On 11th June 2012, the government announced significant changes to the family migration rules in the UK. The key changes, which largely came into force on 9 July 2012, include a new income requirement of £18,600 for people wishing to sponsor a partner to come to the UK, an extended period (from two to five…
I am hugely pleased and proud to take up my post as Chief Executive at ROTA. I follow in the footsteps of two very influential and inspiring black women: Dinah Cox and Elizabeth Henry, who not only put Race on the Agenda but also put ROTA on the map. As a small strategic and policy organisation…
Race on the Agenda (ROTA) and the Tamil Community Centre, Hounslow are delighted to announce the launch of the Through the generations: Tamil oral history project website. Visit the website here Tamilgenerations.rota.org.uk is a multimedia record of the one-year Tamil oral history project conducted and narrated by different generations of Sri Lankan Tamils in London….
Placing the Past in the Present: Tamil Oral History in London chronicles the stories, memories and experiences of Sri Lankan Tamils in London. It is one piece of the larger, one-year Through the generations: Tamil oral history project conducted in 2012. Download your copy here.
Andy Gregg joins Race on the Agenda in January 2013 as Chief Executive, after a period working as a consultant with a number of voluntary organisations. He was Chief Executive of the Charities Evaluation Service between September 2010 and the summer of 2012, and before that held the same role at LASA. Andy said: “I…
For those who were unable to make it to the Tamil oral history project exhibition at Hounslow Library, we are delighted to announce that the Tamil Community Centre will be hosting the project exhibition between 28 January and 8 February. The exhibition will be open Monday through Friday from 10:00am to 3:00pm at the Tamil…
Free Entry Paul Robeson Theatre Cafe, 1st Floor, Treaty Centre, High St, Hounslow TW3 1ES Parking and Access Information 07791730354 / ryan@rota.org.uk Exhibition Opening Hours Wednesday 16 January, 12:00 – 17:00 Thursday 17 January, 11:00 – 15:30 Friday 18 January, 12:00 – 17:00 Saturday 19 January, 12:00 – 17:00 (Film Screening from 13:00) Sunday 20…
ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 December 2012 In a response to Mrs Lawrence and Dr Richard Stone’s letter about the review of the Public Sector Equality Duty the Welsh Government clearly sets out their position. Read the response letter here. Ends.
ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 15 November 2012 Doreen Lawrence OBE and Dr Richard Stone OBE, supported by ROTA and other members of the BME VXS coalition sent this open letter detailing their concerns about the Governments early review of the Public Sector Equality Duty. Read the open letter here. Ends
ROTA PRESS RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 November 2012 The Coalition Government has widely promoted free schools as part of a process to eradicate unequal opportunities. Findings from Race on the Agenda (ROTA) suggest that participation from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities (BAME), who are amongst some of the most acutely disadvantaged in education, is…
