Its up to men to stop violence against women
Its up to men to stop violence against women, writes Callum Ferguson.
Statement on Ukraine Situation
As organisations working with marginalised communities in the UK, we express our deep concern at the escalating conflict in Ukraine, which will result in catastrophic loss of life, suffering, and subsequently lead to many fleeing the country as refugees. We view this as an opportunity for Britain to demonstrate that it is a welcoming nation,…
Term “BAME” replaced with “GLOBAL MAJORITY”
As an organisation ROTA has made the decision to refrain from using the term ‘BAME’ to identify anyone that is subject to racialisation. We recognise that the term has previously been used in our publications however; we have since reviewed this and acknowledge that it is non specific, lacks nuance, and generalises anyone that deviates…
The Continued Importance of Holocaust Memorial Day
On January 27th, coinciding with the date of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp in 1945, Holocaust Memorial Day (which started in 2001) provides an annual opportunity to not only commemorate the Holocaust, but also to renew our opposition to all forms of racism. Commemorating the Holocaust inevitably brings up many issues, such as…
Education News
ROTA is piloting a Higher Education research project. Although statistics show an upward trend in the numbers of UK-domiciled students from Global Majority and Gipsy, Roma and Traveller communities attending university, there is a higher withdrawal rate among these groups of students. ROTA's project explores reasons why students choose to withdraw, defer or change course. In…
Mental health support and why we’re not getting all the help we should
If we can take one positive from this past year, it’s the renewed interest placed on mental wellbeing. From new mental health apps gaining traction, to elite sportswomen standing up for their own wellbeing, the importance placed on mental health is at an all-time high. That said, there has also been worrying research highlighting failings…
Long Covid Research project
ROTA are looking for people to take part in a Long Covid research project to hear about their experiences?
De-stigmatising dementia in the BME community
With high profile sports people talking about their mental health struggles, the issue has become much more mainstream in the last couple of years. But mental health issues are much broader than stress, performance anxiety and depression. The ‘Cinderella’ of mental health are those illnesses which accompany old age.
The revelations of ex-cricketer Azeem Rafiq have shown that racism in sport is much wider than football
For the last few weeks English Cricket has been under the microscope following Azeem Rafiq’s experiences at Yorkshire County Cricket Club. Despite the sport being very popular among South Asian communities, Rafiq has highlighted the long-standing difficulties South Asian sports people face. In a world where racial abuse is considered locker-room banter, is it any surprise we don’t see many British South Asians in sport?
Are you a current or former University student?
Can you help ROTA with our new research project about the student experience of Higher Education. This research will explore the reasons why some UK-domiciled Black Asian and other ethnic minority students have considered withdrawing or have previously withdrawn from their university courses. We would like to hear about your experiences in Higher Education, and what influenced your decision to leave or consider leaving….
