversity.

For further information Equals IW has a case study in pdf format (435k).

First Prize

Kimmi the ‘Great Crested Newt’ and the Equals IW Team are Double 1st Prize Carnival Winners At the Country’s Oldest Carnival

Equals IW Friendship Group representing Equals IW continued their 1st prize carnival winning success from Newport Illuminated Carnival. The 1st Prize at the Island’s biggest and oldest carnival was against very high competition.

The team’s entry in this year's Ryde Illuminated Carnival brought joy to those watching the colourful procession through the streets. The costumes were based on woodlands, forest and wildlife associated with Bouldnor Forest which is located near Yarmouth on the Island. The team’s entry featured Kimmi the ‘Great Crested Newt’ and the included a mobile music unit transformed into a mobile forest. The woodland themes on the music unit were hand painted with support for the entry by the Equals IW teams sponsor MCEnhancement.

As part of the aim to support equality and diversity on the Isle of Wight, Equals offers friendship groups for women and men of ethnic backgrounds.

For a real cultural diversity experience have a look at the current programme of events then come and join our women's group.

The group provides a welcoming place to women of both minority and majority ethnic background. Come and make new friends, get advice and find support. You can take part in fun activities and maybe participate in some training. The ladies of the groups have taken part in

  • Carnivals and arts parade
  • The Kite Festival
  • Cultural and Diversity Events
  • Art and Craft fun Activities
  • Information Technology Training
  • Food Hygiene Training
  • Cooking Courses at the Isle of Wight College
  • Culture Kitchen
  • Back to Work Training
  • Private Swimming Sessions

Our men's group is currently starting up with meetings in Newport.

So why not pop along to one of our groups and see what we are up to, we would love to meet you.

To find out more please contact Equals.

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