On Monday 8th August Routes2Success held their first learning session of 2022 in attendance with the R2S Team and ten of their dedicated role models and mentors. The learning session was an opportunity for the team to share best practice and …
EQUAL challenges Greater Manchester Police’s Xcalibre policy
EQUAL has joined forces with 11 voluntary, community and equality organisations in an open letter to Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, and Deputy Mayor Baroness Beverley Hughes who oversees the city's Police, Crime, Criminal Justice and …
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Windrush Justice Programme
Action for Race Equality is pleased to announce that it will be supporting grassroots organisations and groups working directly with those affected by the Windrush Scandal. A new fund has been established by Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Mayor …
Free Business Support Masterclasses with Islington Council
Islington Council has partnered with Action for Race Equality to launch The Enterprise Support Programme. This brand new Programme is aimed at supporting Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic-led businesses in the London Borough of Islington to recover …
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ARE launches racial terminology project
In honour of the UN's International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, which was marked globally on Monday 21st March with the 2022 theme 'Voices for Action against Racism", ARE is delighted to launch our Racial Terminology …
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Welcome to our new website!
Hello from Action For Race Equality! We are delighted to have rebranded and relaunched Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) as Action for Race Equality this February. This change marks 30 years since our origins in 1991, and puts a renewed …
A new name for BTEG
Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG), a UK-based equality charity established in 1991 and a leading voice for reform across Education, Employment and Criminal justice, has today (14th February 2022) relaunched as Action for Race Equality …
Leading race equality charity relaunches after 30 years
Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG), a national race equality charity established in 1991 and a leading voice for reform across education, employment and criminal justice, has today re-launched as Action for Race Equality (ARE) and with it …
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Seed funding for Black-led businesses in Islington
Action for Race Equality is partnering with Islington Council, who have launched a new business support scheme aimed at helping fledgling entrepreneurs from underrepresented groups to make their business a success. The Inclusive Entrepreneurship …
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Celebrating 30 years of BTEG
Just before the Omicron variant ruined everyone’s Christmas party plans, the Black Training and Enterprise Group chose to make our 30th anniversary a time to reflect and refresh as well as celebrate. The anniversary party held on November …
Supporting strong grassroots
ARE is pleased to be working with London Community Foundation with support from JPMorgan Chase to help address structural barriers and racial inequalities impacting Black Asian and minoritised communities in London. These disparities and inequalities …
Challenging bias in Further Education
Colleges and employers have diversity and inclusion policies in place but to what extent do they deliver? While those of us working with young people of Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage want to see colleges successfully implement these policies, the …
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We can’t stop and search our way out of Knife Crime: ARE comments
Fighting Knife Crime London was launched on 1st June 2021 to address the causes and effects of knife crime and all forms of violence in Greater London. Alongside its solutions-focussed network, it curates a quarterly magazine as a …
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Response to Public Accounts Committee on apprenticeships
BTEG welcomes the Public Accounts Committee report and agrees with the Chair of the Committee that job losses among young Black people needs ‘serious attention now’. However, we do not believe the Committee’s recommendations go far enough. …
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Steep rise in unemployment for young black men
The unemployment rate for young black men in the UK, the great majority of whom live in London, is more than double the rate for young white men. This disparity has persisted for years. It has led to Dame Meg Hillier MP, Chair of the Public …
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