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Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities looks at what being a Compassionate City means for ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½.

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Ahead of International Migrants Day, Cllr John Cotton looks at how ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ continues to honour its commitments as a City of Sanctuary, following Cabinet’s approval of plans to resettle 220 Afghan refugees.

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2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the UN’s international 16 Days of Action campaign against gender-based violence. Cllr John Cotton looks at how ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ is working towards making its public spaces safer for everyone.

Read "Violence, harassment and abuse of women and girls will never be tolerated in our city"...

Following the Government’s announcement of its New Plan for Immigration, Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities shares this open letter to the Home Secretary.

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Cllr John Cotton talks about why service men and women need support and the help that is available ahead of a Veterans ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Day in ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ next week.

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Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities takes a look at how the city tackles ‘ASB’ as part of Resolve’s first Anti-Social Behaviour Awareness Week.

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Across ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ people faced furlough, lost jobs or homes during the pandemic. Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member - Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities on how the council provided support.

Read "How council advisors have helped ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ citizens during the pandemic"...

It is Living Wage Week and Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities, talks about why ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ needs to become a Living Wage City.

Read "Why paying the Living Wage has to make a difference"...

Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety & Equalities, on how the council, already leading the charge on tackling inequalities affecting ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½’s diverse population, is turning the spotlight on itself as an employer

Read "Why ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ has to work to be a real equal opportunity employer"...

Cllr John Cotton, Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Safety and Equalities, on why it is important to remember those who lost their lives in the genocide in Srebrenica in 1995.

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