We are thrilled to announce that Action for Race Equality has been named as one of five non-profits around the world to receive a philanthropic gift from Blackbaud - a leader in global cloud software - alongside an offer of multi-year organisational …
Breaking the Cycle of Youth Unemployment in Enfield
Action for Race Equality (ARE) were delighted to speak at the Breaking the Cycle of High Youth Unemployment on Thursday 26th January. The event was hosted by 21K Digital Media - a Black-led organisation based in Edmonton working to increase access to …
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Reflecting on Route2Success: three year evaluation published
Routes2Success (R2S) is Action for Race Equality's flagship ethnic minority role-model and mentoring programme. It has been running since 2013, providing quality role-model and mentoring services for children and young people across UK schools, Pupil …
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Representation in media and film: a guest blog
In this guest blog, Shelley Patterson, an Action for Race Equality volunteer currently supporting our Routes2Success programme, writes about the state of race and representation in the film and media industry, and the impact of seeing your reality …
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New Mentoring Quality Framework launched
Action for Race Equality is delighted to have worked with the Mayor of London's A New Deal for Young Londoners initiative to co-design a brand new Mentoring Quality Framework alongside organisations from the voluntary and community sector, and …
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The Power of Sports and Social Media: Why Representation Matters
In this guest blog, Routes2Success volunteer role-model and a Senior Data Strategy Director, Greg Bonsu, takes a close look at one of his passion areas: the power of sports, and what it means to have an industry that supports, nurtures and rewards …
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Letter to the Mayor of London
We share the letter sent by ARE Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook calling on the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police to end the Gangs' Violence Matrix. This form part of Action for Race Equality's campaign to highlight the impact of …
“Scrap the Gangs Matrix.” A call from young Londoners and criminal justice experts in a new ARE film
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 …
Empowering Parents Conference 2022: a joint initiative from ARE and CEN
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is delighted to have partnered with the Communities Empowerment Network (CEN), through the Parents Empowering Parents (PEP) Programme to bring you the Empowering Parents Conference 2022. The conference will be held …
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Dyslexia and me: the Intersections of Dyslexia and Race.
Victoria Atanda is Project Support Officer for ARE’s Moving on Up Programme. In this blog she reflects on her journey with dyslexia, and how she's navigated its challenges as a Black woman of Nigerian heritage. Being a Black dyslexic from a …
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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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Building Ethnic Diversity in the Youth Employability Sector
Our two-year programme for the Black, Asian and minority ethnic-led employability sector. This infrastructure programme has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the Youth Futures Foundation's Infrastructure Resilience Fund. We want …
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A Journey Towards Inclusion: ARE and the Mayor of London collaborate for change
On Wednesday 28th September, during National Inclusion Week 2022, leaders from across Construction, Finance and Technology and a cohort of young Black men came together at the iconic headquarters of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors …
Statement on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II
The staff and trustees of Action for Race Equality would like to express our sincere condolences to the members of the Royal family. HM Queen Elizabeth II placed a high value on the country's charities and community sector, and we have been …
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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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