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On Tuesday 28th June, Action for Race Equality co-hosted a special afternoon with the Ubele Initiative to celebrate the journey taken by Black and Minority-led organisations on the Pathways to Economic Opportunities Programme by London Community Fund …
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Action for Race Equality is pleased to announce that it will be supporting grassroots organisations and groups working directly with those affected by the Windrush Scandal. A new fund has been established by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Mayor …
Action for Race Equality is delighted to announce that we have been selected as one of seven organisations to benefit from the £1.3 million Infrastructure Fund from Youth Futures Foundation in their latest round of grant funding. The award seeks …
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The Enterprise Support Programme is a programme run in partnership with Islington Council to help Black, Asian and Minority ethnic-owned businesses recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognising the unique and significant challenges faced by …
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The Enterprise Support Programme is a programme backed by Islington Council to help Black, Asian and Minority ethnic-owned businesses to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. Recognising the unique and significant challenges faced by Black, Asian …
The National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and College of Policing have released their draft Race Action Plan: Improving policing for Black people, sharing their vision in making policing anti-racist. The draft plan, published on Tuesday 24th …
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We are delighted to announce that Maithreyi Rajeshkumar has joined Action for Race Equality as EQUAL's Head of Policy. We extend a warm welcome to Maithreyi, who will now be steering our policy work in criminal justice. Previously at Agenda …
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Today, Action for Race Equality, EQUAL and the Criminal Justice Alliance have written a joint open letter to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel, on the recruitment of the new Metropolitan Police Commissioner. Together, we are urging for a recruitment …
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Islington Council has partnered with Action for Race Equality to launch The Enterprise Support Programme. This brand new Programme is aimed at supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic-led businesses in the London Borough of Islington to recover …
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As a delivery partner of the Pathways to Economic Opportunities programme (P2E), funded by the London Community Foundation and JPMorgan Chase, ARE is delighted to announce the release of the first P2E report. Co-Design Sessions: Phase I, published …
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Working for Action for Race Equality We offer a flexible, hybrid working environment within a small, friendly, hard-working, team. Our office is located five minutes from King's Cross station within the Voluntary Action Islington hub. You'll be …
In honour of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which was marked globally on Monday 21st March with the 2022 theme 'Voices for Action against Racism", ARE is delighted to launch our Racial Terminology …
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On Wednesday 17th March, the government released its Inclusive Britain vision as its response to the controversial Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) report of March 2021. The Report, popularly known as the 'Sewell Report', was …
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ARE's CEO, Jeremy Crook reflects on the UK’s history of institutional racism and the legacy of the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry report, following Sir William Macpherson's death last year. The collective failure of an organisation to provide an …
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Hello from Action For Race Equality! We are delighted to have rebranded and relaunched Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) as Action for Race Equality this February. This change marks 30 years since our origins in 1991, and puts a renewed …
