The cities where everyone is a minority: expert voices from around the world

The Commission for Racial Equality, in association with the Smith Institute, held a round table discussion on the rise of "plural cities" - those where no single ethnic group holds the demographic majority. This event took place on the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, 21st March 2006, in Leicester, which is becoming one of Britain's first plural cities. It brought together many leading experts from around the world to discuss the experiences of their cities - including Marseille, São Paulo, Los Angeles, Cape Town and Oldham, and the implications for how cities generate policy, and what it means for integration and social cohesion


Participants
Nick Johnson, Director, Policy And Public Sector, Commission For Racial Equality (Chair)

Trevor Phillips, Chair, Commission For Racial Equality

Wilf Stevenson, Director, The Smith Institute

Cheryl Walters, Director Of Planning, Cape Town, South Africa

Paul Winstone, Policy Officer, Leicester City Council

Michae Keating, Service Head, Research And Scrutiny, London Borough Of Tower Hamlets

Allen Freehling, Executive Director, Human Relations Commission, City Of Los Angeles

Britta Ström, Development Manager, Malmö City Council

Salah Bariki, Advisor To The Mayor Of Marseille On Community Development And Islamic Affairs

Cliff Mulqueen, Deputy Commissioner And General Counsel, Commission On Human Rights, New York City

Bruce Penhale, Corporate Policy Manager, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council

Nico Van Wyk, Head Of The Division For Integration And Education, Municipality Of Rotterdam

João Silva, Secretariat Of Policies And Partnerships, Municipal Government Of São Paulo


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