In a brand-new film produced by HelpFilm and released by Action for Race Equality on Wednesday 2nd November, criminal justice campaigners and young Black Londoners issue an urgent call to the Metropolitan Police Service to scrap its Gangs Violence …
Find out about Restorative Justice with Why Me? A new Youth Justice Project
Action for Race Equality is delighted to be supporting Why Me? in their brand new Youth Justice Project. Why Me? aims to increase access to Restorative Justice for people affected by crime and conflict in England and Wales. But what is it all …
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Is it time to move on from Black History Month?
In this ARE guest blog, Lee Pinkerton, a Communications and Media Specialist and a Routes2Success role-model, shares his views on Black History Month and the bigger picture beyond this yearly celebration. It’s October so once again we will be …
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#EndCJSinequality
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 …
Windrush Justice Programme
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 …
Where do we stand with Inclusive Britain?
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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Institutional racism, a leadership challenge
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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Guest blog: Perspectives on legal action and speaking truth to power
Across March - July 2021, EQUAL, in partnership with Liberty, hosted five free Legal Action workshops for organisations supporting Black, Asian, and minority ethnic people, and Muslim and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in the criminal justice …
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