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From Recognition to Remedy: Essential guidance for delivering justice to the Windrush Generation Seven years after the Home Office Windrush scandal made headlines, victims and survivors are still waiting for justice. While the Labour government …
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In 2014, Action for Race Equality supported the Young Review – a deep dive into the experiences of young Black and Muslim men in the Criminal Justice System. Disturbingly, many of our findings still hold true today. 🕒 Estimated read time: 3 …
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🕒 Estimated read time: 4 minutes In March 2025, ARE, in collaboration with Urban Mba, hosted an introductory workshop "Demystifying AI: From Concept to Implementation" as part of the Violence Reduction Unit’s Stronger Futures and Innovation Fund …
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🕒 Estimated read time: 2 minutes Taking place from 9th–13th June 2025, Ethnic Minority Graduate Week is a free week of online workshops and employer-led sessions aimed at supporting Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage graduates, soon-to-be graduates, …
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Following the launch of the UK government’s consultation on 4 April 2025 regarding the inclusion of mandatory Ethnicity and Disability Pay Gap Reporting for large employers into the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, ARE has spent the past month …
Continue Reading about Mandatory Ethnicity Pay Gap Reporting: ARE’s 8 Key Recommendations
As part of our Routes2Success mentoring programme, Action for Race Equality has launched two new Race Equality Action Projects (REAPs) with secondary school students in London, one addressing knife crime, the other exploring unconscious bias. 🕒 …
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This Thursday, 29th May 2025, the Alliance for Police Accountability (APA), in collaboration with key civil society organisations, will host a pivotal full-day workshop at IBM London, aiming to co-develop a unified proposal for an Independent …
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Current sentencing practices fail Black, Asian, and Mixed heritage people. The Sentencing Review provided an opportunity to fix that - but the panel has decided against considering racial disparities. 🕒 Estimated read time: 3 …
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A new Race Equity in Employment Task Force chaired by the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, bringing together experts across race and employment, has launched. 🕒 Estimated read time: 3 minutes Action for Race Equality (ARE), in …
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Action for Race Equality (ARE) is proud to announce the launch of the UPLIFT Programme, a comprehensive, fully funded 12-month initiative designed to strengthen the capacity and sustainability of Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage-led organisations …
Action for Race Equality (ARE) acknowledges the Home Office’s announcement of the £1.5 million Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund (WCASF), aimed at providing dedicated advocacy support to victims of the Windrush scandal. ARE Chief Executive, …
Continue Reading about Statement on launch of £1.5m Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund
The Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) is proud to announce the release of the Policing & the Black Child Conference 2024 Report. 🕒 Estimated read time: 3 minutes The report, derived from the discussions and insights shared at …
Details about this programme can be found on the Youth Futures Foundation website. For more information about the Evidence into Action programme or if you have any questions, contact the Youth Futures Foundation Grants team. …
Action for Race Equality works collaboratively with Black, Asian and Mixed heritage-led organisations to strengthen the community and voluntary sector and improve outcomes across education, employment and criminal justice. As part of our drive, we're …
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On February 19th, young people, employers, policymakers, and community leaders gathered at Friends’ Meeting House in Manchester for the inaugural Northern Cities Youth Employment Conference. 🕒 Estimated read time: 6 …
Continue Reading about Equity in Employment: Looking Back at the Northern Cities Youth Conference
