Please click on the names below to take you to the relevant sections containing contact details. (all links open in a new window):
- Action for Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS)
- African and Caribbean Network
- Amina
- Association of Indian Organisations
- Ayrshire Race Equality Partnership
- Black and Minority Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS)
- Black Community Development Project (BCDP)
- Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES)
- Central Scotland Police HQ
- Central Scotland Racial Equality Council
- Children in Scotland
- Chinese Community Development Project
- Citizen's Advice and Rights (CARF)
- Citizen's Advice Scotland (CAS)
- Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
- Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland)
- Disability Rights Commission
- Dumfries & Galloway Police HQ
- Edinburgh & Lothians Racial Equality Council
- Equality and Human Rights Commission
- Ethnic Minorities Law Centre
- Fairness, Race Awareness and Equality Fife (FRAE Fife)
- Fife Police HQ
- Forum on Discrimination
- Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance (GARA)
- Grampian Police HQ
- Grampian Racial Equality Council
- Gypsy/Traveller Community Development Project
- Gypsy/Traveller Inter Agency Group
- Heartstone
- Hemat Gryffe Women's Aid
- Lothian & Borders Police HQ
- Meridian
- National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health
- Northern Police HQ
- One Workplace Equal Rights
- Pakistan Society Edinburgh
- Positive Action in Housing
- Saheliya
- Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
- Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
- Scottish Interfaith Council (SIFC)
- Scottish Refugee Council
- Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
- Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)
- Shakti Women's Aid
- Strathclyde Police HQ
- Tayside Police HQ
- Victim Support Edinburgh
- West Lothian Council Advice Shop
- West of Scotland Equality Council
Action for Churches Together in Scotland (ACTS)
Nine Scottish Churches united in commitment to work together in the cause of Christ's Kingdom, providing a national focus of inter-church counsel and action.
Scottish Churches House
Kirk Street
Dunblane
Perthshire
FK15 OAJ
Tel: 01786 823588
Fax: 01786 825844
Email: acts.ecum@dial.pipex.com
Web: www.acts-scotland.org
African and Caribbean Network
311 Calder Street
Glasgow
G42 7NQ
Tel: 0141 585 8019
Amina
Information, advice and listening support for Muslim women. Arabic, Punjabi and Urdu. Access to Language Link.
Muslim Women's Resource Centre
Network House
311 Calder Street
Glasgow
G46 7NQ
Tel: 0141 585 8108
Fax: 0141 585 8017
Email: aminamwrc@aol.com
Association of Indian Organisations
Provides advice and information.
134 Berkeley Street
Glasgow
G3 7HY
Tel: 0141 564 1036
Fax: 0141 564 1036
Ayrshire Race Equality Partnership
East Ayrshire Council
Council Headquarters
London Road
Kilmarnock
KA3 7BU
Tel: 01563 576092
Fax: 01563 576067
Email: Graham.haugh@east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Web: www.east-ayrshire.gov.uk
Black and Minority Infrastructure in Scotland (BEMIS)
Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB
Tel: 0131 556 3882
Fax: 0131 556 0279
Email: mail@bemis.org.uk
Black Community Development Project (BCDP)
Providing advice, advocacy, support, information, recreational and educational activities to black/minority ethnic people of all ages in Greater Pilton, Edinburgh.
Room D6
Craigroyston High School
Pennywell Road
Edinburgh
EH4 4QP
Tel: 0131 467 7990
Fax: 0131 467 7991
Email: administrator@bcdp.org.uk
Web: www.bcdp.org.uk
Centre for Education for Racial Equality in Scotland (CERES)
Scotland-wide remit to promote and develop multicultural (intercultural) and anti-racist education in Scottish schools and education authorities.
Charteris Building
Floor 2
Room 5
Faculty of Education
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ
Tel: 0131 651 6371
Fax: 0131 651 6511
Email: ceres@ed.ac.uk
Web: www.education.ed.ac.uk/ceres
Central Scotland Police HQ
Randolphfield
Stirling
FK8 2HD
Tel: (01786) 456000
Fax: (01786) 472529
Email: mail@centralscotland.police.uk
Web: www.centralscotland.police.uk
Central Scotland Racial Equality Council
Working in local area, among local communities to promote racial equality and tackle racial discrimination.
Rooms 8 & 9
Park Street Annex (West)
Park Street
Falkirk
FK1 1RE
Tel: 01324 610950
Fax: 01324 610955
Email: csrecl@aol.com
Web: www.centralscotlandrec.org.uk
Children in Scotland
Princes House
5 Shandwick Place
Edinburgh
EH2 4RG
Tel: 0131 228 8484
Web: www.childreninscotland.org.uk
Chinese Community Development Project
Supports and develops community groups in the Chinese and other ethnic minority communities, works with existing community development organisations to ensure the inclusion of ethnic minority groups in the planning and delivery of new project.
The Napiershall Centre
39 Napiershall Street
Glasgow
G20 6EZ
Tel: 0141 341 0026
Citizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF)
Room 114
Unicorn House
Glenrothes
Fife
KY7 5NS
Tel: 01592 414225
Fax: 01592 415006
Email: nphilpott@carfunicorn.casonline.org.uk
Citizen's Advice Scotland (CAS)
The Citizens Advice Bureau Service offers free, confidential, impartial and independent advice; helping solve problems which are central to people's lives, including debt and consumer issues, benefits, housing, legal matters, employment, and immigration.
Please see telephone directory or the website for your local office.
26 George Square
Edinburgh
EH8 9LD
Tel: 0131 667 0156
Fax: 0131 668 4359
Email: info@cas.org.uk
Web: www.cas.org.uk
Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
The representative voice of Scotland's unitary local authorities, promoting the role of councils.
Rosebery House
9 Haymarket Terrace
Rosebery House
Edinburgh
EH12 5XZ
Tel: 0131 474 9200
Fax: 0131 474 9292
Email: enquiries@cosla.gov.uk
Web: www.cosla.gov.uk
Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland)
Advice and assistance to individuals from minority ethnic communities on a wide range of subjects.
79a Broughton Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3RJ
Tel: 0131 557 9262
Fax: 0131 557 2062
Disability Rights Commission
Advice and information on disability equality.
Riverside House
502 Gorgie Road
Edinburgh
EH11 3AF
Tel: 0131 444 4300
Help Line: 08457 622 633
Web: www.drc-gb.org
Dumfries & Galloway Police HQ
Cornwall Mount
Dumfries
DG1 1PZ
Tel: 01387 252112
Fax: 01387 260501
Web: www.dumfriesandgalloway.police.uk
Email list: www.dumfriesandgalloway.police.uk/contacts/intro.htm
Edinburgh & Lothians Racial Equality Council
Works towards elimination of racial discrimination, racial equality and promoting good race relations through education, training, campaigning, publications and advice work.
14 Forth Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LA
Tel: 0131 556 0441
Fax: 0131 556 8577
Email: frances@lrec.demon.co.uk, ELREC@lrec.demon.co.uk
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Ground Floor
Optima
58 Robertson Street
Glasgow
G2 8DU
Switchboard Tel: 0141 228 5910
Helpline: 0845 604 5510
Textphone: 0845 604 5520
Helpline Fax: 0845 5530
The helpline runs 9-5pm, Monday to Friday.
Web: www.equalityhumanrights.com
Email: scotland@equalityhumanrights.com
Ethnic Minorities Law Centre
Services – legal advice, information and representation on racial discrimination and harassment, welfare rights, employment law, family law, housing law, debt advice and immigration and asylum. Ethnic Minorities Law Centre provides a culturally sensitive, bi-lingual and free legal Service and Representation including Legal Advice on Immigration Law, Asylum Law and Appeals, Race Discrimination, Employment Issues and Housing Issues. Language barriers can be overcome as EMLC has bilingual staff that can speak Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi and Cantonese and has access to community interpreters.
41 St Vincent Place
Glasgow
G1 2ER
Tel: 0141 204 2888
Fax: 0141 204 2006
Email: admin@emlc.org.uk
Web: www.emlc.org.uk
103-105 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BX
Tel: 0131 229 2038
Email: edinburgh@emlc.org.uk
Fairness, Race Awareness and Equality Fife (FRAE Fife)
A Social Inclusion Partnership working with black and minority ethnic communities throughout Fife.
2 Hunter Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1ED
Tel: 01592 204005
Email: fifesip@netcomuk.co.uk
Fife Police HQ
Detroit Road
Glenrothes
KY6 2RJ
Tel: 01592 418888
Web: www.fife.police.uk
Email: police.hq@fife.pnn.police.uk
Forum on Discrimination
c/o Scottish Civic Forum
21 Queen Street
Edinburgh
EH2 1JX
Tel: 0131 225 6851
Email: niall.hermiston@civicforum.org.uk
Web: www.civicforum.org.uk
Glasgow Anti-Racist Alliance (GARA)
A social Inclusion Partnership working to combat racism in the city of Glasgow and build social inclusion with and for young people from black and minority ethnic communities.
30 Bell Street
Glasgow
G1 1LG
Tel: 0141 429 1999
Fax: 0141 429 8797
Email: info@gara.org.uk
Web: www.gara.org.uk
Grampian Police HQ
Queen Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1ZA
Tel: 01224 386000
Fax: 01224 643366
Email: mailbox@grampian.police.uk
Web: www.grampian.police.uk
Grampian Racial Equality Council
Working in local area, among local communities to promote racial equality and tackle racial discrimination. Complainant aid, training, community development, consultancy, resource library.
168 Market Street
Aberdeen
AB11 5PP
Tel: 01224 595505
Fax: 01224 595541
Email: info@grec.co.uk
Web: www.grec.co.uk
Gypsy/Traveller Community Development Project
Community Central Halls
304 Maryhill Road
Glasgow
G20 7YE
Tel: 0141 576 5333
Fax: 0141 332 7198
Email: info@gtccp.co.uk
Web: www.grec.co.uk
Gypsy/Traveller Inter Agency Group
c/o Save the Children
Haymarket House
8 Clifton Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5DR
Tel: 0131 527 8207
Heartstone
A UK-wide, Scottish-based, voluntary organisation which aims to challenge racism, xenophobia and intolerance, and build understanding between people of different nationalities, cultures and backgrounds. The organisation uses stories, in particular photojournalism, to present the issues to children and young people.
Sita Kumari
Heartstone
Mayfield
High Street
Dingwall
Ross-shire IV15 9SS
Tel: 01349 865400
Mob: 07801 055587
Email: sitakumari@photoshot.com
Hemat Gryffe Women's Aid
Glasgow
Refuge accommodation for Black and Minority Ethnic women
Tel: 0141 353 0859
Mob: 0141 564 1277
Open hours: 9am-4.30 pm Mon-Fri, on call: 24 hours
Lothian and Borders Police HQ
Fettes Avenue
Edinburgh
EH4 1RB
Tel: 0131 311 3131
Email: enquiries@lbp.pnn.police.uk
Web: www.lbp.police.uk
Meridian
Targeting women from black and minority ethnic background; organising training activities in areas including employment, advice, health awareness, counselling, drop-in-facilities and access to education.
58 Fox Street
Glasgow
G1 4AU
Tel: 0141 221 4443
Fax: 0141 204 4325
National Resource Centre for Ethnic Minority Health
NHS Health Scotland
Clifton House
3 Clifton Place
Glasgow
G3 7LS
Tel: 0141 300 1010
Email: Info@phis.csa.scot.nhs.uk
Northern Police HQ
Perth Road
Inverness
IV2 3SY
Tel: 01463 715555
Fax: 01463 230800
Email: mail@northern.police.uk
Web: www.northern.police.uk
One Workplace Equal Rights
The One Workplace Equal Rights project was launched in March 2004 by the STUC (Scottish Trades Union Congress) in conjunction with the Scottish Government. It aims to tackle racism and promote equal opportunities in workplaces across Scotland as well as build the capacity of trade unions to bargain for, and promote, equality in the workplace.
Zaffir Hakim
Development Manager
One Workplace Equal Rights
Scottish Trades Union Congress
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow G3 6NG
Tel: 0141 337 8122
Email: zhakim@stuc.org.uk
Liza Greig
Administrator
One Workplace Equal Rights
Scottish Trades Union Congress
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow G3 6NG
Tel: 0141 337 8135
Email: lgreig@stuc.org.uk
Pakistan Society Edinburgh
Information and advice centre, helps a number of organisations and provides resources for the ethnic community.
53 St Leonard's Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9QN
Tel: 0131 662 9446
Fax: 0131 662 9667
Email: pakistansociety@btconnect.com
Web: www.pakistansociety.co.uk
Positive Action in Housing
Housing information and racial harassment crisis centre.
98 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1PJ
Tel: 0141 353 2220
Fax: 0141 353 3882
Email: home@paih.org
Web: www.paih.org
Saheliya
Saheliya aims to provide a safe and confidential service that supports the mental health and well-being of Black and Minority Ethnic women in Edinburgh.
10 Union Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LU
Tel: 0131 556 9302
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
The umbrella representative organisation of all the Jewish Communities in Scotland, monitors the Scottish Parliament and liaises with MSPs on matters affecting the Jewish community.
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities
222 Fenwick Road
Glasgow G46 6UE
Tel: +44 (0)141-638 6411
Fax: +44 (0)141-577 8202
Web: www.scojec.org
Email: scojec@scojec.org
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
The umbrella body for voluntary organisations in Scotland, with offices in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Inverness.
The Mansfield
Traquair Centre
15 Mansfield Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6BB
Tel: 0131 556 3882
Fax: 0131 556 0279
Email: enquiries@scvo.org.uk
Web: www.scvo.org.uk
Scottish Interfaith Council (SIFC)
A body representing the various faith communities, inter-faith groups and religious study organisations in Scotland.
405 Cumberland Street
Glasgow
G5 0SE
Tel: 0141 429 4012
Email: sifc@freeuk.com
Web: myweb.tiscali.co.uk/interfaithscotland/home.html
Scottish Refugee Council
A Scottish charity, providing advice, information and assistance to asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, promoting a strategic response to refugee needs.
HQ
5th Floor
82 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G2 6QA
Tel: 0141 248 9799
Fax: 0141 243 2499
Email: info@scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
Web: www.scottishrefugeecouncil.org.uk
Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC)
Scotland's trades union centre, develops and articulates the views and policies of the Scottish Trade Union Movement.
STUC Centre
333 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6NG
Tel: 0141 337 8100
Email list: www.stuc.org.uk/main/sub2.php?action=5&contact=0&cont_direct=true
Web: www.stuc.org.uk
Scottish Traveller Education Programme (STEP)
Moray House School of Education
University of Edinburgh
Holyrood Road
Edinburgh
EH8 8AQ
Tel: 0131 651 6445
Web: www.education.ed.ac.uk/step/index.html
Shakti Women's Aid
Edinburgh
Refuge accommodation for Black and Minority Ethnic women
Tel: 0131 475 2399
Fax: 0131 475 2301
Opening hours: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri, no on-call
Strathclyde Police HQ
173 Pitt Street
Glasgow
G2 4JS
Tel: 0141 532 2000
Fax: 0141 532 2475
Email: contactus@strathclyde.police.uk
Web: www.strathclyde.police.uk
Tayside Police HQ
PO Box 59
West Bell Street
Dundee
DD1 9JU
Tel: 01382 223200
Fax: 01382 200449
Email: mail@tayside.pnn.police.uk
Web: www.tayside.police.uk
Victim Support Edinburgh
Practical and emotional support. Please see telephone directory or website for your local office.
2 Nicholson Square
Edinburgh
EH8 5BH
Tel: 0131 668 2556
Fax: 0131 668 2556
Email: victimsupport.edin@bosinternet.com
Web: www.vssdirectory.org.uk
West Lothian Council Advice Shop
Units 9-12
Waverley Industrial Estate
Bathgate
West Lothian
EH48 4HY
Tel: 01506 776455
Fax: 01506 776448
Email: alan.cunningham@westlothian.gov.uk
West of Scotland Equality Council
Aid victims of racial discrimination, develop strategies and resources to tackle racial incidents. Working to build equality for all, free from discrimination on all grounds.
Napiershall Street Centre
39 Napiershall Street
Maryhill
Glasgow
G20 6EZ
Tel: 0141 337 6626
Fax: 0141 339 3647
Email: westofscotland@wsrec.fsnet.co.uk