Posts Tagged ‘Social Justice’

UN Committee publishes concluding observations on race equality in the UK

Women United

UN Committee on the Elimination of Race Discrimination (CERD) has published concluding observations following a review state of race equality in the UK over a three-day period. Overall the report is a success in highlighting the concerns of civil society organisations about race equality issues in the UK today.

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BBC 3 Young Question Time (The Riots)

Inner City Riots

“We each have a social responsibility to calm any community tensions as responsible members of our communities. We must not allow all the community cohesion work we have been involved with since the 2005 disturbances to be lost. The real test of community cohesion is NOW.”

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A new report blames media for the UK public’s lack of concern over poverty in the UK

Poverty & Homeless

Why don’t we have celebrities singing “Let them know it’s Christmas time” to raise money for the 3 million or so children in this country living below the poverty line? Why is there no Bono or Bob Geldof marshalling the campaign to end child poverty?

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Child protection and BME communities

Children - Vulnerable

Protecting children from BME backgrounds is an increasingly pressing issue. The growing ‘diversity’ of the youth population, greater calls for inter-agency working, and the relative absence of ‘race’ in policy and guidance mean it’s important to understand what role ethnicity plays in decision making.

To help provide an overview of these issues, brap have produced ‘Child protection and BME communities’.

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New campaigning landscape

Campaign opinion

Coalition government, new policy priorities, huge cuts and restructuring, localism, the Big Society… what does it all mean for campaigning and influencing? This page brings together a range of resources and thought pieces exploring these issues and more.

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