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We're on Bluesky! 🦋. Follow us here: @runnymedetrust.bsky.social.
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RT @SaulStaniforth: .@shabnabegum from the @RunnymedeTrust is spot on here, immigrants aren't responsible for the housing crisis. We know w….
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Mainstream political debates, which locate almost every social issue as having a migrant or Muslim cause, need to be challenged. These claims are not supported by the evidence, and do nothing to solve the issues this country faces. 🗣️ Our @shabnabegum.
"I think by always making every issue, always bringing it back to immigration does the really damaging poisonous work of encouraging racism". @shabnabegum from @RunnymedeTrust. Spot on. Migrants are being scapegoated for the consequences of political decisions by successive govts
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RT @shabnabegum: Had gone on the show, wondering what I might have to say about NI/EU trade rule changes & planning reforms - but I should….
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'What happened over the weekend is not an isolated event, but a clear example of structural racism against Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller communities'. @GypsyTravellers joint letter on the over-policing of Romany Gypsy and Irish Traveller young people 👇.
Today, FFT alongside @YorkTravellers, Derbyshire Gypsy Liaison Group, @KushtiBokDorset, @LondonGypsyTrav, @LeedsGATE, @LeicsG, @IrishCommCare, @SanctuaryPlaces, @irishinbritain and others, wrote to the Chief Constable of GMP, Stephen Watson QPM to raise our collective. (1/4).
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RT @mcneilwillson: Muslims face ‘bleak and dystopian’ climate in UK - head of @RunnymedeTrust . “Racist riots will return if Islamophobia c….
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Shabna Begum says racist riots will return if Islamophobia continues being ‘an acceptable currency’ in politics
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This summer’s racist riots were the clear outcome of intensifying Islamophobia in the UK. Our new report shows that Islamophobia is growing, and highlights its structural nature across British society. Read it here 👉
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RT @HealthFdn: PODCAST: What is driving health inequalities between people from different ethnic backgrounds?. Our Chief Executive @Jennife….
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What we know about the ethnic minority groups experiencing inequalities, what drives these – and how they relate to health.
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Dr Paul Stephenson OBE. May he rest in eternal power, and his legacy live on🤍🕊️.
"His spirit will live on" ❤️.The civil rights campaigner Paul Stephenson - who led the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963 - has died. Read about his incredible life here ➡️
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'Misogynoir in the workplace' includes recommendations for actionable steps that employers, unions and the govt can take to address systemic barriers, and create workplaces where Black women can feel safe, valued, and supported to thrive. Read it here👇
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Misogynoir - where racism and sexism intersect - continues to hinder Black women's professional advancement, wellbeing, and sense of belonging in the workplace.
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This work builds on our Broken Ladders report, which found that 75% of women of colour have experienced racism at work, and 61% report changing themselves to ‘fit in’.
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The myth of meritocracy for women of colour in the workplace
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Misogynoir hinders Black women's career progression, wellbeing, and sense of belonging at work. Drawing on interviews with women from various sectors, our latest report sheds light on the barriers they face, the personal toll it takes, and how they create joy despite this.
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Statement on our response to Sgt Blake's acquittal. Full statement with the referenced links here:
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We believe everyone should have access to safe, suitable, affordable housing. We're linking up with the Mwanzo Project and @BlackSWNet to explore evidence-led strategies that address the root causes of social issues, rather than punishing those impacted. Sign up to take part👇.
We believe everyone should have access to safe, suitable, affordable housing. Help us envision what's needed to make that a reality. 🗓 Tues 12th Nov.📍 @MXCCBristol.🕕 6-8.30pm.💷 Participants receive a £70 fee.🥘 Food by @jerkkingbristol. Register 👇
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📣 WE'RE HIRING! 📣. We're looking for a Senior Policy Officer to support our policy influencing work and manage our parliamentary engagement. ⌛ Deadline: 11:59pm, Sunday 10th November. Find our more and apply 👇
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'Focusing on diversity ignores the historical context of policing, the fact that people of colour can uphold racist systems, and the experiences of officers of colour.'. 🗣️ Our @sjwalcott at today's @NBPAUK conference.
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Join us for the launch of our upcoming report - 'Islamophobia: the intensification of racism against Muslim Communities in the UK’. 📅 18th November.📍House of Commons. Further details 👇.
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Report launch of ‘Islamophobia: the intensification of racism against Muslims in the UK’
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RT @NPCthinks: .@shabnabegum shares the @RunnymedeTrust 'three Ts' approach: Triage (immediate help to deliver policy), Transition (things….
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RT @NPCthinks: @shabnabegum @RunnymedeTrust The panel are now taking questions on working with the government. Topics include repealing lob….
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'Black History Month requires us to observe how the work, art and organising efforts of the African and Caribbean diaspora in Britain are inseparable from global resistance and Black self-determination.'. ✍️ Our Hannah Francis 👇
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As this year’s Black History Month gets underway, the Runnymede Trust’s Hannah Francis highlights three important Black British figures whose stories are often overlooked but remain strikingly...
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