Hey Bridget Phillipson @educationgovuk , we hear you’re changing what is taught in schools…Here are three reasons why an anti-racist curriculum should not be optional.
Wales has done this already, it’s time for England to catch up.
Tag Bridget Phillipson below so she hears our call for a curriculum that unites us all.
#belonging #antiracism #schools #education
Link in bio to find out how to get involved. 💪🏾
At the heart of our new film ‘Roots’ is something simple, but powerful:
Voice.
It shows the pressure many young people carry, but it also shows what happens when their experiences are taken seriously, when they’re heard, and when support exists to help them move forward.
For over 35 years, Action for Race Equality has worked alongside young people and communities to challenge inequality, not just by naming the problem, but by creating space for opportunity, belonging and change.
Roots is about more than what young people are up against. It’s about what becomes possible when support shows up.
Watch the full film and support us today using the link in our Bio 🔗
🎥Produced through the @citybridgefoundation ‘s Telling Our Stories programme, in partnership with @media_trust , and directed by Prakash Nathan (@ash_likes_chips )
#raceequalityweek #roots #raceequity #changeneedsallofus
📸On Tuesday, we hosted a roundtable with Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage young people aged 16 - 24 in Manchester, as part of the Race Equity in Employment Task Force.
Delivered in partnership with Business in the Community (@bitc_uk ) and chaired by the Mayor of Greater Manchester (@mayorofgm ), Andy Burnham, the Task Force has been exploring how employment and training pathways can better support young people from racialised communities.
The roundtable created space for young people to speak openly about their experiences of seeking work and training. Participants shared powerful insights on the barriers they face, including a lack of support within education, poor communication from employers and application burnout.🗣️
Despite these challenges, many also spoke about the proactive steps they are taking to navigate the job market, with some highlighting the positive impact mentoring has had on their confidence and preparedness.🤝
Their experiences underline why young people’s voices must be central to conversations about race equity in employment. #RaceEquity #YouthEmployment #ManchesterYouth
“Ethnicity” is a more politically concrete category of definition, tied to nationality, heritage, and geography.
Our blog ‘On Britishness’ reflects on how identity, heritage and belonging are shaped by language.
Read more as we explore why “British” can feel incomplete on its own, why hybrid identities matter, and how ideas of who belongs are often shaped by race as much as nationality via the link in our bio to our Racial Terminology webpage 🔗
#RacialTerminology #AntiRacism #RaceEquality
As we look ahead to recruiting for our second UPLIFT programme cohort, we’re spotlighting organisations from our first cohort, starting with Lives Not Knives @lnkcharity 🤝
In our latest spotlight, Sacha, CEO, reflects on the importance of early intervention, trusted relationships, and safe spaces for young people before the crisis point.
Their story shows why UPLIFT matters: supporting community-led organisations to strengthen their foundations and continue delivering work that changes lives.
Read more and find out how your organisation can be part of UPLIFT via the link in our bio.
#youthviolenceprevention #communitysupport #capacitybuilding
Research from our Racial Terminology Project, showed that 45% respondents said they heard racial terms that made them feel uncomfortable in the media.
Our blog titled, A Hostile Media Landscape, reflects on how the media can shape, soften or police conversations about race.
Through recent case studies and discussions with our project participants, the blog explores why terminology matters, how power operates in public debate, and what happens when others get to dictate the terms.
Read the blog and explore the wider project via the link in our bio to our Racial Terminology webpage
#RacialTerminology #AntiRacism #RaceEquality
🚨Ready to strengthen your organisation’s sustainability and long-term impact?
Applications are now open for Cohort 2 of the UPLIFT Programme, a 12-month programme designed to support Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage-led organisations across London.
Delivered by Action for Race Equality and supported by City Bridge Foundation’s Anchor Programme, UPLIFT provides fully funded support to help grassroots organisations build capacity, confidence and influence.
Successful organisations will receive:
✅ 21 hours of bespoke 1-to-1 consultancy
✅ Expert-led group learning workshops
✅ Action learning and peer support
✅ Practical guidance across areas including governance, income generation, communications, impact, AI, policy and influencing
✅ A co-designed approach shaped by the needs of participating organisations
Cohort 2 is open to organisations that are:
• Led by and for Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage communities
• Based in London and active in their local boroughs
• Focused on criminal justice, employment, education or youth programmes
• A registered charity, CIC, social enterprise or voluntary group
• Operating for at least one year
• Working with an annual income between £50,000 and £200,000
To keep the process accessible, applications involve a single Expression of Interest only, with no interview stage.
Key dates:
📅 Online Q&A sessions:
14 May, 10am to 11am
19 May, 3pm to 4pm
📅 Applications close:
5pm on 4 June 2026
📅 Mandatory induction session:
Wednesday 24 June 2026
🔗Find out more and submit your Expression of Interest via the link in our bio.
#UPLIFTProgramme #RaceEquality #LondonCharities
From our Racial Terminology Project research, around 40% of respondents reported never using the terms ‘GRT’ or ‘BME’, while ‘BAME’ was used occasionally by 35% and never by 34% of respondents and was also often described as dehumanising, unhelpful, and as flattening difference.
Our Racial Terminology series blog, ’Diversity is a euphemism’, explores what happens when broad or softened language avoids naming race directly, and why that matters for anti-racist work.
Read the blog and explore the wider project via the link in our bio to our Racial Terminology Project page
#RacialTerminology #AntiRacism #RaceEquality
Terminology as a tool; not separate from the fight for racial equity but an integral part of it.
The first blog in our Racial Terminology Project Blog series, explores a key question raised through the research: is focusing on language a distraction from tackling racism, or part of the work itself?
Drawing on the wider project, this blog reflects on why terminology matters, how it shapes shared understanding, and why categories and ethnicity data remain important tools for identifying racial disparities.
Read the blog and explore the wider project via the link in our bio to our Racial Terminology webpage
#RacialTerminology #AntiRacism #RaceEquality
Action for Race Equality is recruiting a dedicated Finance Manager to support our growing team!
This is a part-time, fixed-term role for a highly analytical and proactive finance professional with strong attention to detail. The post holder will support ARE’s financial operations and work closely with colleagues across the organisation.
The postholder will be responsible for:
▪️Preparing and presenting bi-monthly management accounts
▪️Developing, monitoring and reporting on project budgets
▪️Supporting staff funding allocations across projects and funding sources
▪️Reviewing grant contracts and other income for VAT and tax implications
▪️Overseeing payroll and maintaining accurate payroll records
▪️Preparing financial reports for internal and external stakeholders
▪️Supporting forecasting, financial planning, audits and compliance
▪️Entering financial data into an accounts package and checking bank records
▪️Providing general finance support, including ad-hoc analysis and cost control
We are looking for someone with demonstrable finance experience, excellent organisational skills, strong communication skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
👉Part-time: 28 to 35 hours per month
👉1-year fixed term contract
👉Hybrid: two in-office days each month
👉Salary negotiable depending on experience
Deadline: Monday 18 May 2026, 5pm
Interviews: Week commencing Monday 1 June 2026
Find out more and apply via the link in bio. #FinanceManager #NonprofitJobs
Not all superheroes wear capes! 🦸✊
On #nationalsuperheroday , we’re celebrating the superheroes in our Routes2Success programme: the role models and mentors who support, encourage and empower young people.
Here’s one of our long-standing superheroes, Tony Henry, who recently delivered a session with Year 12 boys at Saracens High School. Tony has been supporting and empowering young people as a role model since 2013, and his session received brilliant feedback from staff and students.
Interested in becoming a role model?🤔
🚨Join us on Thursday 14 May, 6 - 8:30pm, for our Routes2Success Role Model Recruitment Event and hear from current mentors and young people involved and find out how you could play a part👉 https://ow.ly/QUhN50YQZru
#mentoringmatters #rolemodels
Today, on #StephenLawrenceDay, we remember Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered in a racist attack at the age of 18 on 22 April 1993. @sldayfdn
His murder and the Macpherson Inquiry that followed brought the term institutional racism firmly into public discourse and marked a significant shift in how policing is scrutinised in the UK. Since then, civil society has continued to push for anti-racist policing and to hold both the police and government to account.
However, 33 years on, the gap between that history and the present remains stark. As highlighted in a March 2026 ISOB report, only 6 of the 44 police forces in England and Wales covered by the Police Race Action Plan had publicly acknowledged institutional racism.
Stephen Lawrence Day is a moment to remember Stephen’s life and reflect on the work still needed to build fairer, more accountable policing.
#Policing #InstitutionalRacism
