Same Storm Different Boats

CDEC is leading a group of organisations within the Same Storm, Different Boats project to bring to the fore and to support black, brown, minority ethnic, migrant and refugee people in Cumbria. The aim is to support these groups of people through the COVID crisis by pooling skills and experience harboured within the different organisations.

During its six months length (the project ends in March 2021), the organisations involved will put in place practical support to help these groups of people through the COVID crisis here in Cumbria by combining their expertise.

Some of the ideas the project is working on include:

• helping educators and schools to better understand and implement anti-racism within their classrooms
• helping young people of different cultural backgrounds through a mentoring scheme
• supporting Roma, Gypsy and Traveller groups within the community and education system who have been marginalised through this crisis.

By working together, CDEC, Anti Racist Cumbria, AWAZ Cumbria, Carlisle One World Centre, Furness Multicultural Community Forum, Multicultural Cumbria and M-Unit will strengthen Cumbria’s networks, solidarity and collaboration.