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home’ here than say, their English
peers who have moved here across
the border.
I wonder, if we can all feel more
‘at home’ in the places where we
work and where we live, then can we
begin to tackle the inequality
represented by these frightening
statistics?
Once I got to Paris, I looked at
the boulevards swarming with people
from all backgrounds going about
their business.
I watched the legion of new
bicycles that the French government
introduced in July this year, the
Velib.
They were brought in to provide
a ‘greener’Paris. It is hoped that
their presence will cut down on car
emissions and encourage people to
become healthier.
There are 20,000 of these bikes
around the city. When they are not in
use they are stored in 750 racks
from where they can be accessed by
Parisians swiping their travel card.
The first half hour of this cycling
scheme is free; but up to a day’s
travel will set you back the
equivalent of 68p. An unexpected
spin-off of this scheme is its
socialising potential. It is being hotly
tipped as a good arena for dating.
People start talking to one another
as they exchange their Velibs, and
then one thing leads to another!
So, through this initiative, the city
has become smaller. People are
feeling more ‘at home’. It could be
that it is this concept of ‘home’ which
provides the pedal power to create a
more dynamic, more diverse society.
• EleanorWilliams,from Newport,
is an employment solicitor with
Darwin Gray Solicitors,based in
Cardiff.She is a committee
member of the Equality and
Human Rights Commission in
Wales,a trustee of both the Royal
Association of Disability and
Rehabilitation and the
Discrimination Law Association,
an Associate of the Employers’
Forum on Disability and is
Diversity Officer for the Celtic
Crusaders rugby league team.She
also works with Barnardo’s and is
a guest lecturer at several
universities,including Ecole de
Hautes Etudes Commerciales in
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