Last week saw the culmination of Action for Race Equality’s one-year pilot of UPLIFT; a programme to uplift grassroots organisations led by Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage founders and directors, for the communities their organisations …
Job Vacancy: Senior Assistant to Senior Leadership Team
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is looking for someone who can provide comprehensive support with excellent written and verbal communication and organisational skills, and who can build relationships with all internal and external key …
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Burnham-chaired Task Force launches recommendations to improve job opportunities for ethnic minority young people
A landmark report looking to improve the chances of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage young people getting into meaningful employment was released yesterday, 1 July 2026. PRESS RELEASE - 02/07/2026 The Race Equity in Employment Task …
Windrush Day Highlights Ongoing Barriers to Justice for Survivors
Action for Race Equality’s Windrush Justice programme supports over 1,500 individuals as concerns grow over falling compensation awards and rising zero-claim decisions Estimated read time: 4 minutes Windrush Day, celebrated on 22nd June, was …
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Hostile climate deepens harm to young people and ethnic minority communities warns ARE
Action for Race Equality (ARE) calls for urgent action as it warns that rising division, attacks on anti-discrimination laws, and growing youth disengagement are damaging hope, safety and opportunity across the UK. ARE is deeply concerned about …
Lives Not Knives: Breaking the cycle of exclusion, violence and limited opportunity
ARE's UPLIFT Programme supports organisations working across communities to create opportunities for young people and address inequality in practical, lasting ways. As part of the programme, we are highlighting the alumni organisations involved in …
Serious About Youth: Helping young people access opportunities in construction
ARE’s UPLIFT Programme brings together organisations working across communities to support young people and tackle inequality in meaningful ways. As part of the programme, we are shining a light on the alumni organisations involved in the programme's …
Applications for organisational development programme Cohort 2 are open!
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is proud to announce that we are recruiting for the second year of the UPLIFT Programme, a 12-month initiative designed to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of Black, Asian, and Mixed …
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Racial Disparities Persist in Strip Searches and Use of Force Against Children
New research from the Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, reveals that while strip searches of children are falling overall, Black children remain disproportionately overrepresented and face worse outcomes in other police tactics, …
ARE statement on Golders Green terror attack
Following a knife attack in Golders Green on two Jewish men, Action for Race Equality is saddened and horrified by the news. Action for Race Equality are horrified and saddened by the violent attack that took place yesterday in …
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A Connected Collective
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 4 minutes There is an inherent tension …
A Numbers Game: Minority and Majority
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 5 minutes Several of the terms discussed in …
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“White-Assumed”: The Scales of Colourism
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 4 minutes Colorism is a term …
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A Question of Colour
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. CONTENT NOTE: This blog explores racial terms which some may find …
On Britishness
This blog is part of Action for Race Equality’s Racial Terminology Project series, exploring how racial terminology is used, understood and debated across the UK today. Estimated read time: 5 minutes Questions of British identity …