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 Sun, the Daily Mail and the Daily…
This year’s ROTA AGM and Conference held on November 28th was a great success with over 80 participating in a number of lively workshops and plenary sessions with great speakers: Suman Fernando, Yvonne Christie and Patrick Vernon. Transcripts and notes from many of the sessions are now here: Event Delegate Pack Presentation Slides: The whiteness…
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…
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…
There is no shortage of programmes depicting the black experience. The BBC has its Black and British season, surveying our past and present from a variety of angles. Eagerly awaited is Steve McQueen’s planned epic chronicling the lives of an intergenerational black British family. But it isn’t always so. Read the full article here.
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…
“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…
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…
Context 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…
Read the latest blog “Post Referendum Racism“ by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. Pandora’s Box has been opened by the Brexit referendum and it is difficult to see how the evils that it has allowed to escape can be put back in the box. Already there are reports of increasing race hate crimes – many…