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BEN Publications and Resources

All BEN publications and resources are downloadable free. To order hard copies please send a cheque with details of publications wanted to: London Office, 75 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HS. Thank you.

Ethnic Environmental Participation. Volume 1 - Key articles and papers. Judy Ling Wong £4 + £1p&p
  Ethnic Identity and Integration in Action. download here
  People and Environment in Multi-cultural Britain. download here
  The World in your Garden. download here
  Involving Urban Communities in the Environment. download here
  All Colours Green. download here
  Multi-cultural Aspects of Developing Urban School grounds. download here
  The Cycle of Participation. download here
Ethnic Environmental Participation. Volume 2 - Key articles and papers. Judy Ling Wong £4 + £1p&p
  Ethnic Community Environmental Participation. download here
  The Cultural and Social Values of Plants and Landscapes. download here
  The Great Outdoors belongs to us too!. download here
  Lessons from the Geese. download here
  The Native and Alien issue. download here
  Access to the Countryside - Report (excerpt). download here
  Building Multi-Culturalism as a Framework for Ethnic Environmental Participation. download here
Ethnic Environmental Participation. Volume 3 - Key articles and papers. Judy Ling Wong £4 + £1p&p
  Multi-cultural Interpretation and Access to Heritage download here
  Visualising Heritage Participation by Ethnic Groups download here
  Taking action within the Historic Environment Sector to link people and place download here
  An Inner City Duck Story download here
  Switching on the Missing Community Contribution to Biodiversity download here
  Refugee and Asylum Seeker Environmental Conservation Programme download here
  How to increase ethnic participation in National Parks and develop a model to change management structures of countryside authorities and agencies download here
  A Place in the Country download here
  The framework for representation of Socially Excluded Groups download here
  Funding issues affecting Ethnic Communities download here
Ethnic Environmental Participation. Volume 4 - Key articles and papers. Judy Ling Wong £4 + £1p&p
  Working with Black Environment Network for Ethnic Participation and Representation. Summary of a presentation by BEN to the National Assembly for Wales. download here
  Who we are: A re-assessment of Cultural Identity and Social Inclusion download here
  Moving towards Ethnic Inclusion download here
  Nativism and Nature: rethinking Biological Invasion download here
  Which Wildlife? What People? download here
  Maximising Community Contribution to Biodiversity through Urban Green Spaces download here
  Working imaginatively to engage Ethnic Minorities in the Historic Environment download here
  The Landscape of the Global Village download here
  Dreaming for real: Engaging Socially Excluded Communities in the Built and Natural Environment download here
  Fair Shares for Black and Ethnic Communities? Summary of a workshop on the structure of grant schemes download here
Ethnic Environmental Participation. Volume 5 - Key articles and papers. Judy Ling Wong £4 + £1p&p
  Engaging ethnic communities with horticultural therapy download here
  Green and Pleasant Land for All download here
  Increasing physical activity within ethnic minority communities download here
  Working with the Media and Ethnic Minority Groups download here
  The BEN Historic Environment Programme for England download here
  People and Historic Places - Summary Report download here
  Nature for People and People for Nature download here
  The Scope of Strategic Development of Ethnic Environmental Participation in North Wales - Executive Summary of the Report download here
  Environments for All - Excerpt from the Annual Review 2002-03 download here
  Power to the People download here
The Engagement of BME Communities in Community Planning in the context of Environment (Cardiff, Newport & Swansea) - Research  
  To assess the degree to which black and minority ethnic (BME) communities have been involved in the community planning process in the context of environment, and to use this to inform future action by local authorities and the possible role of Black Environment Network (BEN) to promote meaningful consultation and engagement. download here
BEN Green Space Focus Group Reports  
  Ethnic Communities and Involvement in Green Spaces, Manchester, 16.12.02 download here
  Ethnic Communities and Involvement in green Spaces, Birmingham, 15.1.03 download here
  Focus Group, Ethnic Minority Groups and Green Spaces, Bangladeshi Women's Garden Group, Concrete and Coriander, 27.6.03 download here
  Green Spaces Project Focus Group, Green Pepys Far, 12.9.04 download here
  Green Spaces - Structural interview - Sandra Wong, Project Coordinator, Mothers and Toddlers Group, Al Hilal, Dec. 03 download here
  Al Hilal - Green Space Focus Group 2 and Report download here
  Report on Green Space Focus Group, Nottingham Sikh Ladies Group, 25.9.03 download here
  Green Spaces Project Focus Group, BEM Network Conference Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre, Liverpool, 7.10.04 download here
  Green Spaces Project Focus Group, Cottingley Springs Gypsy Site, 17.11.04. download here
Visualising Heritage Participation by Ethnic Groups  
  A paper by Judy Ling Wong exploring the encouragement of ethnic minorities to participate in heritage. download here
People and Historic Places - Summary Report  
  The first pilot project addressing access by ethnic minorities to opportunities at historic houses. download report
People and Historic Places - Full Report  
  A Report by the Black Environment Network (BEN) For the Historic Houses Association (HHA) April 2004 download report
Engaging Ethnic Communities in Natural and Built Heritage - £8+£2p&p  
  Guidance for the Environment & Heritage Sectors download here
Promoting Employment Opportunities to Ethnic Communities - £8+£2p&p
  Guidance for the environmental and heritage sectors download here
Informal Learning Partnerships for Engaging with Ethnic Communities - £8+£2p&p
  Guidance for the Environmental and Heritage sectors download here
Ethnic Communities and Green Spaces - £10+£2p&p
  Guidance for Green Space Managers download here
  Guidance for Green Space Managers part 2 download here
Visits to National Parks - £4+£1p&p
  A guide for ethnic communities download here
Fun and Learning in the Environment - £4+£1p&p
  What Environment and Heritage Organisations Offer download here
Working Together to Increase Employment - £4+£1p&p
  Routes to jobs in the Environment and the Heritage Sectors download here
Love the Countryside Work for the Countryside - £4+£1p&p
  A guide to job opportunities in the Environment and Heritage sectors download here
Roots Culturfest - £5 + £1 p&p
  The story of involving ethnic minorities in a multiculturalfestival in an inner city park.
A3 Poster set - £6 + £1 p&p
  Three colourful posters stimulating involvement, with manyphotos. They are themed "It is our environment", "Where we live" and Let's getout into the countryside and open spaces".
Good Practice Case Studies - Full set £15+£2p&p
The Natural Environment
  3 - Introducing refugees and asylum seekers to the countryside access and outdoor activities for pleasure download here
  6 - Engaging ethnic communities with green spaces through cultural events download here
  14 - Introducing new audiences to countryside leisure and making visits relevant download here
  25 - Introducing a National Trust site and taster activities for Chinese youngsters and parents download here
  26 - Reaching out to isolated young ethnic mothers and introducing a range of environmental activities download here
The Historic Environment
  1 - Recreational and educational opportunities in historic houses download here
  9 - Exploring multi-cultural heritage in historic houses download here
  13 - Identity, heritage and human rights: opportunities for recognition and expression in our environment download here
  16 - Swansea's ethnic communities sharing cultural heritage: past, present and future download here
Health, well-being and the environment
  2 - Peer led community action raises awareness of environmental solutions download here
  4 - Exploring cultural influences on world cuisine download here
  5 - Encouraging civic pride and recognising ethnic community achievement download here
  15 - Enabling asylum seeker and refugee support organisations to join in outdoor adventure and environmental education download here
Education and increasing employment in the environment sector
  7 - Diversity Training for staff in the heritage and environmental sectors download here
  8 - Participation to raise awareness and build aspiration for employment download here
  10 - Outdoor activities for pleasure, education and as a potential career download here
  11 - Creating awareness of sustainable development using environmental art download here
  12 - A Day in the Life of a Countryside Ranger download here
  27 - Linking life concerns to developing skills download here
  28 - Learning about a major environmental organisation from the inside download here
  29 - Discovering what you can do to improve your environment download here
Reducing waste
  7 - BEN Diversity Training Modules download here
  8 - Ethnic Minority Youth Participation in the Built and Natural Environment download here
  10 - Education and Employment Opportunities in the Outdoors download here
  11 - One World Quilt Project download here
  12 - Junior Countryside Ranger Project download here
  27 - Using the environment to develop confidence and capacity within a disparate rural ethnic community download here
  28 - Countryside Council for Wales Council Shadowing download here
  29 - Every Action Counts download here
Intercultural activities
  30 - One World Week download here
  31 - A cultural garden for the Jinnah Day Care Centre download here
  32 - Intercultural Learning and the Environment download here
BEN Annual Report 08-09
  Annual Report on activities with summary accounts for 08-09 download here
BEN Constitution
  Memorandum and Articles of Association download here
BEN Accounts 08-09
  The BEN Full Annual Accounts with Trustees' Report 08-09 download here

 

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