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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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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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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A journey to finding your voice, a guest blog
Peju Abuchi is a Poet, Inspirational Speaker & Educator. She recently published her debut book, A Poetic Odyssey of Proclamations: 31 ways to sow, grow and flow goodness into your life, and joined the Routes2Success programme as a role-model and …
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Age UK releases new report on Windrush Scandal
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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LGBTQ+ History Month Spotlight: The Importance Of Visible Role-models and intersectionality
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 …
A fund for social enterprises in Camden
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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‘Turning Mayhem to Magic’: Living in Brent, Seeing it Happen.
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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Windrush Justice Programme update: who we’re funding
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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Work with ARE to tackle racism in the criminal justice system
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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