Unity in Vision is a democratic organisation and we constantly listen to our members. This means that this mission statement is likely to change over time as we meet new challenges.

Unity in Vision’s mission has become more focused with time and experience. The purpose of this brief note is to familiarise visitors with Unity in Vision's mission, which although implicit in our Constitution, might not be immediately obvious.

A one sentence description of what Unity in Vision does is:

"We unite people from diverse cultures to work co-operatively on social projects that benefit the entire community".  However, all this activity has a purpose beyond just “good works”.

We bring people together from diverse cultural backgrounds so that they might see beyond the negative stereotypes and institutionalised social prejudice to meet their fellow human beings face to face. This we do in pursuit of a fair, equitable and integrated civil community that also values diversity.

We encourage the celebration of cultural difference as a positive social and national benefit. We look forward to the day when a woman in hijab or a sari or anyone of a non-white complexion ceases to signal "foreigner" in the minds of many people.

We yearn for the day when all residents of Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset & Poole will feel wanted, valued and appreciated, in what for many is the land of their birth, irrespective of skin colour or differences of culture.

We also have a second string to our bow. We positively support and encourage ethnic minority individuals to participate fully in society on their own terms.  Especially so in the case of some people who would not otherwise feel confident to interact socially outside their own culture without a supportive environment. Because of our extensive social and cross-cultural contacts these are people who would not likely be reached by any other means.

We also aim to represent, and give representation to, all cultures willing to participate and who support our Constitutional aims. It is thus crucial for us to include members from the dominant local culture. Unity in Vision thus actively seeks membership by representatives of any culture represented in Bournemouth, Christchurch, Dorset and Poole. In other words, although at the moment most of our members are "BME (Black and Minority Ethnic)" we are not a "BME" group and we do not want to be a "BME" group. We like to think that Unity in Vision is an exemplar of what one day will be thought of as ‘normal’ British society.