Avon and Bristol Law centre – 2 Moon Street, Stokes Croft, Bristol, BS2 8QE, tel: 0117 9167709.  Offers legal aid and advice re solicitors and the law.

Barbican theatre – Mark Laville 'Cultural Exchange Group' tel: 01752 267131 and Shila Snellgrove (Director) Drama Practitioner  skilled in delivering anti-racism work.

BBC Roots Co-odinator – Fiona Evans at Broadcasting House, Seymore Ave, Plymouth, tel: 01752 260323.  Has contacts for a range of multicultural work.

City College of Plymouth - Language support and access to education and training.  Maureen Daley on 01752 305300

Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), Elliot House, 10-12 Allington Street, London, SW1E 5EH, tel: 02078287022.  Information about the law, statistics, good practice in relation to anti-racism, fact sheets etc

Devon and Cornwall Police Diversity Unit – Simon Hardwick, 01752 676945 or 676944.  Offers specialised support for victims of hate crimes.

Devon & Cornwall Refugee Support Council – Masiandae Centre, 7 Wimple Street, St Andrews Cross, Plymouth, PL1 2DH, tel/fax 01752 265952.  Email dcrsc@btopenworld.com

Support for Refugee and Asylum seekers.

Devon & Exeter Racial Equality Council, Director: Sonia Francis Mills, 1 York Road, Exeter, EX4 6BA, tel: 01392 422566.  devonrec@devonrec.org

Devon Law Centre – 01752 519794.  Offers legal aid and advice re solicitors and the law.

Devon Traveller education service –Ann Walker on 01392 386811.

Ethnic Minority Achievement Service (EMAS) 01752 673618/673619 Belinda O’Flynn and Helen Taylor at The Shoemaker Building, 3a Watts Rd, St Judes, Plymouth, PL4 8SE.  Support for black and minority ethnic children and families in education.

Fata He - Welcome Hall, 4 Fore Street, Devonport, Plymouth, PL1 4DU, 01752 607853.  www.fatahe.com.  Offers capacity building work with BME communities and youth initiatives.

International students group at Plymouth University – on 01752 600600, or direct on 01752 233318.

Open Doors – Cassie Roberts on 01752 258770 or 242365.  Offers education and training for BME individuals. Creche for under 5’s available for service users.

PA8 Project – for correspondence: PO Box 285, Plymouth PL4 6WW. Tel 01752 290015 mobile:07867765714 or 07815664392. email: amberinitiatives@yahoo.co.uk, Website:  www.amber-initiatives.com.  Offers support to people of Eastern European dissent from the EU accession countries (Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Hungary and Slovenia.  (Drop –in operates from 35 Armada Street, Plymouth, PL4 8LZ)

Plymouth Consortium for Cultural Diversity and the Arts –Plymouth Arts Centre, 38 Looe St, Bretonside, Plymouth, PL4 OEB. Tel 01752 276990.  Links to BME artists and facilitators.

Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council (PDREC) 01752 224555

Offers: Youth work and community development work. advice and information, consultancy, policy work, training, support services for victims of discrimination including counselling service. Also has links with BME communities such as Chinese, Bangladeshi, Greek, African, many of these are private addresses so you would need to contact PDREC and ask them to forward information on.

PYA – outdoor activities for children and young people aged 8 – 16 years.  Grace Jones runs a specific project targeted at BME children and young people.  Contact tel 01752 300234.

Race Action Net, email raceactionnet@lemosandcrane.co.uk, website www.raceactionnet.co.uk, Information relating to anti-racism.  Lemos and Crane, 64 Highgate High St, London N6 5HX, tel: 020 8348, 8263.  Race Equality Unit REU, Unit 35 Kings Exchange, Tileyard Rd, London, N7 9AH.  Email: <firstname>@reunet.demon.co.uk (to email a member of staff, please use this formula).  Phone: 0207 619 6220 Fax: 0207 619 6230 Website – www.reu.org.uk

Refugee Action – 4th Floor Prideaux Court, Palace Street, Plymouth, PL1 2AY.   Phone: 01752 235030

Refugee First – Roya Rafferty, Floor 1, Anglia House, Derrys Cross, Plymouth, PL1 2SH

Tel:  01752 242155.  Support for Refugee and Asylum seekers.

Religious and Cultural Resource Centre,  01752 254438. Johnathon Marshall, 3a Watts Road, St Judes, Plymouth.  Contacts for multicultural work and faith issues.

START – Rowena or Carol at START, Unit 4, HQ, 237 Union Street, Plymouth PL1 3HQ

Tel: 01752 255200  Fax: 01752 668826.  Email: info@studentsandrefugeestogether.com

Offers `Cultural Kitchen’ (sharing food and networking for support) and general support for BME individuals. Refugee and asylum seekers (ASR) youth group and a range of other services relating to ASR work. Provide housing related support to refugees.

The Monitoring Group – Offers casework for victims of racial discrimination. 01752 664501/664505, emergency 24hour line 0800 374618

Translation/interpretation service. Plymouth Translate - Elisabet Dudley 01752 790994

The Planet Rainbow Project - (Mondays to Thursdays 9.30am to 1.30pm),

 It provides a safe, friendly environment for Mixed Heritage families in Devon who meet on the first Saturday of each month.  Their aim is to raise awareness of Mixed Heritage issues and concerns in the wider community and they have started with training workshops for project users and outside agency workers. Office telephone: 01392 217452, Kayte’s mobile 07854 122 894

'Proud Parents' of Plymouths Annual Respect Festival - 2007 10th Anniversary

www.plymouthrespectfestival.co.uk