Race on the agenda (ROTA) and The Trades Union Congress (TUC) have warned that structural racism in the labour market is trapping Black and minority ethnic (BME) workers on low pay and in insecure work. The warning comes as ROTA and the TUC release a joint report which reveals how BME workers are hugely overrepresented…
ROTA have launched a mental health student survey to learn their experiences of mental health and well-being during Covid 19. The survey is open to students attending London universities only. We are also keen to work with student unions to explore partnerships projects. Or use this QR code
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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…
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…
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…
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.
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.
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 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.
