Department for Environment Food Rural and Agriculture (DEFRA) - Ethnic Minority Network (EMN .................................................................................................................................15

• Developing and launching the department’s first Race Action Plan in partnership with HR colleagues • Launching our BAME Women, Afro-Caribbean, and East and Southeast

Asian working groups to provide targeted support colleagues from those communities • Quadrupling our network membership across 2 years, and growing our SCS allies group to 125+

FAME is open to all civil servants, who can sign up to our mailing list here. You can contact FAME at famenetwork@beis.gov.uk.

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Department for Environment Food Rural and Agriculture (DEFRA) - Ethnic Minority Network (EMN)

The priority areas of EMN’s work include: • race equality scheme • effect of restructuring policies on EMN staff • career progression and promotion prospects for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff • creating an aware and fair working environment, free from harassment • provide informal mentoring opportunities within the network • contact with other networks/social activities • personal effective training

You can contact the EMN at emnetwork@defra.gov.uk

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) - BAME Network

The DCMS BAME Network is a community which supports and advocates for Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) staff within the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS).

Our activities include supporting the development of the DCMS D&I strategy to drive greater representation and inclusivity, facilitating and promoting L+D opportunities for BAME colleagues, hosting monthly meetings and social events to strengthen