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Happy Diwali!
Posted: 31/10/2024
31st October - 1st November : The festival of lights is just around the corner! Diwali, also known as Deepavali, is India’s biggest and most important holiday of the year. It celebrates the triumph of good over evil, light over darkness and wisdom over ignorance.
FEATURE - Reaching Out to a New Generation of Recruits
Posted: 24/10/2024
Vincent Searle looks back at an inspirational and inclusive careers fair, held in London in April 2024. And considers how a career in Trading Standards can be made more attractive and relevant to the next generation.
EVENT - Black History Month Exhibition (London)
Posted: 16/10/2024
Until 7th January 2025 : A new art exhibition at Westminster City Council’s headquarters - curated by Giles Speid and coinciding with Black History Month - is now available to view until 7th January. Find out more.
World Mental Health Day
Posted: 09/10/2024
10th October 2024: World Mental Health Day is a global initiative that aims to raise awareness of mental health issues and promote efforts in support of mental wellbeing. This year's theme focuses on Prioritising Mental Health in the Workplace.
CTSI CELEBRATES... Yom Kippur
Posted: 09/10/2024
11th-12th October : Sundown of Friday 11 October to sundown Saturday 12 October 2024. Yom Kippur is the most solemn day in the Jewish, or Hebrew, calendar. It is the Day of Atonement.
FEATURE - Words of Power
Posted: 08/10/2024
Even those with the best of intentions can sometimes cause harm through their choice of words. Tendy Lindsay explores the role of language in making Trading Standards more inclusive, welcoming and effective in its mission.
FEATURE - Language Lessons
Posted: 03/10/2024
As Black History Month kicks off with the theme of ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, Vincent Searle, Trading Standards Officer at Newham Council in East London and member of CTSI's London Race and Equalities Working Group, looks at how the language we use has the power to change our lived experience and celebrates those within the Trading Standards world who are making a difference.
CTSI CELEBRATES... Rosh Hashana
Posted: 02/10/2024
2nd to 4th October 2024: Shanah Tovah! (“Good year!”) to all of our Jewish members, friends and colleagues around the UK. Rosh Hashana - New Year in the Jewish calendar - is a time for celebrating the creation of the world, through reflection, worship and enjoying good food.
CTSI CELEBRATES... Black History Month!
Posted: 30/09/2024
October 2024 : Black History Month is an annual celebration - marked every October, here in the UK - dedicated to honouring the achievements of people of African and Caribbean heritage, while also educating others on the importance of sharing and discussing Black history.
FEATURE - CTSI's Voices of Experience
Posted: 28/09/2024
To mark Black History Month, Richard Young from the Journal of Trading Standards spoke with three Trading Standards leaders about discrimination, the challenges of implementing positive change, and why it is important to keep pushing for a fairer society beyond the Trading Standards profession.
FEATURE - CTSI marks Black History Month
Posted: 28/09/2024
Black History Month : A thought-provoking presentation at a meeting of CTSI's London Branch, back in October 2022, examined the rich contribution made by Black people to London’s history.
FEATURE - The Windrush Generation Game
Posted: 28/09/2024
As part of Black History Month, Giles Speid examines the contribution of the African and Asian diaspora to Trading Standards.