Our Minds – Our Bodies – Our Souls
Join us for our next CHAT Zoom on Tuesday 6th June 2023 7:00 – 8:30pm.
PIH members June CHAT Zoom is on this week and we look forward to sharing and engaging in further discussions on mixed race matters.
We will be joined by guest speaker Tara Aisha, a Teacher of English and Drama specialising in pastoral work with children. Tara is an author of “Shine: Ten steps to your child’s brightest future” and “Nandi & Her Humans” and will give a reading from her books during the evening.
There are more Similarities than Differences between us – join in this month’s conversation on Mixed Race Matters!
Join us for the CHAT and share in this month’s Making Mixed Race Matter. Could you become a member and be part of our regular Making Mixed Race Matter CHATS and discussions? An annual subscription is just £12.00 and you can join in the monthly chats, receive free copies of our bi-annual magazine PIH Mixed Race Matters, regular news bulletins and information, notifications of events plus the other benefits that come with being a member of the UK’s Mixed Race charity – People in Harmony. Making Mixed Race Matter!
Contact Us for membership queries, invites to CHAT Zooms and for details of the next meeting in July 2023!
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Breaking Stereotypes With Data: A Report on Mixed Race Children and Families in the UK. Published by People in Harmony
‘Breaking Stereotypes with Data’ is the first of its kind to deliver robust academic research with nuanced guidance and care from a mixed race community organisation. This report shows a contemporary view of the lived experiences of mixed race people and families, and calls upon government, health services, local government, public services and other organisations to improve their services and practices for mixed race children and families.
The results confront and disprove any lingering negative stereotypes of mixed race children and families. Previous social research and the new interviews show us that negative perceptions still exist and have a measure of impact on mixed race families. Yet analysis of these data show that there is no basis to these stereotypes, specifically that mixed race children are ‘mixed up’, or that parents of mixed race children place them at a disadvantage.
Therefore, the report is ‘breaking stereotypes with data’, concluding that the lives of mixed race children and families are far more complex than stereotypes would have us believe.