Action for Race Equality
Empowering Young People who are Black, Asian and of Mixed Heritage
ARE is seeking to employ a talented and enthusiastic ‘can do’ Programme Support Officer with administrative experience, and a passion for our work tackling race inequality. As ARE continues to grow, we now need an individual to provide support to …
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On July 12th, at St Ethelburga’s Centre in the City of London Action for Race Equality (ARE) and Communities Empowerment Network (CEN) marked the end of a successful three-year partnership, under the National Lottery Community Fund, with an …
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Action for Race Equality (ARE) is delighted to be taking on a Level 4 Press Relations & Communications Apprentice, to help support our growing Communications & Marketing capabilities. This is an excellent entry-level opportunity for an …
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In this guest blog Youth Action Network member, Ishitha Islam, reflects on the lessons she's learnt on her employment journey, and shares a message to her younger self - and other young people like her - about what she wish she had known when …
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Labour has an opportunity to change the lives for Black, Asian, and Mixed Heritage people, but there is a lot of work to be done. On July 4th , Labour won the General Election by a landslide. In the lead up to the monumental win, a number of key …
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Ahead of the General Election on Thursday 4th of July, Action for Race Equality’s Youth Action Network called on the new Government to make their career opportunities a priority. There is a huge pool of talent among young people from Black, Asian …
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In this guest blog by ARE's Chair of Trustees, Seema Manchanda reflects on the art world, and the disparities that still exist for Black, Asian, Mixed heritage and Minority ethnic communities as audience members, as well as artists trying to forge a …
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Today, on Friday 21st June, ahead of Windrush Day celebrations in the UK, Action for Race Equality has released an important new publication: the Home Office Scandal: A Manifesto for Windrush Justice. This Manifesto outlines eight crucial Windrush …
Action for Race Equality's statement on the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to not charge the officers in the Stephen Lawrence investigation. Action for Race Equality is deeply disappointed by the Crown Prosecution Service's decision to not …
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ARE is looking for a talented and experienced Grants and Programme Manager to manage the funding, recipients of funds, and key stakeholders across two of our programme areas. This is a practical role that involves detailed operational work along …
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ARE is delighted to have launched our London employment initiative - the Graduate Connector Programme (GCP) - for London’s ethnic minority graduates this May. This exciting one year pilot project will support 100 ethnic minority graduates. ARE …
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This May, following the dual observance of Mental Health Awareness Week and Black Inclusion Week, ARE is thrilled to launch our podcasting journey, with our first-ever charity-wide series, called ARE Voices. Taking inspiration from stories and …
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ARE is a proud member of The Alliance for Racial Justice. The Alliance has called on leaders of the main political parties to make sure there is zero tolerance of racism in the mayoral and general elections. The Alliance for Racial Justice is …
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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 …
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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