Mainly the Equality Act. Also Article 14 of HRA, which is geared to discrimination as it applies to the other rights (and I presume that it would cover the supplementary article regarding the Right to Education).
Most Student Unions would at least be using college facilities for their events and most (according to the NUS) receive funds.
Exemptions? The main one regards positive discrimination for work, which obviously doesn't apply here.
We talk a lot about "optics" and I think that's really what we're talking about here. I'd quite like to attend one of the events to see how they validate a person's entitlement to attend - I think that could be quite illuminating.
Which particular sections of the Equality Act did you have in mind? How do you see the HRA as applying?
When I asked about 'exemptions', I should also have added/clarified 'exceptions', and "proportionate means to achieve a legitimate aim". Apologies. My post was written in haste, between household tasks, to try to bring out further areas of discussion.
You didn't disagree with the example I gave about my recent training, but you disagreed that the principle could be extended to restrictions on attendance at some Black History Month events. And you wondered about entitlement to attend.
From the snippets shared on my course, 'those whose lives had been touched by suicide' included: family member died by suicide; friend shared thoughts of suicide (and how that was dealt with); finding someone who was attempting suicide or had died by suicide.
There was a direct experience.
Does someone who 'passes' have the same direct experience as someone who is visibly black or mixed race? What about someone who 'passes' until they speak, and an accent or nuance is noticed?
Positive discrimination is unlawful in the UK. Did you mean positive action?