ROTA saddened by the loss of our former Board Member and Chairperson
We are deeply saddened by the loss of our former Board Member and Chairperson, Kamila Zahno. She joined the ROTA board in February 2005 – April 2010.
PPI campaign
Did you know that PPI was sold as far back as 1970? If you’ve ever taken out a loan, mortgage, credit card, store card, or bought something on credit, such as a car, you may have been sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI). If you think you have or have had PPI, you need to decide…
Walter Rodney Lives!
Seminal is a word frequently used to describe 'How Europe Under-developed Africa', Walter Rodney’s opus magnum that swiftly extended itself far beyond its academic crucible when published in 1972. Not since Frantz Fanon’s 'Wretched of the Earth' had a writer so widely transformed how Africa was seen and researched. Rodney’s gift was his ability to…
‘Unprecedented’ coalition of charities and civil society demand rethink on ‘dangerous’ voter ID trials
An ‘unprecedented’ coalition of charities and academics have written to Chloe Smith MP, Minister for the Constitution, calling on the government to urgently reconsider the decision to enforce voter ID at the local elections in May. The group, led by the Electoral Reform Society, are calling for a rethink from across civil society – including Age…
A psychiatrist’s damning indictment of 500 years of racism – now revived by Trump and 9/11
Suman Fernando is a gentle soft spoken consultant psychiatrist, lecturer and honorary professor at the London Metropolitan University. The 85 year old is not the sort of person at first sight to produce such a searing critique of racism in the UK and the US and the baleful role psychiatrists have had in treating…
ROTA AGM 2016/17 and “Race, Identity and Belonging” Conference
On 26th February, we held our AGM for the financial year 2016/17 followed by "Race, Identity and Belonging" conference with over 50 people attended, despite the cold weather. We were joined by Afua Hirsch, a writer, broadcaster, barrister and human rights development worker of Ghanaian, English and Jewish heritage. Afua spoke about Race Equality in the 21st century and…
March 2018 ROTA Policy E-Newsletter
Read our latest edition HERE. This is our quarterly newsletter full of information about our work and what is happening around the sector in relation to race equality. If you have something you would like to include and publicise in our next issue, scheduled for June 2018, please contact the Office Manager, Saifur Valli at saifur@rota.org.uk or…
New Online Search Tool for Free Employment and Anti-discrimination Legal Support
ROTA has developed a new online employment and anti-discrimination (Equality Law) legal support 'Search Tool' and we invite you to start using it now and to send us your feedback. You can use our searchable database to support your clients to find free legal advice and representation within local communities across the South East. Try…
Supreme Court ruling opens way for legal action against Michael Gove and Liz Truss for racial discrimination and victimisation
Read our guest blog by David Hencke UPDATE: At a Press Gallery lunch in Parliament last week I raised the issue of the Supreme Court ruling and the potential case to be brought by three judges with David Lidington, the current Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary. He did not want to comment about the Supreme…
Book Launch: Institutional Racism in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology by Dr Suman Fernando
On 17th January 2018, Race on the Agenda and London Metropolitan University presented the launch of Dr Suman Fernando's recent book – Institutional Racism in Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology: Race Matters in Mental Health. Dr Fernando is an Honorary Professor at London Metropolitan University and formerly consultant psychiatrist in the NHS. The event was chaired…
