Action for Race Equality
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There is an urgent need for policing to demonstrate impartiality, professionalism and humanity in its interactions and for politicians not to use the situation to drive their own agendas Action for Race Equality extends its deepest …
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There is an urgent need for policing to demonstrate impartiality, professionalism and humanity in its interactions and for politicians not to use the situation to drive their own agendas Action for Race Equality extends its deepest …
Continue Reading about ARE statement re a policing review following the murder of Henry Nowak
ARE welcomes Alan Milburn’s interim analysis of the NEET crisis and urges action on systemic racism Action for Race Equality (ARE) welcomes Alan Miliburn's interim analysis highlighting the urgent need for government action on the growing …
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Following a knife attack in Golders Green on two Jewish men, Action for Race Equality is saddened and horrified by the news. Action for Race Equality are horrified and saddened by the violent attack that took place yesterday in …
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A powerful new campaign film has called on the public to abolish the structures which prop up racial inequality. Roots offers a window into over 35 years of multicultural Britain, highlighting Action for Race Equality’s (ARE) role in challenging …
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Jeremy Crook OBE, Action for Race Equality's Chief Executive, comments on yesterday's report released by the Metropolitan Police. "Yesterday the Metropolitan Police published its ‘Historic Vetting and Hiring Practices Review Final …
Action for Race Equality are saddened by the attack that took place over the weekend at a Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach, near Sydney, Australia. Carrying out an attack of this kind against the Jewish community at an event marking …
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Panorama’s ‘Undercover in the Police’ investigation has exposed what communities have long known: the Metropolitan Police Service has failed to change. The BBC documentary revealed an ongoing rampant culture of racism, misogyny, and …
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Action for Race Equality are horrified by the attack that has taken place at a synagogue in Manchester today. Carrying out an attack of this kind against the Jewish community on their holiest day, Yom Kippur, is nothing less than racist violence. …
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Our criminal legal system is entrenched in institutional racism but 'led-by and for' organisations provide communities with resilience against the discrimination they face. Rooted in shared lived experience, these organisations understand the …
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In September 2022, Chris Kaba was shot and killed by a Metropolitan police officer, Martyn Blake. At the start of this week, a jury deemed Martyn Blake not guilty of murder. The jury's decision marked the end of an embargo on information …
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Following on from the successful launch of the Alliance for Racial Justice report ‘A better way to tackle institutional racism’, ARE's Policy & Research Officer, Qasim Alli, reflects on the panel discussion at the launch event. With thanks to …
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On the evening of the 22nd August, twenty-seven community leaders, activists, and concerned citizens gathered to discuss the pressing issues of police accountability and the safety of Black children in England and Wales. The event, organised by …
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ARE’s new Policy and Research officer, Qasim Alli, reflects on his experience working at Oxford and Cambridge, and the barriers stopping real change from happening across the university system. I have spent most of the last decade working to …
Continue Reading about The importance of naming the problem: racism in Higher Education and beyond
Presented at the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), 3086th Meeting, 113th Session, on 12th August at the HQ of United Nations in Geneva. "The United Kingdom, its government, and public bodies are institutionally racist …
