The work of the Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is overseen and steered by its Board of Directors.
Equalities, Diversity & Inclusion
One of the core values of Brighton & Hove Food Partnership is to value differences, challenge discrimination, and champion diversity, as outlined in our vision & values.
We have had the pleasure of hosting a wide variety of groups over the years, and we look forward to welcoming both new and longstanding collaborators.
We recognise that visible and active support matters, especially at times when essential rights are at risk. We will continue to listen, learn and stand alongside our diverse communities across Brighton & Hove.
It is incredibly important to us that all of our city’s wonderfully diverse communities feel safe and welcome in our spaces. We work hard to remove barriers that might prevent people from taking part in our activities, programmes and events.
We strive to ensure our spaces are welcoming, accessible and free from discrimination of any kind. Some of the ways we do this include:
- We have gender-neutral toilets in all our spaces and an organisational commitment that there will be no policing of gender or any other identities in any of our work or venues.
- Our Community Kitchen is level access and includes a height-adjustable, wheelchair-accessible workstation and specialist accessible cooking equipment.
- Our Clubhouse and office are wheelchair accessible and include accessible toilet facilities.
- We recognise and value neurodiversity. We aim to make our spaces welcoming for people with different ways of thinking, learning and processing information. This includes providing clear information, offering different ways for people to participate, considering sensory needs where possible, and being open to reasonable adjustments that help people feel comfortable and included.
- Our staff and volunteers receive training and guidance to help create welcoming, respectful and inclusive environments for everyone.
- We are striving to be an anti-racist organisation and are strongly committed to becoming actively and visibly anti-racist in our culture, practice and our people. See our anti-racist statement.
We recognise that there is always more to learn. We welcome ideas, feedback and challenge about how we can continue to strengthen the support we provide to our communities and make our spaces as inclusive and safe as possible.
