B: RAP LTD 

To build capacity, connections and understanding between organisations working at the intersection of racial and economic injustice in Birmingham

Towards unrestricted core costs from the Racialised Communities Top Up Fund

Brap is an equalities and human rights charity based in Birmingham and works locally regionally and nationally to progress thinking and practice on equalities and human rights. Funding for the group ....more

Brap is an equalities and human rights charity based in Birmingham and works locally regionally and nationally to progress thinking and practice on equalities and human rights. Funding for the group will go towards core costs for 6 months in order to strengthen their financial position through this crisis and to ensure that they will continue to exist post Covid-19.

towards unrestricted costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant

Embedding the Civil Society Future report's PACT approach (Power, Accountability, Connection and Trust) in communities

to develop the 'PACT Pioneer Programme', an action-learning programme led by a group of arts organisations in conjunction with civil society organisations, networks and movements

Since December 2018, brap has been delivering Building a Stronger Britain Together-funded workshops to 16-18 year olds across colleges in Birmingham. Workshops have been facilitated using a method ....more

Since December 2018, brap has been delivering Building a Stronger Britain Together-funded workshops to 16-18 year olds across colleges in Birmingham. Workshops have been facilitated using a method called process work, which allows deeper conversations with young people who are particularly susceptible to far-right or Islamist extremism. Process work is a psychotherapeutic approach to dialogue that recognises the central role emotions play in the formation of views. Our use of this method reflects the fact that extremism is driven by emotion (fear, isolation, anxiety) and that we need facilitation techniques that surface these emotions to help people deal with them and build resilience to extremism, whilst understanding how their beliefs were formed. Since running this project, we have been overwhelmed by demand for these sessions and are therefore looking to work with other organisations. In particular, we would like to respond to requests to work with a younger cohort (Key Stage 4). Additionally, we’ve been asked by schools/youth organisations in Coventry to deliver sessions to young people there. We are attracted to the idea of trialling process work in a new local authority area, but appreciate there are a number of challenges to this (see below). As such, we’re looking for funding to: - work with Birmingham colleges/schools to deliver six workshops to approximately 60 people aged 14-18 - pilot and evaluate four workshops in Coventry to approximately 40 people aged 14-18 - deliver a youth practitioner workshop to disseminate learning arising from this work Project objectives: - Increase resilience to extremism by helping 14-18 year olds reflect on how their beliefs about politics, religion and gender are formed - Promote belonging by exposing the cohort to different views and help them understand more about their peers - Help students promote values such as equality and decrease 'segregation' within their college

Since January 2017, brap has been working in areas of Birmingham where young people are particularly susceptible to far-right or Islamist extremism. In doing so, we’ve been using a facilitation ....more

Since January 2017, brap has been working in areas of Birmingham where young people are particularly susceptible to far-right or Islamist extremism. In doing so, we’ve been using a facilitation method called process work to have deeper conversations with people about topics like belonging and cohesion. Process work is a psychotherapeutic approach to dialogue that recognises the central role emotions play in the formation of views. It also recognises that conflict is a necessary part of democracy and as such doesn’t censor marginal or uncomfortable views. This work was based on the realisation that extremism is driven by emotion (fear, isolation, anxiety) and that we need facilitation techniques that surface these emotions and help people deal with them. There is more information about process work here: www.brap.org.uk/pushingtheboundaries Many of our partners have asked us to come back and deliver more of these engagement sessions. In particular, South and City College Birmingham (SCCB) have asked us to deliver sessions to a cohort of 16-18 year old students. So we are looking for funding to: • work with at least three FE colleges/youth clubs to deliver 20 engagement sessions to approx. 200 people aged 16-18 • set up a network of young people committed to breaking down cliques found in some of Birmingham’s colleges • deliver five workshops for teachers/youth practitioners on how to challenge prejudice Project objectives: • increase resilience to extremism by helping 16-18 year olds reflect on how their beliefs about politics, religion, and gender are formed • promote belonging by exposing the cohort to different views and help them understand more about their peers • help students promote values such as equality and decrease ‘segregation’ within their college by breaking down cliques • equip teachers/youth practitioners with the confidence to robustly defend values such as equality and tolerance

This funding will be used to scope and develop findings from Civil Society Futures Inquiry into defined programmes of work. Money will be spent on research, conversations, action learning and ....more

This funding will be used to scope and develop findings from Civil Society Futures Inquiry into defined programmes of work. Money will be spent on research, conversations, action learning and development activities required to build a set of proposals for sustaining and building the impact of the Inquiry's findings.

We are applying to the Sustainability Fund for a grant of £39900. The funding will enable us to build on the existing business model within High Street Centre and for the first time let us be ....more

We are applying to the Sustainability Fund for a grant of £39900. The funding will enable us to build on the existing business model within High Street Centre and for the first time let us be supported by and learn from a Consultant Fundraiser raising additional income to complement our existing multiple streams. Our team will be better at gathering stories to support our work and be more efficient at capturing the impact of what we do by using technology to gather details of activities delivered, attendance and their impact.

Towards core costs of an organisation challenging unfairness and exclusion

BRAP provides research, training and community consultations on race equality and human rights issues in Birmingham. It is a key organisation in Birmingham that works to promote equality and ....more

BRAP provides research, training and community consultations on race equality and human rights issues in Birmingham. It is a key organisation in Birmingham that works to promote equality and diversity for excluded groups and social cohesion. Through its community consultations and engagement with excluded groups it gives a voice to their lived experience to influence the thinking and actions of local decision makers. The grant will contribute towards the salary costs of the Chief Executive so that the organisation can focus on developing its business and financial plans.

This new initiative will offer diverse black, minority and ethnic communities in the Birmingham area known to have issues with hate crime, residential segregation and community tension an opportunity ....more

This new initiative will offer diverse black, minority and ethnic communities in the Birmingham area known to have issues with hate crime, residential segregation and community tension an opportunity to bring their communities together. The project will work to create a safe space for groups to have challenging conversations about differences and fears, and the type of activities/information needed to bring people together.

To fund a series of voluntary sector "conversations" and subsequent influencing work on current issues of importance to social cohesion and inclusion in Birmingham

progressive equality practice for Birmingham

This new project by B:RAP Ltd aims to address unemployment, job application rejection and exclusion in young people from BME backgrounds in Birmingham. It will offer support and training development ....more

This new project by B:RAP Ltd aims to address unemployment, job application rejection and exclusion in young people from BME backgrounds in Birmingham. It will offer support and training development in increased confidence and support beneficiaries in setting up their own online business, helping to tackle youth unemployment which, following the recent recession, rose to just over 20 per cent amongst young people in Birmingham.

Equality, poverty and social justice: learning from the field

Older people will work as ambassadors and mentors to promote cardiac rehabilitation, offering support to women and ethnic minority communities who have experienced and recovered from a cardiac ....more

Older people will work as ambassadors and mentors to promote cardiac rehabilitation, offering support to women and ethnic minority communities who have experienced and recovered from a cardiac episode and may not be fully engaging with cardiac rehabilitation services in Birmingham.

an older people's project - cost of staff (Project Manager, Administrator and CEO), sessional training staff and project running costs