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 Black-led body aiming to transform approaches to policing launches
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is delighted to announce the launch of an important new body, the Alliance for Police Accountability (the APA), which aims to transform policing and promote a new public health approach to addressing serious violence, …
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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 …
ARE Celebrates Windrush 75!
Action for Race Equality (ARE) is today delighted to be commemorating the historic milestone being marked across the UK and further afield: 75 years since the arrival of the Windrush Generation at Tilbury Docks in 1948, which saw one of the first …
Casting Call for young Black men: join an exciting creative campaign to tackle employment inequalities
Creative media agency Blitzworks, with Action for Race Equality, has issued an exciting casting call for young Black men to star in a new video production and campaign for our Moving on Up programme. This forms part of our core efforts to promote …
Unleashing The Power Of Stories: ARE Youth Competition Celebrates The Windrush Generation
In a vibrant celebration of heritage and resilience, Action for Race Equality is thrilled to announce a brand-new youth competition inviting 10-18 year olds to share their stories and memories from the Windrush Generation. ARE's Windrush Voices …
A warm welcome to our new Head of Policy
We are delighted to announce Meka Beresford has been appointed as new Head of Policy at Action for Race Equality. This is a new position that will oversee policy outputs across our three key activity areas: education, criminal justice and employment. …
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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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New Mentoring Quality Framework launched
Action for Race Equality is delighted to have worked with the Mayor of London's A New Deal for Young Londoners initiative to co-design a brand new Mentoring Quality Framework alongside organisations from the voluntary and community sector, and …
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“Scrap the Gangs Matrix.” A call from young Londoners and criminal justice experts in a new ARE film
In a brand-new film produced by HelpFilm and released by Action for Race Equality on Wednesday 2nd November, criminal justice campaigners and young Black Londoners issue an urgent call to the Metropolitan Police Service to scrap its Gangs Violence …
Letter to the Mayor of London
We share the letter sent by ARE Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook calling on the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan and the Metropolitan Police to end the Gangs' Violence Matrix. This form part of Action for Race Equality's campaign to highlight the impact of …
Statement on the passing of HM Queen Elizabeth II
The staff and trustees of Action for Race Equality would like to express our sincere condolences to the members of the Royal family. HM Queen Elizabeth II placed a high value on the country's charities and community sector, and we have been …
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The making of Routes2Succes: an interview with Brianna Cyrus
Brianna Cyrus is Routes2Success' programme manager. She is also a qualified Secondary English teacher and had been teaching for 8 years before she began working for Action for Race Equality in 2013. This month, she was interviewed by Nu …
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Routes2Success Learning Sessions
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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