Runnymede

Pupil Exclusions

Are We Getting it Right Yet?

It is a fact that black and minority ethnic pupils are still disproportionately excluded from schools. Runnymede's first eConference will therefore bring leading figures from the education sector together with parents and pupils to discuss the issues key to this debate.

Norwich MPs Debate Race

'Question Time' - style debate

You can tune it to a live web stream of our debate on race equality in Norwich on 11 February, 2010. The panel event, which will feature representatives from all the major political parties, will take place at Blackfriars Hall in Norwich between 7pm and 8pm. A link the the live stream will be available on our website on the day.

Ethnic Profiling

Racial Profiling in UK Law Enforcement

Lord Carlile of Berriew, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, Shadow Minister for Immigration Damian Green MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow Home Secretary Chris Huhne MP and Labour MEP Claude Moraes are among those to provide comment for a Runnymede eConference on the use of ethnic profiling by UK police.  [Photo copyright info].

Race and Difference

Race and Difference

The future of our multi-ethnic society was the focus of lively debate at the Race and Difference event, co-organised by Runnymede.

The evening provided the perfect platform from which to launch Making a Contribution, the last publication in our series of Community Studies, which pulls together an overview of the findings in all eleven of its precursors.

Young People's Event

Love for Music Unites Generations

Grime artist and teenage heartthrob Bashy takes the stage alongside acclaimed dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson in the Runnymede event captured in this four-minute video. The two artists recount their stories of growing up in Britain - one today, one decades ago - and how being black and a love of music has shaped this experience for both of them.

Runnymede

Runnymede is the UK's leading race equality thinktank. We are a research-led, non-party political charity working to end racism.

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Latest Publication

Why Do Assets Matter? Assets Equality and Ethnicity - Building Towards Financial Inclusion

 

Latest News

Up to 60% of Black and Asian people have no savings at all, reveals a new research report - Why Do Assets Matter? - from our Financial Inclusion team. The report highlights how tough policy decisions will have to be made to ensure that all people, regardless of ethnicity, have the assets to fulfil their potential.

Practical solutions to the medium-term problems faced by our public services need to be identified, according to the 2020 Public Services Trust (2020 PST), which is placing this task at the centre of its purpose.

Ten recommendations on how to deal with young adults in the criminal justice system have been pulled together in the Young Adult Manifesto, which is published by the Transition to Adulthood (T2A) Alliance and incorporates Runnymede’s suggestions.

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Do you need advice on school exclusion? Ask our expert, Gerry German from the Communities Empowerment Network: http://tinyurl.com/yj8rtky
Monday, 8 February 2010 @ 16:50
Is there still institutional racism in UK schools? http://tinyurl.com/ya92pl5
Monday, 8 February 2010 @ 11:32
Treble figures! Morning followers, in the office at silly o'clock today ahead of our eConference. Get involved! http://tinyurl.com/yhmnsug
Monday, 8 February 2010 @ 08:29
Report on ethnic minority women and the criminal justice system www.fawcettsociety.org.uk//index.asp?PageID=1038 (via @fawcettsociety)
Friday, 5 February 2010 @ 16:00
How white is our media industry? Very, according to @commentisfree's Joseph Harker http://bit.ly/bRbA9g
Friday, 5 February 2010 @ 12:38
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