29 November 2005

A new website has been launched by the National Assembly for Wales to encourage debate about diversity and equality within communities.

The Croeso website intends to celebrate diversity and challenge prejudice by providing an online platform for discussion.

The website has been designed to allow people to make video contributions to the ongoing debate.

Schools, colleges, community groups and individuals are all being welcomed to put forward their points of view.

Staff from Croeso will also be touring Wales to encourage debate within communities.

"The time is right to let everyone in Wales and the world know that when we say welcome in Wales we mean it.

"Ours is a nation that gains strength from its traditions and from its diversity. We want to say no to those who would provoke division in our communities, but too often we stand back," Cherry Short from the Welsh department of the Commission for Racial Equality told the website, publictechnology.net.

The website went live today with the motto, "Many Voices, One Welcome".

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