CORE May 2021 Newsletter
Read CORE's May edition of the E-Newsletter now available.
The Sewell report a missed opportunity to address systemic racism?
The Government’s recent report on Race and Ethnic Disparities has concluded that there is no evidence to suggest the existence of institutional racism in the UK, and that Britain should be regarded as “a model for other White-majority countries”. This report from the Commission, which was established in response to the protests resulting from the…
Covid-19 mental illness and race: why are ethnic minorities more at risk?
A global pandemic, summers spent inside and cold winter nights under lockdown – if there is one thing the past year has shown us, it’s that mental health does not discriminate. Almost everyone – in some way, shape or form – has had to battle their own demons in the wake of Covid-19, with the…
CORE’s Statement in support of the Runnymede Trust
We, the members of the Coalition of Race Equality organisations (CORE) are saddened and dismayed, but not surprised, by the recent attacks on the Runnymede Trust. These attacks, which were continued from the floor of the House of Commons today, are concerted attempt to stifle the organisation’s attempts to do its work. Runnymede was set…
CORE responds to the report of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities
After a nine-month wait, the report into Racial Disparity in Britain has finally been published today. As many of us feared, the report is Government level gas lighting. Read CORE's full response HERE.
CORE’s position paper on the Low Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines within the BAME Communities
During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been well documented that Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic groups have been disproportionately impacted in terms of higher infection, hospitalisation and death rates. Read the Coalition of Race Equality Organisations’ (CORE) Position Paper on Low Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccines within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Communities HERE.
Mind Survey – Investing in mental health
Mental health charity, Mind have launched a survey to find out about how money worries impact our mental health. They want to hear from you by filling in their survey HERE. Money and mental health are often linked. If you have poor mental health it can make managing money harder and worrying about money can…
CORE writes to EHRC regards racial inequality in healthcare workplaces
CORE writes the Equality Human Rights Commission to respond to their inquiry into racial inequality in healthcare workplaces, and address a number of underlying factors which we believe are contributing to ethnic disparities within the sector.inquiry into racial inequality in healthcare workplaces. Read the full response letter HERE.
February 2021 ROTA Policy E-Newsletter
Read the latest February edition of our Policy E-Newsletter now available HERE. This is our quarterly newsletter full of information about our work, our partners/supporters and what is happening around the sector in relation to race equality. If you have something you would like to include and publicise in our next issue, scheduled for May 2021, please contact…
Three steps towards dismantling systemic racism
Guest blog by Dr Sanjiv Lingayah. After a tumultuous 2020, marked by the disproportionate impacts of Covid-19 on racially minoritised populations and the murder of George Floyd, we have been reminded how racism shows up in painful, sometimes deadly ways.
