University tackle racial and ethnic imbalance University of Brighton uses mentoring to address the disproportionately low number of black, Asian and other non-white minority ethnic (BAME) teachers in Sussex. By Besi • 2 min read
Ping pong can bring peace to prisons Brighton Table Tennis Club shows how ping pong can bring peace to prisons. HM Prison High Down in Banstead has seen a reduction in violence among inmates that are taking part in sessions run by Brighton Table Tennis Club. By Besi • 3 min read
Referendum to ban same-sex marriage in Romania fails due to low turn out Referendum fails to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania. LGBT+ people in Romania won an impressive victory on Sunday, October 7, as an initiative to constitutionally ban same-sex marriage in Romania failed to garner enough votes to move any further in the political process. By Besi • 3 min read
Pride weekend provides £20.5 million windfall to local businesses Independent research reveals Brighton and Hove benefits by more than £20.5 million over Pride weekend. NEW independent research by TSE Research, the commercial research arm of Tourism South East, commissioned by Brighton Pride CIC, shows that visitors to Brighton and Hove over Pride weekend boost th By Besi • 2 min read
Westcountry Wasps RFC – a new, inclusive rugby team for the West Country Devon based gay and inclusive rugby club Westcountry Wasps RFC launched with support from the Rugby Football Union is the first of its kind for Devon and Cornwall. By Besi • 2 min read
Volunteers needed for M.E. research Do you have a firm diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME or Fibromyalgia? Sussex researchers are looking for people aged 18 to 65 who have a firm diagnosis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ME or Fibromyalgia to take part in research which seeks to understand the biological and physical mechanisms of c By Besi • 1 min read
FEATURE: MindOut – walking in someone else’s shoes is not easy Waking up to privilege – good for your mental health. Coral was shocked. She had never thought of herself as ‘privileged’. She had grown up in Blackburn, her mum and dad worked and had eventually bought their council house, they definitely weren’t wealthy, so no privilege there. By Besi • 4 min read
English Disco Lovers to stage fundraising Masked Fireworks Ball The English Disco Lovers Community Group return to Brighton Komedia, on Saturday, November 3, Fireworks weekend for a firecracker of a fundraising disco night to benefit Brighton Womens Centre (BWC)! By Besi • 1 min read
LGBT+ conference in Lebanon threatened by security forces On September 29, Lebanese security forces from the General Security Directorate shut down a regional gender rights conference in Beirut, Lebanon. THE conference, known as NEDWA, is organised annually by the Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality (AFE) and brings together over 100 activists from t By Besi • 2 min read
Trans guidance for schools tackles stereotyping and keeping children safe Tackling out dated language and assumptions about behaviour based on gender is beneficial for all children – Gender stereotypes are old-fashioned and create unnecessary barriers. These messages are central to the latest edition of the Trans Inclusion Schools Toolkit, launched last week and soon to b By Besi • 5 min read
City Council asks for help in catching flytipping criminals Brighton and Hove City Council asks local residents to help track down the criminals who dumped the biggest fly tip in living memory beside a primary school in Whitehawk. TWO men were witnessed speeding up Whitehawk Hill Road in a white tipper truck at 9.30 on Wednesday evening. They dumped 2.5 tonn By Besi • 2 min read
Flytipper fined £400 for dumping rubbish on Brighton street A Brighton resident who left piles of rubbish on the pavement near her home is fined a total of £400 for flytipping. Miss Christine Togher, of 66 Saunders Park View, was issued with a fixed penalty notice (FPN) after council environmental enforcement officers caught her dumping empty cardboard boxes By Besi • 2 min read
