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 …
Moving on Up Awards: inspring shortlist announced!
We know that there are countless individuals out there championing equity, diversity and inclusion. Yet, there's a small subsect of that group, particularly geared towards addressing the disparities faced by young Black men, aged 16-24, in London - …
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Moving on Up’s Award nominations are open: it’s time to recognise champions!
Moving on Up is Action for Race Equality’s flagship employability programme, geared towards improving outcomes for young Black men, aged 16 – 24 in London. In March 2024, we’ll be celebrating ten years since its launch in 2014, where ARE …
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Parliamentary roundtable sheds light on employment disparities
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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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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Celebrating outstanding efforts: the Moving On Up Awards are coming!
Action for Race Equality is thrilled to announce the Moving on Up Awards! Set to take place in March 2024, the awards will honour individuals and organisations that have made a profound impact on the lives of young Black men in London, as well as …
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Senior Leaders Urged to Tap into London’s Black Talent at special event in Canary Wharf
Action for Race Equality, in partnership with award-winning creative agency BLITZWORKS, is excited to launch its inaugural campaign aimed at reducing deep-seated unemployment disparities in London. Through our Moving on Up programme, which is …
New film spurs employers to take practical action
Action for Race Equality has today (Monday 3rd April 2023) released a brand-new film, the first of a three-part series specially commissioned by the Mayor of London, as part of a joint drive to encourage employers to advance equity, diversity and …
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My work is ‘what we need to do as a community’ – a Moving on Up interview
Caz Simmonds is Business Manager for London Works at East London Business Alliance (ELBA), a collective impact partner of Moving on Up (MoU). She has been part of the MoU programme since its inception in 2015, as one of the strategic leads reaching …
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Bola Abisogun OBE, steps down as Moving on Up chair. ARE reflects
On Thursday 23rd March, 2023, our Moving on Up (MoU) team came together for their final Advisory Group meeting with Bola Abisogun OBE - Founder of DiverseCity Surveyors, and Digital Director at the BIM Academy - as as its Chair. This is a position …
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Get involved with ARE! Two new paid opportunities for young people aged 16-24
We are delighted to announce that we have two exciting paid opportunities for young people to get involved in our projects this year! This is a unique moment to work with Action for Race Equality as we look to improve the employment outcomes of …
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Become an Ambassador
Young Black men are three times more likely to be unemployed compared to their white counterparts. Do you want to help change this? Action for Race Equality is looking for passionate young Black men, aged 16-24 to become Moving on Up Ambassadors. …
Asian and Black people remain under-represented in apprenticeships
Data on apprenticeship starts in England shows that Asian, Black and Mixed heritage people are still significantly and disappointingly underrepresented in apprenticeships. Asian, Black and Mixed groups in England together make up 16.8% of the …
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