Change can only happen when multiple people, communities and institutions are involved from the top-down as well as the grassroots level. That's why, at ARE, we pride ourselves in working collaboratively with other anti-racist and intersectional …
Ambassadors with a purpose: the young people behind Moving on Up
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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Open Letter calls on urgent Government action to prevent crises in the children’s secure estate
Action for Race Equality today joined 30 organisations in writing to the youth justice Minister about declining conditions in the children’s secure estate. Alongside other Alliance for Youth Justice (AYJ) members, we expressed concern for the …
Find out about Restorative Justice with Why Me? A new Youth Justice Project
Action for Race Equality is delighted to be supporting Why Me? in their brand new Youth Justice Project. Why Me? aims to increase access to Restorative Justice for people affected by crime and conflict in England and Wales. But what is it all …
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EQUAL’s response to the MoJ
In March 2020 the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) published ‘Tackling Racial Disparity in the Criminal Justice System: 2020 Update’. This update sets out the work that has taken place since the Lammy Review recommendations published in …
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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More harm than good: a super-complaint against Section 60
In May 2021, Criminal Justice Alliance brought forwards a super-complaint on the harms caused by s.60 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act. The complaint outlines that Section 60 is harmful, ineffective, inadequately scrutinised and …
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