News

Abandoned voices from the UK asylum system in a time of Covid-19

Despite the assurances given to a parliamentary committee, asylum housing providers are still neglecting the health and welfare of vulnerable residents including young children, says John Grayson of South Yorkshire Migration & Asylum Action Group, continuing his investigations. In 2015, Anne and her husband Simon fled from their home in the war-torn Middle East with

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BAME, refugee and migrant custody deaths in the UK

An update on BAME, refugee and migrant deaths in custody since September 2014. To answer demands from supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement in the UK for up-to-date statistics on deaths in custody in the UK, the IRR has been trying to collect information on deaths which have taken place since its last reckoning

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Black Lives Matter Roundup (3 – 17 June 2020)

The Black Lives Matter movement has provoked many revelations and discussions of institutional racism in various fields, not only criminal justice but also education, sport, media and culture; we cover a selection of these below. Our regular calendar of racism and resistance can be viewed here. PROTESTS AND POLICE RESPONSE See also anti-fascism and far

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From Climate Change to COVID: Countering the Narratives of the Racist Right

Join us and Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels for a free webinar launching Hilary Moore’s forthcoming publication on climate change and the racist Right. 12 May, 18:00 BST via Zoom. Register Now> The Institute for Race Relations is co-sponsoring this event with Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Brussels, Political Research Associates, Movement Generation, and Ende Gelände. What do climate justice activists and organisers need to know

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We starved but we shared

A free to download selection of Race & Class articles, compiled by Deputy Editor Sophia Siddiqui, by or about community activists on the black tradition of self-help and mutual aid which enunciates some of the principles now making a come-back as people reclaim self-reliance during the pandemic. What the Covid-19 pandemic has put into sharp focus

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Calendar of Racism and Resistance – incorporating Covid-19 Roundup (8 – 22 April 2020)

A fortnightly resource for anti-racist and social justice campaigns, highlighting key events in the UK and Europe.  We have incorporated the Covid-19 roundup of racism, health, policing and civil liberties into the calendar of racism and resistance, which we believe makes developments during this period clearer and easier to understand. HEALTH AND POLICY 10 April: As

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Institutional racism in the NHS intensifies in times of crisis

As the government announces that NHS England and Public Health England will lead an inquiry into the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on BAME communities, a Black health activist warns that the vague social construct of ‘race’ is being used to explain the mortality and morbidity of diverse populations, and more must be done to hold

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Interview

Race hate crimes – collateral damage of Covid-19?

In this wide-ranging and disturbing interview, Suresh Grover and Dorothea Jones[1] describe how a combination of Covid-19-linked racism, the ‘Blame China’ narrative and lockdown social distancing measures, are impacting on the caseload of The Monitoring Group; and reflect on the weak responses from the multiple agencies that should be assisting. Liz Fekete: The Guardian has

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