Each year we organise a range of events and projects to celebrate and promote equality and diversity within the borough
Each year we organise a range of events and projects to celebrate and promote equality and diversity within the borough.
Charities and community groups play an important role in delivering these events. One of the aims of the Borough Manifesto is greater community cohesion and ensuring that change in our community is resident led.
The Equality and Diversity Community Fund will allow local charities and community groups to take a greater role in delivering events related to the Barking and Dagenham Equality and Diversity Calendar, creating new and engaging projects that will benefit our residents. These projects should promote social inclusion, celebrate diversity, and support equality through providing opportunities for people with protected characteristics. Further information on protected characteristics can be found on the Equality and Human Rights Commission website.
We are pleased to open up applications again from Thursday 1st February 2024 to Wednesday 21st February 2024 (midnight), inviting you to apply for funding to hold an event for any Equality, Diversity and Inclusion event in particular, but not exclusively, for:
Applications can be made via the One Borough Voice website (you’ll need to create an account for your application).
If you would like a MS Word version of the application form, please contact the team on CE-strategy@lbbd.gov.uk
The Equality and Diversity Community Fund Application Guidance provides further information to help support you with your application.
The Equality and Diversity Community Fund Application Guidance (January 2024) (PDF, 191.88 KB)
27 January – Holocaust Memorial Day
LGBT+ History Month
5 – 11 February – Race Equality Week
10 February – Chinese New Year
17 February – Kosovo Independence Day
Women’s Empowerment Month
6 March - Ghanaian Independence Day (Flag)
8 March – International Women’s Day
10 March (tentative) – Ramadan starts
13 March – Commonwealth Day
15 March – Young Carers Action day
25 March – Holi
31 March – International Transgender Day of Visibility
2 April – World Autism Awareness Day
9 April (tentative) – Eid al-Fitr
13 April – Vaisakhi
22 April – Stephen Lawrence Day
23 April – St George’s Day
13-19 May – Dementia Action Week
17 May – International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia & Biphobia
15-21 May – Mental Health Awareness Week
Pride Month
10-16 June – Carers Week
16-19 June – Eid-ul-Adha
17-23 June – Learning Disabilities Week
22 June – Windrush Day
11 July – Srebrenica Remembrance Day
18 July - 17 August – South Asian Heritage Month
30 July – World Day Against Trafficking Persons
14 August – Pakistan Independence Day
15 August – India Independence Day
24 August – Ukraine Independence Day
10 September – World Suicide Prevention Day
21 September – World Alzheimer’s Day
Black History Month
1 October – Nigerian Independence Day
1 October – International Day of Older Persons
9 October – Ugandan Independence Day
TBC – National Hate Crime Awareness Week
9-15 October – Baby Loss Awareness Week
10 October – World Mental Health Day
17 October – World Menopause Day
24 October – Zambia Independence Day
31 October – Diwali
10-17 November – Interfaith Week
19 November – International Men’s Day
13-19 November – Trans Awareness Week
20 November – Transgender Day of Remembrance
25 November – International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women & Girls
25 November – White Ribbon Day
28 November – Albanian Independence Day
1 December – World AIDS day
3 December – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
12 December – Kenyan Independence Day
25 December – Christmas Day
25 December - 2 January – Hanukkah