Black South West Network is delighted to be continuing hosting Network meetings for the African/Caribbean & Asian heritage organisations in the city of Bristol and the wider region in 2020.

You are warmly invited to the first sector network meeting of the year, themed around: 'Funding local improvement projects', with speakers joining us from the Community Resources Team from Bristol City Council will also share infortion for organisations considering putting forward a project proposal to the local Area Committee for Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) or Section 106 funding this year.
For more information about the funding, please see the link: https://www.bristol.gov.uk/people-communities/funding-local-projects

This network meeting has been scheduled as follows:

5:30pm Registration and refreshments
6:00pm Welcome and Introduction by event Chair, Jendayi Serwah
6:10pm Sector Update by BSWN Director, Sado Jirde
6:30pm Guest Speakers: Keith Houghton and Rachel Mohun, Community Resource Team, Bristol City Council
7:00pm Discussion: Funding local improvement projects
7:45pm Closing remarks and networking
8:00pm Close of event

BSWN is a Black-led infrastructure organisation that delivers race equality work through undertaking robust, Black-led research into the social and economic issues that affect Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities; the development of voice and influence mechanisms that locate these communities in an equal dialogue with decision-makers; the brokering and development of relationships and collaborations that deliver real race equality work on the ground and in the corridors of power; and the development of mechanisms and projects that facilitate Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities utilising their own agency in social and economic development.