ROTA joins forces with Channel 5 News to investigate racism in Britain
Over 95% of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people in Britain have faced racism or racial prejudice…. Read more
CORE receives a response from Public Health England regarding the impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities
CORE received a response from Public Health England in relation to its April 2020 letter addressing the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on BAME communities. Read the response HERE.
Maurice McLeod takes over the helm at Race on the Agenda
The Trustees of Race on the Agenda are happy to announce that Maurice McLeod has been appointed as the incoming CEO of Race on the Agenda following the retirement of Andy Gregg.
ROTA’s statement on the 2020 A-Level Results
Ever since GCSEs and A levels were cancelled due to the Corona virus lockdown, concerns have been raised about the fairness of replacing them with teacher predicted grades. Pupils from certain race and ethnicities are often given underpredicted grades for ‘A’ Levels, and since April, ROTA along with other race equality organisations such as Runnymede…
Systemic racism in the UK education system
Our Senior Policy Officer Poornima Karunacadacharan, speaks to Activate Debate and gives a thought-provoking insight into how systemic racism functions in the UK education system.
Coalition for Race Equality statement on the Government’s new Commission on Racial Inequalities
CORE is concerned about the announcement by the Government of a new “crossgovernmental commission” to look into racial inequalities. CORE believes that such a commission can only secure the support of BAME communities and community organisations if there is transparency and accountability about how it is set up, who is involved in it and whether there is…
Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan on BBC Look North
ROTA Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan talking to BBC Look North on 29th June 2020, discussing tackling racism in education.
ROTA Statement on Black Lives Matter
Race on the Agenda stands in lockstep solidarity with the Black community and millions of others across the world who are organising and demonstrating for racial justice, following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month. We are campaigning for transformative changes to the systemically racist policing, which infects both the US and the…
Senior Policy Officer discusses her concerns about predicted grades on BBC News
Senior Policy Officer, Poornima Karunacadacharan discusses her concerns about predicted GCSE and A-Level grades on BBC World News, on 22nd June 2020.
