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CI Pride Jersey date and headliners announced

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CI Pride will be held in Jersey on Saturday 10 September with parade that will draw inspiration from the first UK Pride march in 1972 that protested against the discrimination experienced by LGBTQ+ people.

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Monkeypox: what you need to know

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Please keep yourself and others healthy this summer by being aware of the facts about Monkeypox and how it is spread. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection. Recently, there have been a number of cases in the UK, Europe and…

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Liberate’s CEO awarded MBE in Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Birthday Honours

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Vic Tanner Davy, Liberate’s CEO, has been honoured in the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Birthday Honours for his services to diversity and inclusion in the Channel Islands. Vic says: When I was tapped on the shoulder at the march for equal…

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Election 2022: manifesto dialogue

The 2022 election is going to see significant change in how our Government is elected and formed. Liberate has put together and circulated a ‘manifesto dialogue’ that shares some of Liberate’s current concerns with our next potential States Members in order that they will think about our points and respond to some or all of them in their manifestos.

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Response to Common Population Policy Review

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As a charity concerned with diversity, inclusion and equality, our interest in the Review is focused on how immigrants are treated on arrival in Jersey. The Migration Control Policy (Section 8 – Migrants’ rights) makes it clear that more work…

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Response to Hospital Planning Application

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The new hospital plans were submitted to the Planning Department on 30 November 2021. From the perspective of disabled access, we were disappointed by a number of aspects of the plans and have responded to the request for public comments.

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021

Over the last year, Liberate’s team of auditors that includes people with various disabilities has undertaken more than 60 accessibility audits of premises for clients.

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Response to Scrutiny Review of Gender Pay Gap Reporting

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Do you think statutory measures should be introduced in Jersey for gender pay gap reporting? The UK will implement mandatory gender pay gap reporting on 5 October. It has been voluntary up to now. In June 2021 the FT reported…

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Live CI Pride pan-Island concert

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The organisers of Channel Islands Pride are making history this Saturday 21 August as they stream the first live concert held across both Jersey and Guernsey, as part of the Islands’ joint pride celebrations.

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Channel Islands Pride physical celebrations in Jersey cancelled

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It is with sincere regret that the Channel Islands Pride Committee have chosen to cancel the 2021 Channel Islands Pride march and public entertainment, which were planned to take place in Jersey on Saturday 21 August. The Pride Committee have…

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