Birmingham Commonwealth Society

THE OBJECTS ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FROM COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITIES IN THE WEST MIDLANDS REGION: 1. TO PROMOTE CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP BY ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO RESPECT AND CARE FOR THEIR COMMUNITY THROUGH EDUCATION IN ALL ASPECTS OF GOOD CITIZENSHIP 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INCLUDING PHYSICAL TRAINING IN THE SUBJECTS OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 3. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; 4. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY:A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIFFERENT DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS, PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE COMMONWEALTH COMMUNITIES; D. PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT, REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY E. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 5. TO PROMOTE THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY:A. PROVIDING GRANTS TO REGISTERED CHARITIES; AND B. PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT TO CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY GROUPS ‘THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ‘CHARITIES’ ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. ‘VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS’ ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.