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Dec
05
2016

Researchers reveal that diversity is good for your health - Blog by ROTA CEO, Andy Gregg

By saifurv

Read the latest blog “Researchers reveal that diversity is good for your health“ by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive.

It has become a commonplace idea that the more ethnic diversity there is in a society the more conflict and ill-feeling there is. Difference and diversity are seen as negative and dangerous rather than as positive and engaging. Actually this assumption is highly questionable, but of course the ............ continue >>> Read more

Nov
23
2016

Mad World - Guest blog by Hanna Stephens, ROTA Volunteer

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Read our latest blog: Mad World by Hanna Stephens, ROTA Volunteer

A quick Google search defines mental illness broadly as, ‘a condition which causes serious disorder in a person’s behaviour or thinking.’ When we live in a context where a “serious disorder” is often attached to acting and speaking out about racism rather than being racist, we must be critical about our own understandings of mental health and how they have been constructed by those with power.

In 1851, American physician Samuel Cartwright diagnosed black slaves who ...........Read more

Nov
15
2016

The Importance of an Intersectional Approach in Social Research - Guest blog by Hanna Stephens, ROTA Volunteer

By saifurv

Read our blog: The Importance of an Intersectional Approach in Social Research by Hanna Stephens, ROTA Volunteer

“There is no thing as a single-issue struggle because we do not live single-issue lives.” – Audre Lorde

In researching BAMER issues in the UK, it is important not to homogenise racial struggle and instead understand the diversity of identities that are present in different racial groups. For this, it is important that we view things from an intersectional perspective.

Intersectionality arose from black feminist scholarship, the term coined by. .........Read more

Nov
15
2016

Tackling exploitation in the workplace

By saifurv

On 15th November 2016 ROTA held the first of its series of workshops on the role of exploitation and discrimination within the workplace.

The event was attended by 22 participants with presentations from Rosa Crawford of the TUC and Michael Reed of Free Representation Unit.

Guest Speakers included:

Michael Reed – Principal Legal Officer, Employment (The Free Representation Unit) Rosa Crawford – Policy Officer (Trades Union Congress)

Speaker presentations available here: ...Read more

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ROTA (September 2016) Equality and Inclusion in the Academies Programme

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Equality and Inclusion in the Academies Programme: 2016 indicates that the democratic process, by which local communities have a say in what happens to their schools, could be in jeopardy and that BAME people in particular are under-represented on the governing bodies of Multi-Academy Trusts.
 
Aug
16
2016

ROTA Research Data Management Policy

By saifurv

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As a social action and research organisation ROTA places high value on the research carried out under its aegis, whether this is produced alone or in collaboration with others.

ROTA recognises that the different types of output resulting from this research are key assets and should be managed in a way that brings most benefit for the individual researcher and for ROTA. Research data in its various forms is one such output.

There are a number of obligations on both individual researchers and ROTA regarding research data, for example legal...Read more

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