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Tai Pawb Membership – 6 months review

Where has the last 6 months gone?!!   As we reflect on the past 6 months of this financial year, it’s clear at this point that the new membership package is proving very popular with our members! We have seen a huge increase in engagement compared to the same period last year.   Membership Offer … Continued

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Keynote Speakers Announced for Conference 2019

We’re delighted to announce our main speakers for our annual conference, Speaking Truth to Power. We hope this will set the tone for the conference as we look at how we can effect change from a grassroots level. Moyra Samuels Justice for Grenfell: Two years on Almost two years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, … Continued

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ICYMI: Equality, Homelessness and Prevention Seminar

We were delighted to be hosted by Cartrefi Conwy in Abergele for our Equality, Homelessness and Prevention Seminar, and it was fantastic to see some of our North Walian members as well as plenty of new faces. The seminar focused on issues and solutions related to the equality, diversity and human rights aspects of preventing … Continued

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WHEN Chair

We’d like to begin by paying a huge thank you to Amanda Attfield who has chaired the Welsh Housing Equality Network (WHEN) over the last year. Unfortunately, her time as Chair has come to an end as the Network requires a new Chair after 1 year so we can ensure fresh ideas and more opportunities for … Continued

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Co-production: “Oh, I’m already doing that”

Written by Jordan Brewer, Policy and Communications Officer – Cymorth Cymru The Tai Pawb Close to Home Conference had a lot to offer. Opportunities for learning, challenge & development. So much so that I found myself spoiled for choice when it came to choosing a morning workshop. I’m really glad I decided to go along … Continued

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First QED Award to Melin Homes

We’re delighted to announce that Melin Homes are the first housing association in Wales to achieve the QED Award. Tai Pawb’s QED Award is a comprehensive, Wales specific accreditation and framework for reviewing and improving the equality and diversity impact of your organisation across governance, services, access, involvement and culture. The QED Panel is made up … Continued

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Close to Home: A Fresh Perspective

Written by Sarah Scotcher, Policy Officer – Community Housing Cymru A few times throughout the Tai Pawb Close to Home conference, held in Cardiff on 17th May, delegates remarked that the conversation around housing is changing. More and more, we’re seeing housing (and decent housing) as something that everyone should be able to access unconditionally, and … Continued

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The Right to Housing in Wales

Shelter Cymru Campaigns Manager, Jennie Bibbings, gives her thoughts about the right to housing, following Tai Pawb’s Conference ‘Close to Home’… Here’s an interesting fact: did you know that the right to housing was first enshrined in Welsh legislation more than seven centuries ago? If you already knew that, give yourself a pat on the … Continued