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Jewish News 14 July 2022
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Resource marks 30th with diversity debate
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Employment charity Resource celebrated its 30th anniversary with a high-profile panel discussion at JW3 on diversity in the workforce. Tony Danker, director-general of the Confederation of British Industry and former Labour MP Luciana Berger joined entrepreneur Alex Stephany and Alex Goat, who heads a business supporting the younger generation, called Liverty. Berger said: “We have people in their 50s and 60s coming out of the workforce, but we need more people throughout the generations in the Luciana Berger speaks at the panel discussion at JW3 workplace, particularly when we have fewer people coming into it as a result crisis and people looking for a career change of Brexit.” with the impact of Brexit and the pandemic, the Danker said: “The most diverse workforces work carried out by Resource has never been that have been the most successful that I have more important.” seen, there has been genuine exchange and celeResource supports around 1,000 people a bration of diversity, and genuine interest among year in the UK, and demand for the charity’s employers of people from all kinds of diversity. services has risen, with an increasing need for “What is very clear is flexible work is good employment support for people looking to leave for helping people work as well as balancing work in the public sector, including teachers other responsibilities. It is particularly good for and social workers, as well as women aged over women and carers.” 50 seeing new work opportunities. It has supResource chief executive, Victoria Sterman ported people affected by pandemic employtold guests the charity planned to expand its ment disruption and those facing financial outreach work. She said: “With the cost of living stress as a result of the cost of living crisis.
FOOTBALL BOSS TAKES LEAD AT TRUSTEES EVENT The chair of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club discussed his philanthropic journey and offered advice for fellow leaders at the 10th annual Jewish Community Trustees’ Conference, writes Joy Faulk. Tony Bloom addressed nearly 80 people from 36 organisations at the first in-person event for three years, organised by the Jewish Leadership Council’s Lead division in partnership with the Jewish Volunteering Network and supported by Bloom Foundation. Participants took part in a range of breakout sessions on issues from diversity to sustainability. They heard from senior figures from the Charities Aid Foundation who discussed their UK Giving Landscape research on the cost of
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living crisis, and from the Institute for Jewish Policy Research’s Jon Boyd who discussed geographical shifts and denominational changes in British Jewry. A panel session featuring Keshet UK trustee Robin Moss and Jewish Museum trustee Damien Egan, the mayor of Lewisham, explored how to attract younger talent. Michelle Janes, executive director of Lead and Co-CEO of the JLC, said: “It was hugely interesting and motivating to learn together with fellow leaders and such experienced speakers. I’m delighted that the JLC, through this event, can support people already in these vital positions of leadership and those thinking of making a step into these roles.”
Jweb turns to social media A major initiative aimed at supporting people with learning difficulties and their families is moving its website resources onto Instagram. Jweb, which pools information from organisations, parents, carers, teachers and therapists with first-hand experience of learning disabilities, will move its operations to social media from August. The existing website address will be relaunched to allow individuals with learning disabilities and the broader community to access infor-
mation and resources for two versions of Jweb’s innovative accessible siddur – in the Progressive and Orthodox traditions. The accessible and inclusive siddurim are the result of extensive research and consultation conducted by Deborah Gundle and Anna Perceval of Jweb in partnership with the United Synagogue, Finchley Reform Synagogue and Gesher School and in collaboration with learning disability charities and professionals, rabbis, parents, carers and people
with learning disabilities. Jweb’s Anna Perceval said: “We are thrilled Jweb’s prayer books are leading the way in building inclusive communities.” Jweb has been jointly administered by community learning disability charities Norwood, Kisharon and Langdon since it was founded. • To access the Jweb community information hub on Instagram, visit @jwebuk. You can find out about both versions of the inclusive siddurs for from jweb.org.uk