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Far-right ideas are infiltrating mainstream politics. Leaders across the political spectrum are pushing increasingly hostile anti-immigration policies, scapegoating and dehumanising people of colour, to distract from economic, social, and political turmoil
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BREAKING: The High Court has ruled that the Government’s appointment of Dido Harding and Mike Coupe to senior emergency healthcare jobs without competition was unlawful
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In the last 24 hours, 3 horrendous cases of institutional racism have come to light 🧵
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It could not be more obvious that Britain has problem with institutional and systemic racism. We do not need any more apologies or investigations without action.
We need policy and a practice upheaval which will support ethnic minority people at all stages of their lives.
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A report from prestigious
@RoySocChem
today shows that racism is 'pervasive' in chemical sciences.
Robert Mokaya, the ONLY Black professor in 575 chemistry professors across the UK, has been rejected for research funding for 15 years.
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A young Black schoolgirl,
#ChildQ
, was taken out of an exam to be strip searched - without any adult supervision from her guardians - on suspicion of possessing cannabis, which she did not.
She was then sent back into her exam, traumatised and shaken.
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Runnymede and
@GoodLawProject
are taking the government to court, after Boris Johnson hired a Tory crony to head up Test and Trace. Read our blog on why we're going forward with this important case.
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We promised you action...
Sign our joint letter to the Prime Minister to
#RejectTheReport
and implement the recommendations of the long-standing Macpherson, Lammy, Marmot and Williams reviews.
Deadline 23:59 this Thursday, please share widely:
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And
@pcs_union
have voted to withdraw from an investigation into institutional racism in the Cabinet Office, the heart of executive power in Whitehall, for 'showing no real desire to tackle discrimination.'
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Instead, we are facing an onslaught of draconian legislation in the
#BordersBill
,
#PolicingBill
,
#ElectionsBill
and
#HumanRightsAct
'overhaul'.
Combined, these pose the most significant and sustained threat to Black and ethnic minority people’s civil rights in recent memory.
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Over half of Black children, and 47% of Asian children are living in poverty.
Utterly shocking in 2024 Britain, and inexcusable. This is a political choice.
BREAKING
Child poverty has risen *again*.
4.3 million children are living in poverty.
In a general election year, nothing should be more important to our political leaders than making things better for the country’s poorest kids.
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Last year Boris Johnson's govt were approached by
@memorial2007
to fund a memorial to commemorate the victims of the Transatlantic Slave trade. Everything was in place - secured site, commissioned designs etc but the govt refused the extra funds required.
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We would never have had the confidence, expertise or finance to bring this case on our own.
The
@GoodLawProject
is so important. It is an honour and a privilege to work with them.
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You can support our call to
#TeachRaceMigrationEmpire
and a *funded centre* for teacher training by writing to your MP and local school governors.
We have letter templates for MPs/school governors here👇🏿
Please share 🙏🏿
✉️ Runnymede has coordinated a letter in
@thetimes
today calling for schools to be supported to teach empire and migration.
✔️ Teachers require training, professional development
✔️
@UCL_Holocaust
(part govt funded) is a useful model to follow
#TeachMigrationRaceEmpire
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The leadership of our young Black men is crucial to achieve the vision for an equal society that we all share.
Solidarity and a huge well done to Southgate's fantastic team last night. Dignity and spirit have a permanent home in this squad 🏴❤️
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Today, we remember the life and enduring legacy of Stephen Lawrence, an aspiring architect who was murdered by racist strangers as he made his way home 30 years ago
Rest in Eternal Power, dear Stephen 🕊
Stephen Lawrence, 13.09.1974 - 22.04.1993
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55 years ago today, Enoch Powell gave his poisonous "Rivers of Blood" speech, filled with claims about 'alien inflows' and 'fraudulent entry'.
We were founded the same year.
The 'Illegal' Migration Bill returns to Parliament next week, with that same dehumanising rhetoric. 🧵
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While we are embroiled in Downing Street parties, ethnic minority people across the UK are facing one of the most significant threats to their civil rights in recent memory.
An onslaught of legislation is in parliament this month, here's what you need to know 🧵
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Today marks 29 years since the senseless murder of Stephen Lawrence.
We must use Stephen's legacy to make positive strides to eradicate institutional and systemic racism in the police, and across the UK.
Let's serve him that justice.
Rest in power, Stephen 🕊️
@sldayfdn
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We understand that 15 MPs from the government back benches have written to the Charities Commission about the Trust’s work. Read our statement here:
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The open letter to
#RejectTheReport
was delivered to Downing Street on Friday. Given the staggering number of signatures, we have decided to keep it open. Keep signing and sharing, and together we can create real, tangible change:
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#WindrushDay
is dedicated to paying our respects to the
#Windrush
generation: their journeys, the challenges they’ve endured & their indispensable contribution to Britain.
Let's not forget, three years after the
#WindrushScandal
, the fight for justice continues ✊🏿
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"Someone walked into the school, where I was supposed to feel safe, took me away from the people who were supposed to protect me and stripped me naked" -
#ChildQ
An apology is nowhere near enough, this young woman needs justice.
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Conversations about the 'left-behind white working class' have made a return to the political scene in recent weeks. Below is a thread about Runnymede's recent work in this area and how pitting 'race' and class against one another serves nobody well /1
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The plan to scrap the Human Rights Act in the
#QueensSpeech
& introduce a new Bill of Rights will undermine the rights of Black and ethnic minority groups. Here’s why 🧵
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This is a gross erasure of how the UK built its wealth. The C of E, Guardian and Lloyds are prominent examples that openly show how our church, media and financial systems are rooted in colonialism and slavery
This is not a matter of conjecture, but fact
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Runnymede are hosting a snap event to discuss the Commission's findings and why it has failed to address structural and institutional racism in the UK.
#RacismIsReal
@ppvernon
@MarshadeCordova
Join us at 19:00 tomorrow:
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Runnymede and our tremendous partners at the
@GoodLawProject
can confirm the High Court has now agreed to examine the serious allegations of
#nepotism
and
#cronyism
levelled against the UK Government, including the appointment of Dido Harding.
#Transparency
.
#Accountability
NEW: Our judicial review with
@RunnymedeTrust
over the Government’s practice of handing top public sector jobs to its mates has been granted permission. We're going to Court.
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✉️ Runnymede has coordinated a letter in
@thetimes
today calling for schools to be supported to teach empire and migration.
✔️ Teachers require training, professional development
✔️
@UCL_Holocaust
(part govt funded) is a useful model to follow
#TeachMigrationRaceEmpire
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We don't think it's worth talking about Priti Patel's insipid comments about the statue of
#Bristol
's slave-trader Edward Colston, but we do think it's worth reminding you about the importance of teaching migration, belonging and empire in schools
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Today's High Court ruling sets a dangerous precedent.
It targets Muslim students, and cannot be removed from the ramping up of Prevent and recent govt extremism definition.
No child should be policed for the peaceful practice of their faith.
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⚠️As part of this
#BlackHistoryMonth
, we are asking all MPs, civil society organisations, individuals and others to support this pledge. In 2020, we should have an accurate and honest teaching of
#teachracemigrationempire
. These are not radical demands but simple necessities⚠️
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💷 Our report Colour of Money (April 2020) highlights:
⛔ Black African & Bangladeshi households have *10 times* less wealth than White British
⛔
#Covid19UK
exposing and widening economic gaps for BME groups
Read/download ⤵️
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"Education is the single most emphatic success story" of the BME experience. Farcical when Black Caribbean students are 6 times more likely to be excluded from school, and UK schools have recorded more than 60,000 racist incidents in the past 5 years.
#Gaslighting
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It seems we are avoiding addressing institutional and structural racism challenges in the UK. Although a problematic term, if use of
#BAME
is the most pressing of the Commission's recommendations, then Britain's ethnic minority communities are being massively let down.
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Today we celebrate the life and enduring legacy of academic, activist and cultural studies pioneer Stuart Hall, born on this day in 1932
The impact of Hall's anti-racist scholarship on our understanding of British culture and society cannot be overstated
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As our new report with
@GreenpeaceUK
shows, racial justice and climate justice are two sides of the same coin - we can’t achieve one without achieving the other.
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Our statement following the release of the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities .
Join us at 19:00 where we will be discussing the report in more detail, details in our pinned tweet.
#RacismIsReal
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THANK YOU! The letter received a staggering 21,882 signatures in just over 48 hours, and is being put to the Prime Minister today. We hope he will engage with our evidence and research and work with us to build the vision for a racially equal Britain that we share.
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Tomorrow,
@GoodLawProject
and the Runnymede Trust are in the High Court to challenge Government's appointment of senior public officials without competition
Challenging nepotism is vital for equality and levelling up. Read the latest blog by
@Halima_Begum
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We are immensely proud of our wonderful trustee Prof Jason Arday, who has become the youngest black professor ever at Cambridge 💚
"If we want to make education more inclusive, the best tools we have are solidarity, understanding and love."
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Extremely dangerous and lazy stereotyping from Andrew Pierce, who assumes it's Black men behind the horrific murder of Olivia Pratt-Korbel.
Organised crime is a national issue, not defined by race.
Good on
@TVMarv
and
@RobbieRinder
for correcting him.
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A criminal justice system that is quick to criminalise Black boys and men for the music they listen to and WhatsApp groups they’re in, but for 30 yrs fails to sentence those who practically admitted to racist murder.
Solidarity to all who loved Stephen🧡
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75 years ago today, the Empire Windrush arrived at Tilbury Docks in a symbolic moment for Britain
Today we celebrate our dear Windrush generation, who shaped our multicultural identity and made a remarkable impact on our social, cultural, and political landscapes
#Windrush75
🧡
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NEW: There are 979 police officers operating in UK schools, revealing that the presence of police in schools is 43% greater than previous figures have suggested.
Our children need support and safeguarding, not criminalisation. Read our latest briefing👇
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George Floyd will never know the impact his murder had. He was not a martyr for racial justice.
George was a father, a son, a brother and a partner. Today, we pay tribute to him, to his life and to his loved ones.
Of course his life mattered.
Rest in eternal power, George 🕊️
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We're absolutely horrified by the recent incident at Peckham Hair & Cosmetics.
We must work to root out the violence against Black women which is so normalised in our society.
Sending our love and solidarity to the victim; we hope she's safe and surrounded by community.
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We are at crisis point with our policing.
This month, in Croydon alone, a Black man has died in police custody, and a woman was handcuffed by police officers in front of her young, crying son, over a £1.75 bus ticket which she had paid.
🧵
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In the face of adversity, allies come together. It's clear this Commission wants to set race relations back by 20 years - we're not going to let that happen. Stay mobilised, stay engaged, stay positive.
In case you missed our event, catch it here:
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The facts about institutional racism do not lie. No matter how the Commission spins its findings, ultimately it does concede that we certainly do not live in a post-racist society.
@Halima_Begum
on
@SkyNews
yesterday evening.
#FactsDontLie
#RacismIsReal
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These racist remarks are abhorrent - nothing short of stoking hatred and violence against Black women. Language has consequences.
Until the Conservatives give this money back, it is further confirmation that racist prejudice is accepted in its ranks.
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It is shocking that Ministers decry the removal of slave-trader statues when there is NO major memorial in England to commemorate the victims of Transatlantic Slave trade. This is a petition with ~65,000 signatures by
@memorial2007
supported by Runnymede.
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Remembering the life and enduring legacy of Stephen Lawrence, who was murdered by racist strangers as he made his way home on 22nd April 1993.
Last year, we partnered with
@sldayfdn
to produce
#DearStephen
in his memory🧡
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In a landmark moment, the Church of England has appointed the first ever black female bishop. Congratulations to The Reverand Dr Rose Hudson-Wilkin, who is the Chaplain to Queen & led the prayers at Prince Harry's and Meghan Markle's wedding in 2018.
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The Met police admit that Oladeji Adeyemi Omishore was not armed when they tasered him 3 times, after which he fell into the Thames and died.
Say his name.
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Tell the Black young mother that the UK is not institutionally racist, tell that to the 60% of NHS doctors and nurses who died from Covid and were black and ethnic minority workers.
"You can't tell them that, because they are dead" -
@Halima_Begum
#RacismIsReal
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@GoodLawProject
"Dido Harding, hired to head up Test and Trace, is the wife of a Conservative MP, and a friend of former prime minister David Cameron. The chumocracy has plummeted new lows."
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This draconian legislation carries with it huge threat to our right to protest & will criminalise
#GRT
groups. An attack on our rights, incl. the rights of protestors fighting for racial justice, & must be opposed. Proud to sign
@libertyuk
's joint letter 👇
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"Ethnic minority cabinet ministers continue to uphold institutional racism today, using their identities to give us the illusion of progress when in reality they maintain and uphold systems of oppression."
@Taj_Ali1
for our
#RaceMatters
blog.
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We’ve had over 10,000 signatures and counting! What a response. You’ve got until 23:59 tomorrow to sign our open letter to the PM. Every name counts 💪🏿
#RejectTheReport
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😲 A 13-year-old boy has been denied British citizenship because he was deemed to be of "bad character" after a fight at school. Another example of
#hostileenvironment
that needs to change if Home Sec's pledge to 'do right' by immigrants is to be realised
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Deeply saddening to hear of the passing of bell hooks
“marginality is much more than a site of deprivation; in fact I was saying just the opposite, that it is also the site of radical possibility, a space of resistance.”
An eternal blessing to us, may she rest in paradise 💜🕊️
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The Met has inflicted unimaginable pain and trauma on Black and minority ethnic communities, while evading accountability, for generations.
Where is the justice for Joy? No one has ever been held criminally responsible.
Love and solidarity with all who loved her 🖤
Remembering Joy Gardner who died after a deportation raid at her London home.
Jamaican Joy, 40, was bound with 13ft of tape, her mouth was gagged and a restraint belt was used by officers on July 28, 1993.
This happened in front of her 5-year-old son.
Joy died four days later.
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Today, we honour Stephen Lawrence, and his family's continued efforts to bring an end to institutional racism.
13.09.74 - 22.04.1993, Rest in Eternal Power, Stephen.
#StephenLawrenceDay
@sldayfdn
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"Racism is a safeguarding issue and we cannot with all integrity protect our children against discrimination if we don’t have the most basic understanding of how it presents in our schools."
✍️ Everyday Racism co-founder Naomi Evans 👇
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We are deeply concerned by the Home Secretary’s recent interventions regarding ongoing protests in relation to Palestine:
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"The very least the Commission could do is actually acknowledge the suffering of Black and minority ethnic communities" -
@Halima_Begum
on
@BBCNews
this morning
@vicderbyshire
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Black and ethnic minority groups are bearing the brunt of
#COVID
ー19. BME ppl are not only over-represented in
#keyworker
jobs e.g. TfL, delivery, frontline NHS jobs etc they are also among the poorest socio-economic groups, living in overcrowded & multi-generational households.
100% of doctors who have died
50% of nurses who have died
35% of people in intensive care
Due to coronavirus are BAME
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We were proud to bring the case alongside
@GoodLawProject
- to highlight what it means to disadvantaged groups for the Government to push its associates and donors into key jobs.
Read our full statement 👇
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Shocking.
This is exactly why we must broaden the curriculum. Teaching and learning Black British histories is essential for our understanding of the world we live in. It's in all our best interests.
Half of Britons can’t name a Black British historical figure, survey finds
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The government's new extremism definition is an attack on civil society
It has bypassed parliamentary scrutiny and will likely shut down organisations supporting people of colour, who are critical of the government of the day 🧵
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Labelling Caribbean communities, and the celebration of them, as 'dangerous' plays to racial tropes.
These communities were Notting Hill until gentrification forced them out. They have every right to take to its streets and honour the area's rich history.
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A slap on the wrist for officers responsible for the strip search of Child Q can't begin to tackle the systemic racism that makes Black children 6x more likely to experience such violations at the hands of police.
It's time to end the use of strip search.
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.
@memorial2007
has published a letter in
@thetimes
today - signed by
@LennyHenry
@AdrianLester
@Bonn1eGreer
@DavidOlusoga
-urging govt to fund a slave trade memorial
#SlaveTradeMemorialNow
Sign + share the
@UKChange
petition
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Rest in Eternal Power, George Floyd. Today, we honour you.
We are holding an event this evening 19:00 -20:00, to offer a space to come together on this difficult and traumatic day
#OneYearOn
. Join us:
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It is highly revealing and entirely damning that the consensus-driven United Nations has seen fit to unequivocally condemn the "shocking"
#Sewell
report - a now thoroughly discredited enterprise.
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We have received an outpouring of solidarity since yesterday, and would like to thank each and every one of you for your kindness and allyship 💚
We hope this historical moment for George Floyd heals and unites Britain in its shared goal for a fair, just and equal society.
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🗣️“It tells us they understand the millennial pulse; they understand what young people care about today; they understand what is right for the future of the UK.”
@Halima_Begum
on Harry & Meghan's call to end structural racism as
#BlackHistoryMonth
begins
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Three years ago today, George Floyd was murdered at the hands of Minneapolis police.
George was a father, a son, a partner, a brother, an uncle and a friend. Today, we remember his life and legacy, and extend our love and solidarity to his loved ones.
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The Rwanda Bill trades on racist narratives.
It scapegoats and dehumanises the most vulnerable people - disproportionately people of colour - nurturing the conditions for racism.
It is a terrible indictment of our political system that it has passed.
Perfect way to start the day.
Happy St George’s Day! 🏴
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Incredibly sad to hear on
#r4today
that 90% of doctors to have died from Covid were from ethnic minority backgrounds. Equally sad that this is unsurprising.
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The IOPC confirm that Chris Kaba was unarmed when the Metropolitan Police pursued, shot and killed him on Monday. He was 24, and due to become a father.
This is the second unarmed Black man killed at the hands of the Met in just 3 months.
BREAKING: Chris Kaba, a 24 y/o Black man, was unarmed when Met Police officers pursued and shot him dead in south London, the IOPC has confirmed.
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The Policing Bill is a bill of enormous and alarming proportions.
A crack down on everything from the right to protest to expanding the use of stop and search powers, it constitutes draconian measures which will entrench racial discrimination and curtail civil liberties.
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Today, MPs are debating the Elections Bill, which would make it mandatory to show photo ID when casting a vote at local and national elections.
This would disenfranchise millions of voters, in attempt to solve an electoral fraud problem which doesn't exist.
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If BME groups are disproportionately dying because they are more 'susceptible' to Covid, why aren't the same trends seen in countries where they are the majority? Runnymede's data analyst
@adammarqalmeida
says these stats are about inequality, not biology.
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This is not about guilt
It is about teaching accurate history in schools & reflecting Black British histories that are integral to our nation's story
Our
#OurMigrationStory
site gives us the resources to do so. It is time to
#teachracemigrationempire
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After the uprising of support for Black Lives Matter and pledges across the board to address racial disparities, the combination of these bills is instead a clear and targeted assault on the rights of ethnic minority people.
They must be stopped.
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We're particularly concerned that poverty rates for Bangladeshi children have increased by 5 percentage points since last year.
Now over *two thirds* of Bangladeshi children are living in poverty in the UK.
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Please read *new* report Race & Racism in English Secondary Schools by
@RemyJS90
to learn how
✴️ racial literacy among teachers
✴️ school policies
✴️ narrow curriculum
✴️ police in schools
✴️ mostly white teachers
can be detrimental to BME pupils
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Citizenship is not a 'privilege'
After passing in the House of Commons, the
#BordersBill
is in the Lords today. Here's a reminder of the dangers of this draconian legislation 🧵
Follow
@FreefromTorture
,
@JCWI_UK
&
@AmnestyUK
who are all doing important work on this Bill
Between 2006 and 2014, powers to strip citizenship were used 27 times. In 2017 alone, its use rose dramatically to 104 times
Last month, a new clause was snuck into the
#BordersBill
, which would grant the power to deprive a person’s citizenship without them even being told
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While acknowledging that a criminal investigation has now been opened into the fatal shooting of Chris Kaba by a Met Officer, and that Officer has been suspended from "frontline duties", we call on the relevant authorities to ensure a full, thorough and transparent inquiry 🧵
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⚠️ Here are 7️⃣ simple things you can do to help embed histories of migration, Black British history and empire in the history curriculum 🙏🏿
#TeachRaceMigrationEmpire
#BlackHistoryMatters
#BlackLivesMatter
ℹ️👇🏿
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We'd like to introduce new team member
@Micha_Frazer
who has joined Runnymede as Acting Editor, overseeing our Race Matters blog
Micha's looking for pitches for articles so please email Micha
@runnymedetrust
.org with suggestions, and for more info 🙏🏿
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"I am very proud to have been at an institution that has weathered the storm of multiple fronts of attacks, very proud to be part of an institution that has stood the test of time, and we prevailed."
🗣️ Our former CEO
@Halima_Begum
👇
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The Borders Bill is a wholesale attack on refugee, migrant & British ethnic minority peoples' rights.
It would entrench dangerous citizenship stripping powers, granting the power to deprive a person’s citizenship without them even being told.
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Today, we remember the life and enduring legacy of Stephen Lawrence, whose tragic murder changed the country, and was core to progressing racial equality in the UK
We produced
#DearStephen
in partnership with
@sldayfdn
to mark this difficult anniversary
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Utterly shocking video over the weekend of a woman being arrested over a £1.75 bus fare (which she had paid), in front of her son.
It reflects the traumatic everyday policing Black people experience from cradle to grave.
£1.75 bus fare
She had paid
No criminal offence
Could have been an opportunity to show proportionate policing & deescalation.
Instead you left a little boy in tears surrounded by multiple uniformed officers as they arrest his mother.
Then you described her as abusive.
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The UK has enough jobs and resources to go round, it is a political choice that so many are locked out of opportunity and living in poverty.
Leaders across the political spectrum cannot continue to distract from the cost-of-living crisis by scapegoating people seeking safety.
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Remembering Belly Mujinga, a rail worker who died from COVID-19 after being spat at while working. Belly's employer failed to protect her in a pandemic which disproportionately killed Black people.
Her story reflects the injustices working-class Black women face in this country.
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