By Philip Brown. Why do some people fail to learn from their own bitter experience? Having suffered racism at the hands of Nazi Germany, racism now exists on the part of some Israeli Jews against Muslim Arabs in Israel. This … Continue reading →
The Professor of Evolutionary Ecology and Director of the Evolution & Ecology Research Centre at the University of New South Wales, Rob Brooks, published an insightful article on the origins of racism on The Conversation in July 2012. He finds … Continue reading →
Intisar Chowdhury became a national figure this year after the death of his father from coronavirus led to him questioning the health secretary, Matt Hancock, on live radio. After the death of George Floyd and the national conversation on racism, Chowdhury … Continue reading →
On June 25th, Why me? held a restorative listening forum, giving people the opportunity to come together and share their experiences of racism from the police and criminal justice system. This is a particularly pressing issue following the death of … Continue reading →
This is part of a project created by Miriam Monga, a student at Cardinal Newman Catholic School. BLM Ballerina Here I decided to use the ballerina to put across my message of equality because ballet is such an inherently white … Continue reading →
Coventry Society issued the following statement on 8 June 2020 Following the recent tragic murder of George Floyd, Vincent Hammersley, Chair of the Coventry Society has issued the following public statement on behalf of the Coventry Society: “One of the … Continue reading →
Around 1000 people gathered in Broadgate on Sunday, 7 June, in support of a Black Lives Matter protest following the killing of George Floyd by a policeman in Minneapolis, USA [1]. Two days earlier, Warwickshire Police and Crime Commissioner Philip Seccombe … Continue reading →
Statement by Coventry Lord Mayor’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation on George Floyd’s Death and Police Violence Since George Floyd’s death at the hands of a police officer in the US city of Minneapolis there have been protests across the … Continue reading →
Show Racism the Red Card Competitions encourage young people from schools and other educational settings to produce creative work with an original anti-racism theme. In England, Wales and Scotland a competition is held annually and thousands of young people participate. … Continue reading →
Show Racism the Red Card is the UK’s leading anti-racism educational charity They provide educational workshops, training sessions, multimedia packages, and a whole host of other resources, all with the purpose of tackling racism in society. Established in January 1996, … Continue reading →