Improving equality, diversity and inclusion in Waltham Forest
Welcome to the Waltham Forest Equalities page. This is an online community set up by Waltham Forest Council for people who live and work in Waltham Forest to tell us about the ways that we can make the borough more equal and make it easier for residents to reach their potential in life.
Here you can submit your views and opinions anonymously regarding what we can do better to support residents to make a decent living. This doesn’t just relate to jobs but the factors that impact this throughout every stage of life, from school age through to adulthood and later life.
Please take a few minutes to create an account to get involved. Your input will play a big part in informing Waltham Forest Council’s upcoming Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion strategy.
About the project
State of the Borough Report
The State of the Borough report shows how people in Waltham Forest are affected by inequalities. The report is a compilation of existing local and national research. The report is the Council’s evidence base for understanding the issues and challenges faced by many Waltham Forest residents.
By tackling inequalities we can Waltham Forest can be a place where everyone can reach their potential. To do this we need your help. Over the next few months we will be gathering feedback and speaking to residents in Waltham Forest about the specific inequalities that impact residents’ ability to make a decent living.
Your input and feedback on this page, at physical events and in our summit later in the year will be critical in shaping our new Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy. The State of the Borough report is available in several different formats, including easy read (here), large print (here), screen reader (here) and full report (here), with an animation to be produced shortly.
Pages
Complete our quick survey
Tell us your story
What is your experience of making a living in Waltham Forest? (1 question)
In depth: Please tell us more
If you would like to share your experience in more detail, we want to hear from you.
Timeline
State of the Borough
Community outreach and engagement
People's Inclusion Summit
News
Community outreach begins!
As we move into August, the team have been discussing with residents and community groups how inequalities impact ability to make a living for some groups more than others. We are conducting targeted
Autumn: People's Inclusion Summit
The People's Inclusion Summit will bring all of the community outreach with the groups most effected by inequalities around the theme of making a living, and deliberate through a series of roundta
28-30 August: Family Friendly Workshops and performances
Over the bank holiday weekend we will be hosting a series of workshops and performances where we will discuss how inequalities impact residents' ability to make a living. Sign up with your email t
14th August: Fellowship Feast Community Picnic
Over 200 residents will be attending the Fellowship Feast Community Picnic at the newly-opened Town Hall, the heart of Fellowship Square. The project team will be on hand to discuss with residents, re
August: No Space for Hate Young Ambassador training sessions
Throughout August ever Wednesday there will be No Space for Hate training sessions run for Young Ambassadors. The first of these will take place on the 4th August. Sign up with your email to receive a
Translation
If you know someone who would like to view this page in another language please use Google Chrome as your browser and install the Google Translate extension found here. Then return to the page and select your desired language by right-clicking on the page.
Meet the team
Waltham Forest Council will be supporting Purpose Union to deliver the engagement with communities, and leading on the EDI Strategy creation as well as data and insight support. To get involved with the summit, please email: connecting.communities@walthamforest.gov.uk
Proposals
HAVE YOUR SAY
Complete our quick survey
Tell us your story
What is your experience of making a living in Waltham Forest? (1 question)
In depth: Please tell us more
If you would like to share your experience in more detail, we want to hear from you.
All other tiles
Complete our quick survey
Tell us your story
What is your experience of making a living in Waltham Forest? (1 question)
In depth: Please tell us more
If you would like to share your experience in more detail, we want to hear from you.
Have your say and help shape the future of your community.
Milestones
State of the Borough
Community outreach and engagement
People's Inclusion Summit
News
Community outreach begins!
As we move into August, the team have been discussing with residents and community groups how inequalities impact ability to make a living for some groups more than others. We are conducting targeted
Autumn: People's Inclusion Summit
The People's Inclusion Summit will bring all of the community outreach with the groups most effected by inequalities around the theme of making a living, and deliberate through a series of roundta
28-30 August: Family Friendly Workshops and performances
Over the bank holiday weekend we will be hosting a series of workshops and performances where we will discuss how inequalities impact residents' ability to make a living. Sign up with your email t
14th August: Fellowship Feast Community Picnic
Over 200 residents will be attending the Fellowship Feast Community Picnic at the newly-opened Town Hall, the heart of Fellowship Square. The project team will be on hand to discuss with residents, re
August: No Space for Hate Young Ambassador training sessions
Throughout August ever Wednesday there will be No Space for Hate training sessions run for Young Ambassadors. The first of these will take place on the 4th August. Sign up with your email to receive a
Team
Each of these teams is looking after a different aspect for this project. You may see some of us around the area interviewing residents and at community events.
Waltham Forest Council will be supporting Purpose Union to deliver the engagement with communities, and leading on the EDI Strategy creation as well as data and insight support. To get involved with the summit, please email: connecting.communities@walthamforest.gov.uk