In March 2021, EQUAL formed part of a coalition of criminal justice and race equality organiations to campaign around the elements of Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill (now Act) that the government themselves admitted will have a …
ARE’s response to the Inclusive Britain Report
EQUAL, Action for Race Equality's criminal justice arm, has responded to the government's Inclusive Britain report and called for further action to be taken to address racial disparity across the UK, particularly in the criminal justice system where …
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The making of Routes2Succes: an interview with Brianna Cyrus
Brianna Cyrus is Routes2Success' programme manager. She is also a qualified Secondary English teacher and had been teaching for 8 years before she began working for Action for Race Equality in 2013. This month, she was interviewed by Nu …
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Connecting young Black men and leaders from Construction, Tech and Finance: a new joint event
Action for Race Equality, through our Moving On Up initiative, is thrilled to have joined forces with the Mayor of London to bring together a unique, two-part event this September! (Header photo credits: Luke Agbaimoni) A Journey Towards …
Being a Black graduate and job-seeker: an intern’s perspective
Over the summer, recent Philosophy and Politics graduate Kamarl Wilson, joined us as an ARE Intern. Whilst with us, Kamarl was able to reflect back to his time as an undergraduate, and some of the parallels he noticed as a young Black job-seeker …
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EDI Insights
The resource captures examples of how employers are supporting underrepresented groups such as young Black men or BAME staff in general to help a wider range of employers at various stages of their journey, specifically: …
Join the team: run our Youth Panel
ARE is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team to run our exciting new Youth Panel. You'll be passionate about working with young people, and be committed to ensuring that their authentic voice is heard. The ARE Infrastructure …
Routes2Success Learning Sessions
On Monday 8th August Routes2Success held their first learning session of 2022 in attendance with the R2S Team and ten of their dedicated role models and mentors. The learning session was an opportunity for the team to share best practice and …
EQUAL challenges Greater Manchester Police’s Xcalibre policy
EQUAL has joined forces with 11 voluntary, community and equality organisations in an open letter to Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Deputy Mayor Baroness Beverley Hughes who oversees the city's Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and …
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From Slave House to the Nation’s House: an educational visit.
Conversations amongst Black communities and in the media about reparations for slavery are frequent. But the history of Paxton House is one that refreshes common debate. In our latest ARE blog, Routes2Success Programme Manager, Brianna Cyrus, …
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New infrastructure fund awarded by Youth Futures Foundation
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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Action Learning Sets: using innovative business development exercises
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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A learning curve for Islington’s Black, Asian and Minority ethnic owned businesses
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 …
Action Learning Sets
an eye-opener to what other people are doing" Enterprise Support Programme participant, 2022 What are they? Action Learning Sets (ALS) were developed in the 1940s by Reginald Revans, a university professor and scientist, as a new way for …
Police Chiefs Must Listen To Black Communities And Organisations
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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