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Islamophobia is now widely recognised as a form of racism towards Muslims that is deeply embedded in societal structures and systems of power.
In the week marking six months since racist riots which gripped the country, racial justice, migrants rights and Muslim organisations have written to the government urging them to take action on ...
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, anti-racist and migrants rights organisations are calling for Parliament to be recalled in light of racist riots which are tearing through the UK.
As a coalition of racial justice organisations, we've written an open letter to Sir Mark Rowley, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Service, expressing deep concern with their response to the ...
As part of a broad base of civil society organisations, we have written to Baroness Hallett calling for structural racism to be investigated as a key issue in every module of the COVID-19 Inquiry.
Our children are being failed by the state institutions there to protect them. It is inconceivable that, in 2023, we are reading a report advising police officers to consider “what can I do to keep ...
‍ The Runnymede Trust is proud to announce that Dr Shabna Begum has been appointed as its CEO. Shabna will take up the role immediately, after acting as Interim CEO for the organisation over the past ...
Although the Government's new plan for an ‘Inclusive Britain’ doesn't go far enough, it signals a welcome de-escalation from a contrived and divisive culture war.
Fewer than 1% of students at GCSE study a book by a writer of colour. Lit in Colour is here to change that.
Our CEO Dr Halima Begum on the release of the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities ...
The Runnymede Trust is saddened to announce that Dr Halima Begum will be stepping down from her position as CEO of the Runnymede Trust in summer 2023, to become the new CEO of ActionAid UK.
As a leading UK racial justice organisation, we are appalled at rising levels of racist hatred in society. ‍ The shocking rise in anti-semitic attacks in the UK, reported over the weekend is ...