ROTA Policy Briefing – July 2013
Read our latest Policy Briefing – The Interface between Mental Health and Criminal Justice: An Application of Phillips’ Multi-Level Framework. Read the full briefing here.
In memory of Trayvon Martin
The shocking murder of Trayvon Martin and the extraordinary and bizarre not guilty verdict for his killer Zimmerman show how the US is still mired in racism and white supremacy. I defy anyone to argue that the roles of Martin and Zimmerman could ever be reversed and have the same outcome in a US court…
Consultation response by the Runnymede Trust to the proposed changes to The National Curriculum in England
Runnymede's consultation response in conjunction with Operation Black Vote and supported by a coalition of race equality organisations, available here.
France takes race off the agenda
In a bizarre development the French National Assembly has decided that the best way to improve race relations in France is to abolish the term “race” http://mobile.nytimes.com/blogs/rendezvous/2013/05/17/france-fights-racism-by-outlawing-race/. The French have always had a fascination with Philosophy – often it is a type of Philosophy that we Brits find almost impervious because it is so full…
Organisational supporters of our petition and the PSED campaign
The following organisations are supporting our PSED campaign: Afiya Trust Association of Teachers and Lecturers Beaumont Society Beaumont Trust BME National British Muslims for Secular Democracy BTEG Children's Rights Alliance for England Coalition for Racial Justice Communities Empowerment Network Coventry Women’s Voices Criminal Justice Alliance Croydon BME Forum Deighton Pierce Glynn Solicitors Disability Action in…
Blind Applications
UK Government research shows that people with non-English sounding names have to make 74% more applications to get a job interview than those with English-sounding names, even though they have similar qualifications, experience and CVs. Because of this some organisations have developed a procedure for “blind applications”. All reference to the names of the candidates…
Free Advice, Support and Representation to Parents/Carers
Since CEN's inception in 1999 we been providing Free Advice, Support and Representation to Parents/Carers of Children who are at risk of exclusion or have been excluded from school. It is clear the whole exclusions issue in London schools is URGENT and needs immediate attention as we are mindful that the situation where Black pupils…
Rights not Red Tape
Lee Jasper recently declared that: “The monitoring [data collection and analysis] that started rigorously following the death of Stephen Lawrence is being abandoned. Doreen Lawrence has complained about it. Other black activists have complained about it. But the Government calls it ‘red tape’, which shows their lack of interest in promoting equality”. We are he…
PSED petition
We have started the petition "The British Government: Keep the Public Sector Equality Duty" and need your help to get it off the ground. Will you take 30 seconds to sign it right now? Here's the link: http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/the-british-government-keep-the-public-sector-equality-duty-2 Here's why it's important: If you are affected disproportionately by stop and search policies, school exclusions, poor access…
