Honorary Scotians SCIO

Constitutional objectives

4. The organisation's purposes are: 4.1 The promotion of equality and diversity for the public good by means of the following :- advancing education and raising awareness of equality and diversity issues. organising activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds .conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results .publicising and providing links to academic research, including social , economic and cultural research, relating to equality and diversity issues 4.2 The promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by means of the following :- promoting the acquisition of knowledge of each other and mutual understanding between different racial and ethnic groups .advancing education and knowledge about , and cultural awareness of , different racial and ethnic groups to promote good relations between members of different groups . encouraging and publicising the work of groups seeking to eliminate discrimination on grounds of race and ethnicity . 4.3 The advancement of citizenship and community development for the public benefit by means of assisting voluntary organisations to enhance engagement with , and participation by , diverse racial and ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented .helping to establish, develop and sustain emerging new community and voluntary organisations which support diverse racial and ethnic communities . assisting these emerging community organisations to access other support services by signposting and other means .helping these emerging community organisations promote and publicise their work . facilitating linkages between these emerging community organisations and other organisations and public bodies . providing a platform for dialogue between emerging community organisations.