Thanks to years of campaigning, June 22nd is now recognised in the UK as Windrush Day, a time to acknowledge the contribution of a generation not only from the Caribbean and African but other parts of the Commonwealth. But due to policy from the UK’s Home Office over the last few years, the term ‘Windrush’…
When IPPR approached us at Race on the Agenda with a view to us guest editing an issue of their journal the Progressive Review, on the theme of race equality and justice, it was an offer we couldn’t refuse. We reached out to some of the great minds in our network and commissioned a number…
Race on the agenda (ROTA) and The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have warned that structural racism in the labour market is trapping Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers on low pay and in insecure work. The warning comes as ROTA and the TUC release a joint report which reveals how BME workers are hugely overrepresented…
ROTA have launched a mental health student survey to learn their experiences of mental health and well-being during Covid 19. The survey is open to students attending London universities only. We are also keen to work with student unions to explore partnerships projects. Or use this QR code
Read CORE's May edition of the E-Newsletter now available.
The Government’s recent report on Race and Ethnic Disparities has concluded that there is no evidence to suggest the existence of institutional racism in the UK, and that Britain should be regarded as “a model for other White-majority countries”. This report from the Commission, which was established in response to the protests resulting from the…
A global pandemic, summers spent inside and cold winter nights under lockdown – if there is one thing the past year has shown us, it’s that mental health does not discriminate. Almost everyone – in some way, shape or form – has had to battle their own demons in the wake of Covid-19, with the…
Blog by CORE Chairperson: David Weaver – in Memory of George Floyd
We, the members of the Coalition of Race Equality organisations (CORE) are saddened and dismayed, but not surprised, by the recent attacks on the Runnymede Trust. These attacks, which were continued from the floor of the House of Commons today, are concerted attempt to stifle the organisation’s attempts to do its work. Runnymede was set…
After a nine-month wait, the report into Racial Disparity in Britain has finally been published today. As many of us feared, the report is Government level gas lighting. Read CORE's full response HERE.