Press Release: 22 March 2011 SENIOR MPS TOLD: 'WE NEED A GREATER FOCUS ON RACE' A coalition of race equality organisations told senior MPs today that the government is not doing enough to tackle race inequalities in the UK. They also expressed concern regarding the government's decision last week to re-open its consultation on the…
Press Release: February 2011 Carlene Firmin has prioritised young people for years. At 27, she is now the youngest black woman to receive an MBE. She has also been listed as one of Britain's top 35 most powerful women under 35 by GLAMOUR Magazine. GLAMOUR's Features Director, Corrie Jackson, said: "Carlene really impressed us with…
Press Release: October 2010 Dr. Elizabeth Henry joined ROTA (Race on the Agenda) in October 2010. Following a successful stint as Interim CEO, Dr. Henry will lead a member-driven organisation in ROTA that delivers voice and policy support to London's Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. Elizabeth said: "I am delighted to be joining ROTA….
Press Release: 23 June 2010 ROTA is pleased to announce new positions to the Board of Trustees today. Ali Ahmed is Chair; Gifford Sutherland Vice-Chair; and new Trustee Patricia Lamour is Treasurer. Ali currently works for the London borough of Tower Hamlets as Third Sector Strategy Officer. He was seconded to Tower Hamlets Council as…
Press Release: 25 May 2010 Dr Elizabeth Henry joined ROTA as Interim Chief Executive in May 2010. She is also a self-employed consultant who develops and delivers a range of equality and diversity programmes in the areas of compliance: policy to practice training: needs assessment and analysis individual coaching/mentoring and support service delivery audits and…
Press Release: 12 April 2010 Race on the Agenda and the Winning the Race Coalition welcome the Equality Act 2010 which has now received Royal Assent. Dr Theo Gavrielides, Chief Executive of ROTA said: "Over the last year and a half, we have worked with the members of the Winning the Race Coalition to ensure…
Press Release: 24 February 2010 Specialist services and policies targeting women and girls involved in gangs are needed to help reduce and prevent youth violence, a new report by Race on the Agenda (ROTA) says today. The Female Voice in Violence report draws on face-to-face research with 352 friends, relatives, victims or perpetrators of gangs…
Press Release: 27 January 2010 Race on the Agenda (ROTA) welcomes the National Equality Panel report 'An Anatomy of Economic Inequality in the UK' and calls for all political parties and society to act now. Following the government's 2007 Equalities Review, the National Equality Panel report – being launched today – constitutes one of the…
Inclusive Schools – Free Schools Monitoring Project ROTA is carrying out a project that aims to help ensure that children and young people from marginalised Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities benefit from the services provided by free schools. Part of this involves research to determine: the level of involvement of BAME communities in…
Have reforms exacerbated existing tensions in the lead up to the largest civil disturbance in decades? Will public sector change fill disadvantaged pockets? Will BAME communities see change without real investment? Experts and practitioners from the voluntary and community sector set out to answer these questions and chart the way forward in our latest edition…
