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The Girl Who Dreams Beyond Barriers

PACEY Award winner Suraya Mohammadi shares her story of fighting for peace and empowerment for Afghan girls in this online lunchtime lecture.
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Managing Difficult Conversations

Free online workshop exploring tools, approaches and facilitation techniques to support group work over challenging topics.
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International Womens Day

Be part of an inspiring event featuring a panel of diverse women sharing their successes, challenges, and real experiences of navigating professional workspaces. It’s a chance to listen, learn, and celebrate the strength and achievements of women in our communities.
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Race, Equality and Human Rights Network

As part of the Scottish Government’s Stronger Communities Week, we are pleased to invite you to a special event exploring how we can address and strengthen community cohesion, share lived experiences, and celebrate Scotland’s diverse communities ahead of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
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Community of Practice - Building Stronger Communities with Youth Work

A discussion session on supporting young people to feel a sense of belonging and to be active in helping build stronger communities.
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Supporting Trans young People

Join us during LGBT History Month for this EDI Community of Practice session in partnership with LGBT Youth Scotland.
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Hate, Division and Extremism - Community of Practice

AoP and NKBL are coming together for this session on information and best practice to deal with increasing hate and conflict in communities.
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Introduction to Intersectional Youth Work

This in person training will explore intersectionality and how it fits with your youth work practice.
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Cultural Diversity Workshop

The session will help participants to gain a deeper understanding of different cultures the knowledge of which will enable you to engage more effectively with young people from different cultures and backgrounds.
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