Action for Race Equality
Empowering Young People who are Black, Asian and of Mixed Heritage
In a week when ARE's Moving on Up programme took to parliament to highlight the large employment gaps impacting young people from Black, Asian, Mixed-heritage and minority ethnic backgrounds, our Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook OBE, urges action from …
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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 (ARE) is looking for a dedicated Project Development & Engagement officer for its flagship programme Routes2Success (R2S). Routes2Success is Action for Race Equality’s long-running ethnic minority role model and …
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Action for Race Equality is concerned to hear of the Home Office’s plans to scale back its Windrush Compensation scheme for the thousands of people impacted by the Windrush Scandal. The Scheme was set up to compensate for the hardship suffered by …
ARE Associate and Communications Advisor, Alex Louis recently supported Black women and other business leaders under-represented as entrepreneurs on our Inclusive Entrepreneurs and Enterprise Support Programmes with Islington Council. In this blog, …
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Mint Photo Studios is a creative hub for photographers to use based in FBC Clerkenwell, one of Islington Council’s affordable workspaces. Sajeda wanted to start her business as she had been a professional photographer for many years but struggled …
The Life-Giving Project provides Eastern and African holistic practices for women and girls with activities including yoga and Longo dance classes. Dunya’s idea for the business came from speaking to women during the Covid-19 pandemic who felt …
Spaces Business is a company that converts empty buildings into enterprise hubs for local businesses. Mark applied to the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Programme as its values and targeted approach really appealed to him as supporting enterprise in a …
RENPOWERMENT is a life and success coaching business which supports women in navigating difficult life situations by building confidence and empowering them. Reneika applied to the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Programme as she thought reflected what …
Trampoline is a café in Camden Passage which trains and employs refugees so they can go on to other jobs with a reference and being more experienced. Pranav had already planned the launch of the café when he saw the Inclusive Entrepreneurship …
Mayaroma creates essential oil blends for use in domestic and commercial environments to produce a relaxed mood or stimulate the mind. Prior to joining this programme, Maya had taken some business classes on the Prince’s Trust course. However, she …
Marcia is a multidisciplinary artist and photographer whose business Marogmi sells Afro-Caribbean inspired hand painted patterns for home textiles. Marcia saw that there was a gap in selling items by Black designers in museum gift shops and wanted …
Nails by Henrii is a mobile nail salon that offers acrylic and gel nails, and manicures with the added comfort of being at home. Before joining the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Programme, Henrietta had already constituted her business and had …
Harmony and Hope Boutique is an online fashion and accessories business that donates a percentage of it profits to charity. What really appealed to Chioma about the Inclusive Entrepreneurship Programme was the fact that it was targeted at specific …
Firstline Cleaning Services is a family run company that offers high quality cleaning services, both commercial and domestic, with a fair, employee friendly environment. Angie’s family had decades of experience in the cleaning industry, and she …
