2.13 - Does Slough Need Aik Saath

Question 1

Aik Saath

Answer 1

Bringing together Muslim & Hindu groups
Teaching people to come together and look beyond race or religion

Question 2

What’s It Like Living In An Immigration town

Answer 2

Lots of immigration
Low unemployment
Local people against migration
Slough’s economy relies on migrant workers
White Flight and White british have become minority

Question 3

Evidence Of Successful Integration

Answer 3

1.4% unemployment –> economic growth
Diversity and cohesion
Aik Saath
Diverse high street

Question 4

Ongoing Concerns

Answer 4

Asian and Romianian conflict/Police & Roma conflict
Low member of white people
Tension between younger and older migrants

Question 5

Strategies To Help Cohesion

Answer 5

Crossrail
New secondary schools
TVP ‘Say No To Knives’
BBC Doc
Redevelopment Of Curve & Bus Station
Aik Saath
Diversity Days

Question 6

Diversity Days

Answer 6

Multi-cultural dance event in Slough Centre.

Question 7

Aikh Saath Does Represent Voices

Answer 7

Aik Saath tackles Muslim, Hindu, Sikh tension which makes up 60% of the pop.
TVP - Partnership with Aikh Saath working on extremism, no to knives
Schools - Visits of charity promoting importance of unity and oneness
Youth Centre - Do trianing in Youth centres, a part of positive activites for young people programme.

Question 8

Aik Saath Doesn’t Represent Voices

Answer 8

White Community - Older migrants criticise increase immigration –> White Flight
Politics - Labour, conservative parties all have separate agendas, less focused on social and more on economic
Slough Borough Council –> Slough want to improve housing, employment and environment and have already began regeneration
Local & Global Staekholders - TNCs and Slough regeneration porjects.