Action for Race Equality
Empowering Young People who are Black, Asian and of Mixed Heritage
This Black History Month, the theme of 'Reclaiming Narratives' offers the perfect opportunity to reclaim the term 'Caribbean' and discard the outdated label 'West Indies.' But why, you might ask? Read more in this ARE opinion piece by …
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On the 4th of July 2024, the UK elected the most diverse Labour Government ending 14 years of Conservative hold. Over 40% of MPs are women, and 14% are from ethnic minority backgrounds. While this signals significant progress, we cannot assume simply …
In this guest blog Youth Action Network member, Ishitha Islam, reflects on the lessons she's learnt on her employment journey, and shares a message to her younger self - and other young people like her - about what she wish she had known when …
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In this guest blog by ARE's Chair of Trustees, Seema Manchanda reflects on the art world, and the disparities that still exist for Black, Asian, Mixed heritage and Minority ethnic communities as audience members, as well as artists trying to forge a …
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Action for Race Equality hosted its inaugural Youth Employment Conference on Thursday, February 22, 2024. At the heart of this discussion were the young people themselves, including Ambassadors from our ten-year long Moving on Up programme and …
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Research from Youth Futures Foundation, who are currently funding ARE's work to tackle employment disparities through our Building Ethnic Diversity Programme, has found that almost half of young people from an ethnic minority background have …
Action for Race Equality’s inaugural Youth Employment Conference brought together stakeholders from across the voluntary, community and civic sector, as well as employers and policy-makers, to discuss the key issues young Black, Asian, and Mixed …
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Action for Race Equality welcomes Age UK's recent show of support for people impacted by the Windrush Scandal and ongoing issues with the Windrush Compensation Scheme. Their new report, entitled Justice Denied: Reforming the Windrush Compensation …
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Action for Race Equality welcomes the news that the Metropolitan Police Service has scrapped it's Gangs Violence Matrix following years of campaigns against the racist nature of the tool. The Violence Harm Assessment (VHA), an already …
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In this guest blog, Routes2Success Programme Coordinator, Nisha Bhatia, interviews Saba Ali, an independent advisor on Gender Equity and Hate Crime. Saba recently joined the R2S role-model and mentoring team to help support our work with ethnic …
The latest ethnicity in the Criminal Justice System statistics published yesterday (25th January) paint a clear picture of a system still struggling to tackle racism. The biennial publication from the Ministry of Justice, as well as the annually …
ARE's Moving on Up programme took to parliament in November 2023 to highlight the large employment gaps impacting young people from Black, Asian, Mixed-heritage and minority ethnic backgrounds, our Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook OBE, urges action from …
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In this guest blog, Greg Bonsu, Senior Strategy Director and dedicated Routes2Success role-model and mentor, shares the impact that volunteering to work with young people has had on him. Routes2Success is our ethnic minority school role-model and …
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This morning the BBC published an investigation into the misuse of police body worn cameras, finding that these cameras have been turned off whilst police force is being used. Over 150 incidents of misuse were uncovered by the investigation, …
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Action for Race Equality is concerned to hear of the Home Office’s plans to scale back its Windrush Compensation scheme for the thousands of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal. The Scheme was set up to compensate for the hardship suffered by …
