'Fifty years ago today (8th of December) the Labour government of Harold Wilson introduced the first Race Relations Act – outlawing discrimination based on ethnicity. Labour has a strong track record. As recently as 2010 we passed the Equality Act. On this anniversary, Kate Green MP, Labour's Shadow Women & Equalities Minister, announced that Patrick…
If citizenship is the fundamental status for EU citizens, what is its substance for child citizens who are too young to enjoy the rights set out in Articles 21-23 TEU to work, travel, vote or petition the EP? What does the principle in EU law of ‘genuine enjoyment of the substance of citizenship’ mean if…………continue…
If citizenship is the fundamental status for EU citizens, what is its substance for child citizens who are too young to enjoy the rights set out in Articles 21-23 TEU to work, travel, vote or petition the EP? What does the principle in EU law of ‘genuine enjoyment of the substance of citizenship’ mean if…
The Government has made a commitment to opening at least another 500 new free schools in England by 2020. ROTA is keen to keep pressing Government to put in place measures that support free schools to comply with equality legislation (Equality Act 2010) and Public Sector Equality Duties. We know that many existing free schools…
Read the latest blog 'Is “We Told You So!“ by Andy Gregg, ROTA Chief Executive. n my blog of 6th March 2014, I forecast that the Immigration Act would make private landlords into unpaid and untrained Immigration Officers. The Immigration Act would become “in effect, a charter for racial and other forms of harassment and abuse where…
In my blog of 6th March 2014, I forecast that the Immigration Act would make private landlords into unpaid and untrained Immigration Officers. The Immigration Act would become “in effect, a charter for racial and other forms of harassment and abuse where people encounter rogue decision-makers (e.g. rogue landlords)”. We have just been proved right…
Read the latest blog 'Why the Conservative plan to scrap the European Human Rights Act could be bad news for BME rights in the UK' by Rob Cole, ROTA Voluntter. The Conservative plan to replace the European Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights could be disastrous for BME communities who enjoy the…
The Conservative plan to replace the European Human Rights Act with a British Bill of Rights could be disastrous for BME communities who enjoy the protection granted by European authorities against unjust deportation, discrimination and the inequalities of the British system. The Equality and Human Rights Commission warns: “The mechanisms for enforcement of any alternative…
Free Two Day Equality Act Training – 28 May and 1 June 2015 Free two day training for organisations supporting Black, Minority Ethnic and Refugee (BME&R) communities. For more information and to book your place, visit http://www.rota.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?id=44&reset=1 Free Train the Trainer on the Equality Act 2010 – 8 June 2015 Free training for organisations that wish…
We have History! ROTA is looking for a volunteer to research and write up ROTA's history and the impact we have had as a voluntary sector organisation. This project would suit someone who can carry out archival work, make contact with key individuals from ROTA’s past and present, retrieve campaign material and search out press…
