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Action for Race Equality

@are-official.bsky.social
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Shaping policy, challenging discrimination and delivering projects to end racial inequality in the UK across education, employment, enterprise & criminal justice

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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
London hosts events in October (and beyond) to celebrate Black History Month, so check out a variety of events compiled on londonist.com/london/things-to-do/b… and of course, www.blackhistorymonth.org.uk. #bhm CREDIT: Illustration by Unfold X
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ahead of National #GetOutside Day this Sun, we discuss the barriers that can make it hard for Black, Asian and mixed heritage communities to enjoy the outdoors, and the groups helping more people feel that they belong in nature. ow.ly/tQjX50ZR28j #InclusiveOutdoors
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Applications are now open for the 3rd year of our Youth Action Network! 🙌 YAN gives young people the opportunity to share their views and lived experiences and contribute to projects, research and policy addressing racial inequality. Interested or know who might? - apply: ow.ly/zBwY50ZFwWu
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
As our Windrush justice work evolves, we’re hiring a Senior Policy Officer to help advance it. Work with advocates and policymakers to turn evidence into policy change. 💷 £35k–£37k 🕒 35 hours per week, hybrid 📅 Apply by 11 September, 5pm Apply + more info : ow.ly/ocv150ZCngW #PolicyJobs
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Our Routes2Success Role model recruitment film is here! Hear why role models chose to inspire young people to be the best version of themselves - for a total of four days a year. Watch our film and learn how to be a positive influence in someone's life. ow.ly/n8cX50ZzLNp
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
If the answer is yes ... watch out for our new R2S recruitment film out later this morning!
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
If you think your experience could help guide a young person to a better future ... WATCH THIS SPACE!
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Watch out for ARE's new R2S recruitment film. COMING SOON!!!
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
ARE stands with Professor Jason Arday and all Black professionals facing racialised scrutiny. Black excellence deserves recognition, not suspicion, through fair and responsible reporting. Read our full statement via the link below. ow.ly/9VZs50ZwxPJ #raceequality
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
ARE's Chief Exec Jeremy Crook OBE has received a Hon Doctorate in Social Science recognising his decades long commitment to improving race equality in the UK. Congratulations Dr. Jeremy Crook. actionforraceequality.org.uk/jeremy…
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
This month marks South Asian Heritage Month. This blog by Indra Nauth, ARE’s Deputy Chief Exec, spotlights her little known Indo-Caribbean background by writing about growing up in the UK with a strong Guyanese heritage. ow.ly/WPhv50ZtKM6
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
#Hiring - Senior Assistant to SLT This role will provide high-level admin and governance support, including managing diaries, preparing briefings and presentations & coordinating meetings/ key events. 📍 3 days in office, 35hrs pw 💷 £35k pa - 2yr FTC Apply by 14 Aug, 5pm ow.ly/QbcT50Zs0eF
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
One year of UPLIFT, our capacity building programme: leaders from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage-led #grassrootsorganisations reflect on the value of peer connection, wellbeing support and bespoke consultancy. ➡️Read more and express interest in the next cohort: ow.ly/nwes50ZrWM8
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
What needs to change in #YouthEmployment? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report with Business in the Community says it’s not only about supporting young people, but also changing employer behaviour and tackling systemic barriers. 👉https://ow.ly/HJjE50Zk4py #NoTalentWasted
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
What barriers are young people facing when moving into work? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report developed with Business in the Community highlights barriers facing Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people and set our recommendations to ensure #NoTalentWasted ow.ly/ByG450Zk4v7
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
🚨There is a moral and economic imperative to act on racial disparities in #YouthEmployment. Our #TaskForce report, developed with Business in the Community shows closing ethnicity participation and pay gaps could benefit the UK economy by £37bn. Read in full: link #NoTalentWasted
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Over 1 million young people aged 16–24 are NEET. For Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people, racial discrimination compounds the challenge. Our #TaskForce report sets out what must change to ensure there is #NoTalentWasted 👉https://ow.ly/feSF50Zk4A4
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
How do we ensure #NoTalentWasted? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report, developed with Business in the Community sets out 5 key recommendations on how we can improve race equity in #YouthEmployment for Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage young people. Read: ow.ly/79tq50ZjElC
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Friday photo from Downing Street 📸 Earlier this week, our Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook OBE attended a Windrush Day reception at Number 10, hosted by the Rt Hon David Lammy MP. The reception brought together organisations working with and supporting the Windrush generation. #DowningStreet
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Today we’re launching our #TaskForce report with Business in the Community '#NoTalentWasted: A roadmap to ending ethnic inequality in #youthemployment.' It draws on evidence, lived experience and discussions with our 14 members, chaired by Andy Burnham during his mayoralty. ow.ly/TVYU50ZjcFW
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
In light of the recent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, ARE calls for an end to the use of anti-migrant and anti-Muslim language in political narratives. actionforraceequality.org.uk/are-st…
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
This #WindrushDay were reflecting on our Windrush Justice Programme, which has seen us work with over 30 grassroots orgs across the UK, who have supported over 1.5k people to regularise their status and apply to the Windrush Compensation Scheme. 👉https://ow.ly/IxUi50ZfjYq
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
As we mark Refugee Week/World Refugee Day with this guest blog by Islington Refugee and Migrant Forum, we look at how migrants have fallen foul of the far-right's fear of 'outsiders'. ow.ly/Uo4a50ZeCmm
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Action for Race Equality is delighted to see our friend and colleague Patrick honoured with a Knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. Patrick has worked with ARE for the past four years on our Windrush Justice Programme, providing robust policy advice and chairing our Independent Advisory Panel.
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Action for Race Equality (ARE) calls for urgent action as it warns that rising division, attacks on anti-discrimination laws, and growing youth disengagement are damaging hope, safety and opportunity across the UK. ow.ly/a1Bh50Z9TFW
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
ARE statement re a policing review following the murder of Henry Nowak There is an urgent need for policing to demonstrate professionalism and humanity in its interactions and for politicians not to use the situation to drive their own agendas. ow.ly/uYUX50Z7bNa
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Now ONLNE, tomorrow's Action for Race Equality round table features the latest updates and developments surrounding ethnicity pay gap reporting and discuss what organisations should be doing now to drive meaningful action.RESERVE YOUR SPOT: ow.ly/H9go50Z7aei
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Now ONLNE, tomorrow's Action for Race Equality round table features the latest updates and developments surrounding ethnicity pay gap reporting and discuss what organisations should be doing now to drive meaningful action.RESERVE YOUR SPOT: ow.ly/EyE550Z79Ou
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
ARE welcomes Alan Milburn’s interim analysis of the NEET crisis and urges action on systemic racism. Follow link below to read the full statement from our Chief Executive. ow.ly/Uwia50Z5tcg
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Eid Mubarak! From Action for Race Equality.
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Join Action for Race Equality and Cherron Inko-Tariah (@posn_ceo) on 4 June to share practical ideas on how to tackle the Ethnic Pay Gap. RESERVE YOUR SPOT: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnicity-pa…
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
On Tues, we hosted a roundtable with Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people in Manchester as part of the Race Equity in Employment Task Force with @bitcuk.bsky.social & @mayorofgm.bsky.social They spoke about seeking work, application burnout, employer communication and the value of mentoring.
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
UPLIFT Cohort 2 applications are open, but we'd like to turn the spotlight to our cohort 1 alumni organisations! Meet Lives Not Knives, a charity creating safe spaces and supporting young people before crisis point. Their story shows why #CapacityBuilding matters.👇 ow.ly/Z2zG50YY6iX
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re sharing this article by @CentreforMH on the gaps facing Black and minoritised victim-survivors of violence against women and girls.🧠✨ Awareness matters, but action means recognising trauma, racism and gender-based violence👇 ow.ly/9V4r50YWrui
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A troubling gap – By and for services for black and minoritised victim-survivors of violence against women and girls - Centre for Mental Health
Fleur Boya examines how mental health legislation and systems continue to leave survivors from Black and minoritised communities without the specialist support they need.
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
On 16 May, APA will host Beyond Statements: Designing Justice for Women in Policing at UEL, bringing together women across policing, academia and community action to explore #PoliceAccountability, racism, sexism and reform. Register👉 ow.ly/1NBQ50YW3cS ow.ly/sU5i50YW3cR
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Ready to strengthen your organisation’s strategy, sustainability and impact? #UPLIFTProgramme Cohort 2 is now open, offering 12 months of fully funded support for Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage-led organisations across London. 👉Apply by 4 June, 5pm: ow.ly/tkEa50YW4UO
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🚨We’re hiring a Finance Manager. This part-time role will support ARE’s management accounts, project budgets, payroll, financial reporting, forecasting, audit and compliance. 1-year fixed term 28 to 35 hours per month Deadline: 18 May 2026, 5pm. Find out more: ow.ly/4W3j50YVFAH
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
While strip searches of children have reduced overall, Black children remain almost 8x more likely to be strip searched than White children. The Children’s Commissioner’s latest findings raise serious concerns about racial disproportionality in the policing of children. 👇 ow.ly/JA0a50YVy7g
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Our Routes2Success programme has already supported over 550 young people since 2021 – and now we’re looking for more people who want to make a difference.✨ Join us on Thurs 14 May, 6 -8:30pm and find out how you could support through #mentoring and positive role modelling👇 ow.ly/KxRL50YQvCG
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
Following the news of a knife attack in Golders Green involving two Jewish men on 29 April, Action for Race Equality is saddened and horrified by the news.👇 ow.ly/VkC450YT6Ea
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
We’re hiring a Finance Manager. This part-time role will support ARE’s management accounts, project budgets, payroll, financial reporting, forecasting, audit and compliance. Deadline: 18 May 2026, 5pm. Find out more: actionforraceequality.org.uk/financ…
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Our Racial Terminology Project report and guide is now available! Built from insights from young people, and voluntary sector orgs, it examines how race is understood across the UK, offering practical support for more informed conversations about race.👇 ow.ly/a79z50YOAiR
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Not all superheroes wear capes! 🦸✊ This #NationalSuperheroDay, we’re celebrating Tony Henry and the role models supporting young people through our Routes2Success programme. Interested in becoming a role model? Join our recruitment event on Thursday 14 May, 6 - 8:30pm.👇 ow.ly/uLqk50YQZml
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Young people thrive when they have access to positive role models who can support, encourage and inspire them. 🚀 Join us on Thursday 14 May, 6pm - 8:30pm, for our Routes2Success #RoleModel Recruitment Event. 📅 Could this be you?🤔🫵🏼 Sign up via the link/QR Code👇 ow.ly/2WhJ50YLcsc
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Want to make a real difference in a #youngperson’s life? 🪴 Join us on Thursday 14 May, 6pm - 8:30pm, for our #Routes2Success Role Model Recruitment Event. Hear directly from current role models, mentors and young people involved and find out how you could play a part. 👇 ow.ly/ZrmW50YKTKS
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
How do people and organisations across the UK use and understand racial terminology today? 🤔 Join us for the online launch of our Racial Terminology Project, to hear our key findings from the research and the reflections from our guest panellists. 📅 29 April ⏰ 11- 12:30 👉https://ow.ly/207150YLba1
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
On 22 April, APA, Birmingham Race Impact Group & ARE will host a community-led session to shape the UK’s first Black Policing Charter on #StephenLawrenceDay. What does 21st-century anti-racist policing actually look like and who gets to define it? Join the conversation👇 🔗https://ow.ly/qx2P50YKl1r
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Happy Easter! May your Easter be filled with the joy of revival, love, peace and the abundance of good things that come with the spring season.🌻 #HappyEaster #EasterJoy
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Our latest org spotlight with Jonahs Project, speaks directly to the realities facing Black young people, from generational distrust in the system to the impact of adultification and the urgent need for led by and for approaches. Read their reflections on why this matters👇 ow.ly/aJjP50Y9RWp
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Action for Race Equality @are-official.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
We’re #recruiting a Policy Officer to support the Alliance for Police Accountability (APA) at national and city level. 💷£30k 🕒 35 hrs 📍 Hybrid (King’s Cross/Brixton) 12-month fixed term Deadline: Saturday 28 February, 5pm Apply here 👉 ow.ly/Roka50YcmHc
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