Action for Race Equality
Empowering Young People who are Black, Asian and of Mixed Heritage
Action for Race Equality welcomes Age UK's recent show of support for people impacted by the Windrush Scandal and ongoing issues with the Windrush Compensation Scheme. Their new report, entitled Justice Denied: Reforming the Windrush Compensation …
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In this guest blog, Routes2Success Programme Coordinator, Nisha Bhatia, interviews Saba Ali, an independent advisor on Gender Equity and Hate Crime. Saba recently joined the R2S role-model and mentoring team to help support our work with ethnic …
Action for Race Equality (ARE) was delighted to attend the kick-off event for the Future Camden Fund on Tuesday 6th February to meet the entrepreneurs being funded as part of an initiative with Camden Council, ARE and the School of Social …
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In the run up to our youth employment conference on February 22nd, as the UK marks National Apprenticeship Week and Race Equality Week, we take a moment to look back at reflections from ARE Youth Action Network member, Axce Sellutharai on the impact …
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ARE is delighted to announce that we have funded another six grassroots organisations following our second tender round as part of our three-year Windrush Justice Programme. We’re also very pleased to have expanded our support into Scotland. …
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Action for Race Equality is looking for new members to join its National Independent Advisory Group (NIAG) to help continue its work tackling racism in the criminal justice system. This is a brilliant opportunity to help ARE coordinate efforts by …
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The Alliance for Racial Justice, supported by Action for Race Equality, has made a joint statement regarding the recent events in Israel and Gaza, and the impact on community groups and civil liberties in the UK. The Alliance for Racial Justice is …
Action for Race Equality today shares news to our friends and supporters that Tebussum Rashid has stepped down from her position as Deputy Executive - a post which she has held skillfully for four years, as part of a wider nineteen year career with …
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Action for Race Equality with Sir Stephen Timms MP for East Ham, hosted an important roundtable event in Parliament focused on addressing unemployment disparities faced by young people from Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Mixed heritage backgrounds …
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Action for Race Equality is today delighted to announce we have been awarded a 'game changing' grant of £1,491,000 from the City Bridge Foundation (formerly City Bridge Trust) to enable us to continue to support the Black, Asian and minority ethnic …
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Action for Race Equality today announces that the National Independent Advisory Group (NIAG) will be wrapping up its criminal justice activities under the EQUAL banner/branding. The announcement comes after 5 years of EQUAL’s work influencing …
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We are delighted to announce six new young people have been selected to become ambassadors for our work championing better employment prospects for young Black men aged 16 – 24 in London, through our Moving on Up programme. There are currently …
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Action for Race Equality is thrilled to announce the Moving on Up Awards! Set to take place in March 2024, the awards will honour individuals and organisations that have made a profound impact on the lives of young Black men in London, as well as …
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Join Action for Race Equality and Descendants Youth in October half term for a fun, family-friendly celebration of the Windrush Generation! This Black History Month, we are delighted to invite our supporters and well-wishers to come together for a …
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Action for Race Equality, with Rocket Science, is delighted to be supporting the Mayor of London’s Violence Reduction Unit as it launches its new phase of funding and support to community-led groups working with vulnerable young Londoners. 23 …
