To mark #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, which coincides this year with Black Inclusion Week, ARE's Senior Communications Officer, Payal Bhavsar, sat down to talk with mental health and Windrush campaigner Patrick Vernon OBE about wellbeing, healing and …
University and Mental health: how a global pandemic changed it all
In early 2020, myself along with hundreds of thousands of students were gearing up to sit our A-Level exams. However, our studies were halted when a global pandemic ground society to a standstill. Our lessons were moved online, before the government …
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ARE selected as charity partner for inclusive recruiters Trinnovo Group
Action for Race Equality is thrilled to announce a brand new partnership with Trinnovo Group, a community-led recruitment and advisory business specialising in technology, innovation, enablement, and security. ARE was chosen for our remarkable …
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We’re hiring a Programme & Finance Coordinator!
ARE is seeking to employ an experienced Programme and Finance Coordinator to help drive forward our work, supporting programmes like the Windrush Justice Programme, our Youth Futures Foundation work and other onward granting and/or organisational …
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Job opportunity: help make policing fairer with the Alliance for Police Accountability
Action for Race Equality (ARE), who forms the secretariat for the Alliance for Police Accountability, are looking for an organised and confident Development Officer to drive the initiative forwards, and provide secretariat support to the Alliance's …
My experience as a young apprentice: a guest blog
Richard Turay is one of our dedicated Moving on Up Ambassadors. He has been vocal about opportunities for young Black men, and played a key part in our recent Moving on Up Awards to recognise those who inspire other young Black men to pursue their …
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Job opportunity: you could be our next Policy & Research Officer!
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is looking for a skilled Policy & Research Officer to help deliver our integral work in tackling race inequalities across education, employment and the Criminal Justice System. This is an excellent opportunity …
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Young people on employment, allyship and collaboration
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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Public sector, corporate and grassroots hereos announced as winners of the Moving on Up awards!
The Moving On Up programme, a ten-year initiative aimed at improving employment outcomes for young Black men, aged 16 - 24 in London, has today announced its winners for the Moving on Up awards at a special awards event hosted by our employer …
Half of young people experience prejudice or race discrimination in the workplace
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 …
Letter to the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on the treatment of Diane Abbott MP
On Monday (March 11) the Guardian reported that the Conservative Party's biggest donor, Frank Hester, had made deeply racist comments about Dianne Abbott, the MP for Hackney. There has been a deeply disappointing response to the comments from Downing …
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Moving on Up Awards: inspring shortlist announced!
We know that there are countless individuals out there championing equity, diversity and inclusion. Yet, there's a small subsect of that group, particularly geared towards addressing the disparities faced by young Black men, aged 16-24, in London - …
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Speakeasy podcast launches: a new race equality podcast by students, for students.
Routes2Success, our flagship role-model and mentoring programme for ethnic minority young people aged 10 - 25, has been busy this year delivering podcasts in schools! In this post, we're delighted to introduce you to our brand new Speakeasy Podcast …
Job opportunity: you could be our next Employment Delivery Lead!
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is looking for a skilled Employment Programmes Delivery Lead to deliver two important youth employment-related programmes: Building Ethnic Diversity in the Youth Employability Sector and our new Graduate Connector …
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Youth Employment Conference: What are the key policy asks?
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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