NEVER AGAIN! SIS has a specific commitment to supporting Holocaust Memorial Day in our Equal Opportunity & Diversity Policy This year is the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and the 25th Anniversary of the Bosnian Genocide. Last year, as Convener of Brighton & Hove Stand Up To Racism (BHSUTR), I was proud to…
For 25 years SIS has provided language services at the heart of our BME communities. We are delighted to speak about this in our 2018-19 Annual Review. As our Chair Jen Henwood says – In this context , heart suggests the centre, the hub, the core, the nucleus and brings connotations of compassion, humanity and…
SIS is thrilled for our Social Prescribing Plus partner, Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) who’ve been announced as runners up in the Community Health Development category of the illustrious Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) Health and Wellbeing Awards. The team attended a glamorous event at the East Wintergarden in London to receive their award.The…
Do you speak fluent Vietnamese and English? Are you a community interpreter? Sussex Interpreting Services is looking to enrol freelance self-employed interpreters living in or near Brighton. Freelance Community Interpreters work in health and social care settings to ensure access to services for people whose first language is other than English. They help people feel…
Do you speak fluent Bulgarian and English? Are you a community interpreter? Sussex Interpreting Services is looking to enrol freelance self-employed interpreters living in or near Brighton. Freelance Community Interpreters work in health and social care settings to ensure access to services for people whose first language is other than English. They help people feel…
SIS was delighted to support our local Black History Family Day. This vibrant community event is part of Black History Month, founded to recognise the contributions that people of African and Caribbean backgrounds have made to this country over many generations. Black History Month has been celebrated for over 40 years and has expanded to…
I was very happy, last Sunday, to go along and celebrate in the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the Hangleton and Knoll-Multi Cultural Women’s Group. SIS have collaborated with the Hangleton and Knoll Project (HKP) over many years. The day showed how successful HKP’s strategy towards engagement with BME women has been. The approach taken, has…
Today – 10th October 2019 – is World Mental Health Day. The theme this year is suicide prevention. The aim is to help break down stigma and encourage positive conversations around mental health. It is a day for raising awareness and highlighting services offering support. SIS estimates that 25-30% of the 18,000 interpreting sessions we…
The most recent unsolicited feedback report is now uploaded to the SIS website here on our Quality Assurance page under Positive Feedback. It’s great to hear how much our work is appreciated. We were particularly moved by a Service Users comments “First of all, I am very grateful for your commitment, and for the great…
Refugee Week 2019 was a great success! There were many events and over 1,000 people attended the final Family Day in the Dome – 300 people more than last year. Refugee Week is a massive undertaking, unfunded and completely volunteer run. In the remainder of Europe the focus is on one day. Brighton and Hove…
