Friday 17th May 2013

10:15 - 16:15

Attlee Suite, Portcullis House, House of Commons

The aim of this symposium is to reflect on the government's integration strategy and to do so in the light of both contemporary developments and recent scholarship. We intend to bring the most current evidence-based research to bear on urgent issues of policy for an invited audience of academic experts, policy makers and parliamentarians.

More details here

6pm at the House of Commons, Westminster, London

Runnymede will be launching the Ethnic Politics website at the end of April. At this launch, students from Lilian Baylis Secondary School will lead a Q&A, with speakers including David Lammy MP and Professor Anthony Heath from the University of Manchester. The event will be Chaired by Nel Hedayat from BBC's Newsround. For more information, click here.

The Advance Network, Part Three: Pushing the Boundaries

Southbank Centre, Purcell Room

DIscussion about diversity in music.

Lecture Series: Romans Revealed - Part II

Website Launch

1pm Thursday 25th April, at the Museum of London

Runnymede will be launching the new Romans Revealed website at the Museum of London. The launch will include the second in the Romans Revealed lecture series with a talk by Dr Hella Eckardt from the University of Reading and storytelling by Caroline Lawrence author of the Roman Mysteries children's books.

The event is free to watch live.

A workshop on cities, walking and race equality by Tim Jones, Director of motiroti; Rob Berkeley, Director of the Runnymede Trust and Phil Wood, author of The Intercultural City.

Location: the Cass Business School, City University London, 106 Bunhill Row, London, EC1Y 8TZ, room 2005

Thursday 11^th – Sunday 14^th April 2013

TUC offices, Congress House  23-28 Great Russell St, City of London, Greater London WC1B 3LS

Our Senior Research and Policy Analyst for Education, Debbie Weekes-Bernard, will be speaking at this year’s conference. She will be at the conference on Saturday 13^th and will speak on the effects of public sector cuts on black and minority ethnic groups.

For more details, click here

Friday 8 March 2013, 6-8pm
Theatre A, University Place, University of Manchester

This panel discussion brings together some of the leading scholars in the field to debate and challenge some of the dominant discourses around Muslim identities in the UK.

The discussion will be chaired by Runnymede's Head of Policy Research, Omar Khan and speakers will include Claire Alexander (University of Manchester), Nasar Meer (Northumbria University), Abdoolkarim Vakil (Kings College London) and Fauzia Ahmad (University of Bristol).

This event is free; please click here for more information.

Lecture Series: Romans Revealed

Friday 22nd February, 2.30pm at City Museum, Winchester

Runnymede will be hosting the first in a series of lecture tours as part of our launch of the Romans Revealed website www.romansrevealed.com at City Museum, Winchester.  

Admission to the event is free; find out more here.

Bringing practitioners and policy makers together, this one-day partnership conference, organised by Inclusion and BTEG, will identify the strategies that are most effective in placing higher numbers of ethnic minority jobseekers into sustained and rewarding work.

The conference aims to facilitate the development of targeted action to reduce ethnic minority unemployment and to identify practice that results in successful ethnic minority job outcomes.

Plenary sessions include a Ministerial address by Mark Hoban, Minister for Employment and Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, will also be speaking at the event.

See the flyer for more information and click here to book your place.

The RSA, 8 John Adam St, London, WC2N 6EZ
Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 6:30 PM to 7:45 PM

London’s Olympic summer projected an image of a nation at ease with itself, united in diversity. And yet a slew of incidents in recent months on the football field, twitter and beyond revealed a more sinister picture, belying any easy assumption that we are living in a post-racial age.

In light of such developments, we will be asking a panel of high profile public figures – “do racists have a right to be heard?”

This event, held in association with the RSA and Trust for London, follows research carried out by the Runnymede Trust and projects supported by Trust for London with potential perpetrators of racist violence, which has found that many institutions and practitioners are fearful of engaging with racists.

Speakers at this year's Race Debate include Sunder Katwala, director, British Future and Catherine Fieschi, director, Counterpoint and the debate will be chaired by Rob Berkeley, director, The Runnymede Trust

Please click here to book your place.

Wednesday 30 January 2013 12.30-3pm
Runnymede Trust: 7 Plough Yard, London EC2A 3LP

Runnymede is organising an interactive seminar to explore the value of intergeneration practice in tackling racism and how it can be used as a tool for social change. It will bring together policy makers and frontline practitioners to reflect on the Runnymede Generation 3.0 project and to share their own experiences of intergenerational practices. The seminar will mark the launch of the last in a series of Generation 3.0 films, the newly designed Generation 3.0 website and the publication of the evaluation report.

Generation 3.0 is a project designed by Runnymede. Over three years we have worked in London, Manchester and Birmingham to create spaces for older and younger people to explore changing attitudes to race equality and racism.

If you would like to reserve a place, please e-mail ojeaku@runnymedetrust.org by Friday 25 January 2013.

Thursday 13 December 2012, 10:30am-4:30pm
The Montague on the Gardens, 15 Montague Street, Bloomsbury, London, WC1B 5BJ

Runnymede and Age UK are organising a conference exploring the issues faced by by black and minority ethnic (BME) older people, and those who work with them.

This free of charge event will highlight new research into ageing and ethnicity, and examples of local practice in developing inclusive services and engagement for and with older people from BME communities.

The conference will be engaging and participative, with a mixture of plenary and workshop sessions covering a variety of topics, including demographic trends of an increasingly ageing and diverse society, retirement, grandparenting, social care and disability, health and well-being, and voice and representation.

The conference will be relevant for professionals and practitioners - both from the statutory and voluntary sectors - involved in developing policy and practice to address the needs of an increasingly diverse older population. Representatives of BME older people's organisations are also very welcome to attend the conference.

Download a copy of the Ageing and Ethnicity conference programme

If you would like to register for this event or would like any further information, please e-mail eventsdept@ageuk.org.uk

Lecture and debate series

Are you a student interested in current debates on race, film and broadcast media?

As part of the Generation 3.0 project, which aims to end racism within a generation, Runnymede is organising a series of free lectures and panel debates on of race and racism on our cinema and television screens.

The team will be in each city for one evening only, and each event has been tailored to the specific local histories of the host city. Help yourself to free refreshments from 5.30pm before enjoying a lecture delivered by an expert in representation of Black African, Caribbean and Asian People on screen. Afterwards, there will be a panel discussion featuring notable public figures.

Chorlton High School, Manchester, Tuesday 4 December, 5.30 – 8pm

Join us in Manchester where our guest lecturer will be Karen Gabay, an award winning independent film maker who has made films documenting Manchester's heritage and also African/Caribbean heritage. Karen is also a producer/director in TV and a BBC radio presenter. Panellists include Martin Harding, ex-Superintendent of Greater Manchester Police, and a founding member of the National Black Police Association and Rameez Lone (young film-maker). The debate will be chaired by Dr Rob Berkeley, Runnymede Director.

These events have been organised with the support of the BBC, BFI, Media Trust, Black Cultural Archives, North West Film Archives, the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Punch Records.

To book your free ticket, go to www.runnymedetrust.eventbrite.com or email ojeaku@runnymedetrust.org for more information.

Lecture and debate series

Are you a student interested in current debates on race, film and broadcast media?

As part of the Generation 3.0 project, which aims to end racism within a generation, Runnymede is organising a series of free lectures and panel debates on of race and racism on our cinema and television screens.

The team will be in each city for one evening only, and each event has been tailored to the specific local histories of the host city. Help yourself to free refreshments from 5.30pm before enjoying a lecture delivered by an expert in representation of Black African, Caribbean and Asian People on screen. Afterwards, there will be a panel discussion featuring notable public figures.

London South bank University, Keyworth Centre, Monday 3 December, 5.30 – 8pm

In London our featured lecturer is Imruh Bakari. He is a filmmaker, Senior Fellow in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Winchester, where he lecturers in Film & Media Studies and co-curator of Big City Stories, an archive film compilation charting the African-Caribbean presence in London.  Panellists include Riz Ahmed (Ill Manors), Himesh Patel (EastEnders) and Victoria Ijeh. Victoria has an MA in Producing Film and TV. She has made several short films and documentaries including the award winning Sickle Cell aired on BBC 2. The debate will be chaired by Dr Rob Berkeley, Runnymede Director.

These events have been organised with the support of the BBC, BFI, Media Trust, Black Cultural Archives, North West Film Archives, the Ahmed Iqbal Ullah Race Relations Resource Centre and Punch Records.

To book your free ticket, go to www.runnymedetrust.eventbrite.com or email ojeaku@runnymedetrust.org for more information

Lecture and debate series

Are you a student interested in current debates on race, film and broadcast media?

As part of the Generation 3.0 project, which aims to end racism within a generation, Runnymede is organising a series of free lectures and panel debates on of race and racism on our cinema and television screens.

The team will be in each city for one evening only, and each event has been tailored to the specific local histories of the host city. Help yourself to free refreshments from 5.30pm before enjoying a lecture delivered by an expert in representation of Black African, Caribbean and Asian People on screen. Afterwards, there will be a panel discussion featuring notable public figures.

South and City College Birmingham, Friday 30 November, 5.30 – 8pm

Our featured lecturer in Birmingham is Dr Rajinder Dudrah, Director of Centre for Screen Studies, former Head of Dept of Drama at Manchester University and author of Bhangra: Birmingham and Beyond. Join panellists Sima Gonsai, award winning filmmaker and Pogus Caesar, photojournalist, author and award winning TV producer/director. The debate will be chaired by Khaliq Meer, Assistant Editor at BBC Audio & Music and the Asian Network.

To book your free ticket, go to www.runnymedetrust.eventbrite.com or email ojeaku@runnymedetrust.org for more information

Middlesex University, Hendon Campus

27 November 2012 from 10AM - 4PM

Runnymede Trust and Middlesex University (Social Policy Research Centre) are working in partnership to organize a one-day seminar and capacity building event on the government’s ‘Open Data’ agenda and its impact on Race Equality in the UK. More generally, the event will discuss changes in how public data is funded, collected and made accessible to the general public and how the community sector can use data for advocacy and to hold local and national government to account.

Please click here to register for the event.

For further information or accessibility or accommodation needs, please email research-B@runnymedetrust.org or call Runnymede Trust at 020 7377 9222  and request to speak with Omar or Kam.

The retreat from race equality – new challenges, new solutions

Over the past year, a team of academics and practitioners from Runnymede, the LSE, and the University of Cambridge have been working with young people in schools across Britain to stimulate their interest in social, community and family histories by encouraging them to research the histories of their own families and local communities.

These histories will feature on the new website ‘Making Community Histories’ to be launched at the House of Commons on 21 November 2012.

If you would like to experience the impact that researching the history of their own families and communities had on the engagement of pupils with the subject by attending this event please contact Rebecca Waller at Runnymede on rebecca@runnymedetrust.org or 0207 377 9222

ESRC Seminar Series: Ageing, Race and Ethnicity

FREE SEMINARS AT BRUNEL UNIVERSITY

7TH and 8TH NOVEMBER 2012

SEMINAR 1 – 7th November: Black and ethnic minority perspectives on mid and later life.

SEMINAR 2 – 8th November: Developing research capacity in black and ethnic minority ageing studies

There are 10 bursaries available for each seminar available to both postgraduate and early career researchers. Please go to our website for further information:

http://sites.brunel.ac.uk/ageingandethnicity/bursaries

If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Series Administrator and contact details: Robert Ewers ageingethnicity@brunel.ac.uk

Trust for London are hosting this one-day event with practical workshops to explore the most effective ways of trying to change deeply entrenched racist attitudes, and how to move beyond the prevailing norm of 'zero tolerance', which excludes and ostracizes young people.

The event is on Thursday 25 October 2012 9.30-4.00pm and will be held at the newly refurbished Resource for London:356 Holloway Road, London N7 6PA.

The event is particularly relevant to youth workers, teachers, community safety managers, policy-makers and those working with young people. To attend please RSVP by 12th October 2012 to Jaspal Babra with your name, organisation and any dietary and/or access needs. Places are limited.

When: Thursday 18 October, 10am to 3.30pm. 
Where: MWB Conference Centre, 10 Greycoat Place, London, SW1P 1SB

Why attend?

The BME Leadership Forum, a partnership with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), was founded in 2003 to help ensure that national health services meet the needs of BME communities.

The next few years will be a defining period for the NHS, and we believe it is crucial that there is a strong voice from BME communities throughout this time of change.

This event is an opportunity for BME staff from across senior and middle management to discuss the forum’s vision and ensure it is providing an authoritative voice for members and wider BME communities.

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, will be hosting a plenary session on the trust's Snowy Peaks report on ethnic diversity at the top of organisations, which  provides recommendations on how organisations can ensure greater diversity in their top tiers.

Other sessions include:

• Putting people first through shared decision-making and involvement
• Delivering high-quality care
• Shaping our response to the NHS Constitution consultation

Who should attend?

The BME Leadership Forum is keen to open its membership to all BME senior and middle managers within NHS Confederation member organisations.

Book your place

To book your place, or if you have any questions about the forum, please contact Jonathan.evans@nhsconfed.org.

Stop and Search Your PCC – Police and Crime Commissioner Hustings

Runnymede is organising a workshop as part of the European network of socio-economic experts.

The topics for this year are:

1. Religion: the economic position of religious groups, but also public attitudes and major policy issues arising in each member state

2. Governance: how local and central government work together to ensure non-discrimination and equality policies are effective

If you are an expert in either of these fields, please join us from 10 am to 4 pm on Thursday 18 October at the School of Oriental and African Studies in central London.

Participants will discuss the drafts of the two most recent reports written for this network – the aim of which is to share good practice,  think about how we could better collect data on non-discrimination and reflect on how to better advance equality in the UK.

Please email Omar Khan for more information and to register for the workshop. Lunch will be provided and there is a limited budget for travel expenses.

The Weeks Centre for Social and Policy Research (London South Bank University), in collaboration with the Institute for Policy Studies in Education (London Metropolitan University), is hosting a one-day conference designed to interrogate the relationship between the Riots and re-shaped inequalities of race, class, place, gender, sexuality in a post-crash, austerity era. As we see protests and uprisings across Europe and beyond, this will be a moment to reflect more widely on the convulsions of contemporary capitalism.

Author of Runnymede's report on the riots, The Riot Roundtables: Race and the riots of August 2012, Ojeaku Nwabuzo, will be taking part in one of the panel discussions.

Please click here for the full details and how to book your place.

Please click here for the conference programme.

The IARS Annual Conference 2012 will launch critical new research and debate emerging thought on the opening up of the criminal justice system to public influence.

15 criminal justice experts, in a unique three panel format chaired by Channel 4 Home Affairs Correspondent Simon Israel, and featuring Runnymede Trust’s Director, Rob Berkeley, will debate:

• new research: Waves of Healing: Using Restorative Justice with Street Group Violence (complimentary copy of book to be given at conference)
• new research: Listening to Women: The Police Response (complimentary copy of book to be given at conference)
• case studies of restorative work with rioters
• community involvement in prosecutions
• attitudes towards women in gangs
• engaging Black and Minority Ethnic groups in prosecutions
• and some of the potential limitations of community involvement

The full programme for the event can be found here, or go to www.iars.org.uk/events.

This free seminar will be led by world leading authority on sports and race Professor Ben Carrington of the University of Texas at Austin.

The talk and following panel discussion from leading figures from the world of sport, journalism and law, will be of interest to anyone wanting to make sense of the interconnections between race, sport and law.

There are limited spaces for this event so please rsvp early to mmooredevelopment@gmail.com to avoid disappointment. Once you receive email confirmation your space is confirmed, entry will be permitted only to those names on the email response list.

Please click here to watch a video of our previous event

This seminar is produced by Moore Development Consultancy and David Neita Elect with support from The Runnymede Trust, The FARE Network and The Institute of Education.

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, is on the judging panel of this year's National Diversity Awards, taking place in Manchester on Friday 21 September 2012.

The National Diversity Awards are designed to showcase the efforts of those who have demonstrated an outstanding devotion to enhancing equality, diversity and inclusion within today’s society; thus embracing the excellence of all our citizens irrespective or race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability and culture.

Please click here to find out more and to book your place at the event.

Runnymede is an official partner of this year’s The European Diversity Awards. These independent awards recognise and celebrate organisations and individuals that have shown innovation, creativity and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion during 2012.

The awards recognise excellence in the areas of gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, race, culture and religion across Europe.

BBC newsreader Jane Hill will be presenting the awards at a ceremony taking place on Thursday 22 September 2012. Please click here for full details.

The Runnymede Trust and One North West, in association with the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, are holding “Race Equality Question Time” on Thursday 19 July from 7pm to 9pm.

The event, taking place in the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, will take the format of the BBC’s “Question Time Show”, with all questions focused on the theme of race equality in the North West.

Attendees will be able to pose questions to the following panel:

• Andrew Stunell MP (Minister for Race Equality, Liberal Democrat MP for Hazel Grove)
• Stephen Twigg MP (Shadow Education Secretary, Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby)
• Esther McVey MP (Conservative MP for Wirral West)
• Earl Jenkins (Unity Youth)
• Chair: Amina Lone (One North West)

Refreshments will be served after the event.

Please reserve your space by emailing  vicki@runnymedetrust.org

ESRC Public Policy Seminar: Painting a portrait of multi-ethnic Britain with Rt Hon. David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science

12.30pm – 3.00 pm, Monday 16th July 2012 at BIS Conference Centre, 1 Victoria Street London SW1H 0ET

The aim of the seminar is to paint a portrait of multi-ethnic Britain using the findings from the world’s largest household panel survey- Understanding Society – and its uniquely large sample of ethnic minority groups.

The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, will introduce the seminar which will include speakers on a range of questions relating to ethnicity, including Runnymede's Head of Policy Research, Dr Omar Khan.

The seminar is particularly aimed at seminar for senior government analysts, policymakers, and relevant civil society organisations.

UK Investor in Equality and Diversity (UKIED) National Equality Conference and UKIED Awards: The Defining and Promoting Equality of Outcome for All During a Time of Austerity Conference

Friday 6th July 2012 at the Hilton Euston London Hotel

Delegate costs: Free to not for profit/charity and public sector delegates who book before the 8th June. Please click here for the booking form.

This conference will explore some of the key issues and challenges facing UK PLC in terms of ensuring that equality of outcome remains a realistic driver during the current period of heavy financial constraints. Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be delivering a key note speech on 'Race equality in an age of austerity - what have we learned?'

Does Sport Promote or Challenge Racism? EuroRacism, Cosmopolitanism and Sport with Professor Ben Carrington

Wednesday 4th July, 6.00-8.30pm, Europe House, SW1P 3EU. This event is fully booked.

This talk, led by world leading authority on sports and race Professor Ben Carrington (University of Texas at Austin) and taking place just days after the 2012 European football championships, explores the complex dynamics of racism, national identity and belonging in Europe in the context of sport.

Panel members include:

• Paul Elliot CBE (Former footballer, Charlton, Chelsea, Pisa, Celtic, Aston Villa, UEFA, Kick it Out, PFA)
• Tasha Danvers (Olympian 400m hurdler, motivational speaker,Youth Sport Trust 2012 Ambassador, TV presenter)
• Professor Ben Carrington (Associate professor of Sociology, author and leading international authority on the sociology of race and sports culture)
• Keme Nzerem (Award winning Channel 4 Sports Reporter, news anchor, sports producer)
• David Neita (Barrister, author, poet, community advocate, social justice practitioner)
• Paul Mortimer (Show Racism the Red Card, former Charlton and Crystal Palace footballer)

This event is fully booked.

This seminar is organised by Moore Development Consultancy and David Neita Elect with support from The Runnymede Trust, The European Commission and Kick It Out.

Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard will be a leading a workshop at the British Educational Research Association’s (BERA) BME Conference taking place on Friday 29 June at the University of Birmingham.

Please click here for full details.

27 April - 26 May: Stop Search at the Boradway Theatre

Present Theatre present Stop Search, a new play which looks with an unflinching gaze at the tense drama young people must play out in the public space. This is a hard-hitting story about the impact of police Stop and Search powers. It's all over the news, but how does it feel to be right in the thick of it?

Stop Search has its World premier on Friday 27 April at the Broadway Theatre in Catford.

Contact the box office - 020 8690 0002 /  Broadway Theatre website for tickets.

Runnymede's Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard will be chairing a panel discussion on engaging with BME communities at this conference organised by the Equality Challenge Unit.

Racial inequalities within the higher education sector have been well documented and pose a challenge for all higher education institutions. The purpose of this event is to take stock of what we know, and more importantly how we can tackle the issues that exist together to create a more inclusive and diverse sector.

The conference aims to bring together the learning from previous work on racial inequalities within higher education and move towards looking at

specific initiatives that institutions may wish to implement.

Please click here for more information. Registration closes Monday 21 May 2012.

Stop Search – See the play then have your say!

On the 15th and 17th of May, StopWatch and the Runnymede Trust, in conjunction with the Broadway Theatre Catford, are hosting a panel debate on the reality of Stop and Search in our neighbourhoods

Immediately after the evenings’ performance of “Stop Search” members of the audience will be invited to participate in a live debate with a panel of experts, members of the cast and commentators.

This will be your chance to debate and discuss the issues raised by the play and to air your views on a practice that concerns everyone, whether they are stopped or not.

To book your ticket visit www.stopsearch.co.uk or ring the box office on 020 8690 0002

Please join us for this seminar organised by the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging, in partnership with the Runnymede Trust.

Speaker: Prof Tithi Bhattacharya, Purdue University, US.

Tuesday 15 May, 5.30 pm at the Runnymede Trust, 7 Plough Yard, London EC2A 3LP.

Places are limited so please RSVP to rebecca@runnymedetrust.org by midday, Tuesday 15 May.

Click here to see the event flyer.

The Runnymede Trust, in association with the Oxford University African and Caribbean Society, is organising a “Race Equality Question Time” event in Oxford.

Panelists:

• Chair: Rob Berkeley, Director of the Runnymede Trust
• Trevor Phillips (Chair, Equality and Human Rights Commission)
• Mike Nicholson (Director of Undergraduate Admissions, Recruitment & Access at Oxford University)
• Patrick Hayes (Political commentator for Spiked Magazine and Columnist at the Huffington Post. He is also Head of Press at the Institute of Ideas)
• Naomi Kellman (Former Vice-President of the Oxford African Caribbean Society, and now writes for the Guardian, is a civil liberties activist and works at Rare Recruitment)

Places at the event are first come, first served.

Join Cities of Migration for a free 1 hour webinar to learn about successful programs in Dublin and Toronto that engage newcomer communities around the rights, responsibilities and rites of urban citizenship.

25 April 2012, 15:00-16:00 BST.

For further details and to register, please go to the Cities of Migration website

The Sport Mega-Events and the Crisis of Youth Exclusion conference is hosted by Goldsmiths University and the Open Society Foundations and will bring together youth activists, policy innovators and academic specialists.

Runnymede trustee Michelle Moore will be taking part in the session entitled “Policing the Olympic Crisis: Race, Riots and the Return of Rational Recreation”

Please click here to download the conference agenda.

Please click here to go the website with full details.

The conference is taking place on 20 and 21 April 2012 at the Richard Hoggart Building, Goldsmiths University, London SE14 6NW.

The Reach Society is organising a FREE Careers Conference in association with the Runnymede Trust and other organisations.

It will be a  day in which professional men from the Black community interact with  - and inspire -  young people, aged 14 plus. Parents are also welcome to attend with their children.

Wednesday, 11th April 2012 - 10.00 am to 4.00 pm

HMS President, St Katharine’s Way, London, E1W 1UQ

Please click here to view the flyer with full details.

All visitors should bring a form of photo ID to gain admission

Register your attendance by emailing the Reach Society at info@reachsociety.com

Visit www.reachsociety.com for further information.

An international conference at the University of East London:  3-5 April 2012

The Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging at the UEL, in association with the Runnymede Trust and other partners, is organising a 3 day international conference.

Please click here for the conference flyer.

Although these themes are important, last year’s riots remind us that London is a city of exclusion as well as inclusion. How do we evaluate these different accounts? How to understand the city in all its complexity?

This conference examines London as a city which has both encouraged and discouraged migration and settlement - which has stimulated cultural heterogeneity and homogeneity. It considers how powerful institutions have shaped discourses of nation and empire as well as of internationalism and diversity. It examines the multiple contradictions associated with the past and the present – London, City of Paradox.

With support from the Open Society Justice Initiative, Runnymede is holding an international workshop on campaigns and advocacy against ethnic profiling. By bringing together civil society, lawyers and academics from France, Spain, the Netherlands, the United States and the UK, the workshop will provide opportunities to share strategies for taking action against ethnic profiling at different levels. It will also provide a forum to discuss models of coalitional work, decision-making, and developing joint strategies.

This is a closed event

For more information on our work promoting fairer policy, please visit our StopWatch page

Runnymede Trust and European Network against Racism event

This conference aims to explain and address the nature of “asset-building” policies, and why they are a good idea. In particular, it will explain why asset-building policies are not simply a good policy for reducing poverty and increasing opportunities. Asset-building measures can also be viewed as a kind of “integration” or “social inclusion” strategy. The aim of this conference is therefore to raise awareness of the importance of asset-building policies across Europe, particularly for ethnic minorities and migrants.

By attending the conference, people will not only have a better understanding of asset-building measures, but also think about how best to promote them as viable policies at a national and European level.

Speakers will include Runnymede’s head of policy Dr Omar Khan, Runnymede research and policy analyst Klara Schmitz and MEP Jean Lambert.

More information is available here. 

The distribution of wealth is highly unequal in the US and UK and is seen, by some, as having contributed to the Global Financial Crisis we are currently witnessing. The UK's Coalition Government appears to have turned its back on asset-based welfare with its abandonment of the Child Trust Fund and Saving Gateway. What future for asset-based policy in the UK and US during these economically turbulent times? This is the key question for this event for which booking is now open.

CHASM is pleased to be hosting an exciting line-up of leading US researchers and practitioners in the field of asset-based policies.

Birmingham event: Friday 9 March 2012

The Good, The Bad and The Unequal: A National Conference addressing key questions on the Big Society.

29 Feb 2012; 11.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Midland Hotel, Bradford BD1 4HU

This free event is organised jointly by JUST West Yorkshire, Runnymede, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. 

To book your places please call 01274 542222 or email: admin@justwestyorkshire.co.uk

Click here to view the flyer with full details.

Runnymede is pleased to offer UK NGOs the opportunity to attend a free training day focusing on the key themes of advocacy, the media and monitoring. Following the success of our London seminar, we have now confirmed the date for the Glasgow seminar: Thursday 9 February.

The seminar will be practical in nature and participants will have the opportunity to share experiences and good practice, important in these days of funding cuts and dwindling resources.  They are mainly targeted at NGOs working at grass roots level and who would benefit from:

• more in-depth knowledge on how to work effectively with the media
• knowing how to set advocacy goals and objectives and identify methods and tools
• understanding how monitoring can be used to tackle discrimination and address disadvantage

Please click here to download the application form in word format.

Please click here to download the draft programme.

The number of places is unfortunately limited and participation may be subject to a selection procedure (geographical spread and representation across discrimination grounds). Small travel bursaries are available on application.

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Join Cities of Migration for a free 60 minute international webinar to learn about strategic city-led initiatives in Antwerp (Belgium) and Waltham Forest (London borough, UK) that strengthen the capacity of city councils, civil society organisations and ordinary citizens to work together for more inclusive communities and strong democratic institutions. This webinar is supported by Open Society Foundations’ At Home in Europe Project.

The webinar is taking place at 15.00 GMT on Wednesday 8 February. Please click here for further information.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking at this Reach Society Special Seminar, An interactive discussion on Inspiring the Next Generation, taking place on Thursday 2 February.

The aim of this interactive seminar is to identify workable solutions to the challenges that face young black men and women and to help them fulfil their potential to become viable and successful adults.

Rt Hon David Lammy MP, Labour MP for Tottenham, will be delivering this year’s Jim Rose Lecture. This special evening devoted to the memory of Runnymede’s co-founder, Jim Rose, is being organised in partnership with the LSE Department of Sociology and is part of the LSE Public Lecture Programme.

Wednesday 1 February, 6.30-8pm

Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, LSE, 99 Aldwych, London WC2B 4JF

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis - please ensure you arrive in plenty of time to avoid disappointment. Please click here to view full details on the LSE website.

Parliamentary event on reducing reoffending for ethnic minority offenders

Houses of Parliament Grand Committee Room, 17 January 2012, 3-4pm

The Black Training and Enterprise Group (BTEG) and the Runnymede Trust are holding a parliamentary event on reducing reoffending of ethnic minority offenders, hosted by Richard Fuller MP.

We will be joined at the event by Crispin Blunt MP, the Minister for Prisons, who will be giving a short speech. This will be followed by a panel discussion featuring the following: 

• Olga Heather, Director of Female Prisoners Welfare Project Hibiscus
• Trevor Hercules, ex-offender, author and community activist
• Dr Coretta Phillips, London School of Economics and Political Science
• More TBC  

We believe that now is an ideal time for holding this event. In October the Chief inspector of Prisons released a report on the Young Offenders Estate which highlighted nearly 40%of those serving custodial sentences were from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities and that although custodial sentences had fallen for all groups for BAME young people, the rate of the fall was smaller than that for the white population.

We hope this event can contribute to a wider discussion with the criminal justice system and those affected communities that can seek solutions and support the Government in achieving its objective of reducing reoffending rates for all communities.

Please RSVP to Mark Blake: Mark@bteg.co.uk, 0207 832 5807

Capacity is limited places and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis

The next meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community will focus on race and sport. This will take place on Monday 12 December, House of Commons Committee Room 8, between 7- 8.30pm.

Panelists confirmed so far include:

Part 1: Racism in sport

• Paul Elliott MBE (UEFA, Kick It Out, EHRC, PFA, LOCOG Ambassador and board member. Former Charlton, Aston Villa, Celtic and Chelsea Captain)
• Professor Kevin Hylton (Professor of Social Sciences of Sport, Leeds Metropolitan University)

Part 2: Using sport to defeat racism

• Sol Campbell (Footballer, former player for England, Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal)
• Luther Blissett (Former footballer and manager, former player for Watford and AC Milan)
• Paul Mortimer (Former footballer for Charlton and Crystal Palace)  
• Curtis Fleming (Former Republic of Ireland and Middlesbrough footballer, now coaching with Crystal Palace)
• Sarah Soyei (Regional Manager, Show Racism the Red Card)

Please RSVP to vicki@runnymedetrust.org    

On Saturday 10 December we will bring together 50 older people (aged 50+) from different BME backgrounds in central Birmingham to take part in a deliberative assembly. Participants will discuss facts on various aspects of retirement - including the barriers to retiring outside the city, and the adequacy of health and social care services - with a view to building consensus on how government should address these issues.

The event will run from 10am-3pm. Lunch will be provided, participants will receive a small cash incentive for taking part and travel expenses. If you live in or near Birmingham and would like to take part please contact Phil Mawhinney.

UKREN invites you to a conference exploring key challenges to social inclusion for ethnic minorities and migrants in the UK. From the perspective of both NGOs and the Government, this event will focus on how UK policy relates to recent European social inclusion strategies.

Time: Thursday 1st December 2011, 9:30-14:00

Place: Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU

Saving as a route to social inclusion in Europe: evidence, challenges and opportunities

Runnymede's head of policy research, Dr Omar Khan, will be speaking at this debate organised by Indigo and the European Microfinance Network.

The debate will look at how building assets through saving –as opposed to relying uniquely on income or credit– can help people in Europe exit the poverty cycle.

The debate is taking place in Brussels on Wednesday 30 November. Please click here to view the flyer with full details.

Gavin Barwell MP is hosting a screening of the the StopWatch Youth Group film at the end of November. The film, Profiles of the Profiled, is based on interviews with 25 young London residents and explores their experiences and perceptions of stop and search. It has already been premiered at the PCS union's annual conference and featured as part of Runnymede's Generation 3.0 project.

The Parliamentary screening is scheduled for November 29th. If you would like more information or to attend please contact Kamaljeet Gill

Were the politicians and the media too quick to say the riots were not about race?

Date:Tuesday, 29 November 2011

Time: 3.30 - 6pm

The Westminster Riot Roundtable event, hosted by Keith Vaz MP, Chair of the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the riots is part of the Riot Roundtables project, designed and conducted by the Runnymede Trust, the UK’s leading independent race equality thinktank.

On Wednesday 23rd November Runnymede will be co-hosting a parliamentary roundtable discussion on the theme of Fairness for Ethnic Minority and Overseas Pensioners.

Runnymede will present new research from our Older BME People & Financial Inclusion programme, highlighting the disadvantages faced by many people in ethnic minority communities. For example, many people wish to retire overseas to their country of birth but find that the UK State Pension they would receive there is frozen in value rather than uprated annually.

The event is sponsored by Gregg McClymont MP, Shadow Pensions Minister and is kindly sponsored by the Nationwide Foundation.

If you would like to attend the event please get in touch with Phil Mawhinney

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, will be taking part in a 'Talkback Session' following the screening of 'The Riots' on Monday 21 November at the Tricycle Theatre.

This is a chance for the audiance to share their views on the August riots, and what should be done going forward.

Please click here for further information.

A free one-day conference for everyone who cares about the future of equality

Plenary sessions, panel discussions, workshops and a host of speakers from the trade unions, the voluntary sector, campaigners, researchers and writers.

Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3LS

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking at the plenary session ‘How the cuts are hitting the most vulnerable’ to be chaired by Guardian columnist Zoe Williams.

See the event flyer for full details, including the programme for the day

Click here to register for the event

Join us for the launch of the latest report in our Perspective series on Friday 11 November 2011, 6-8pm

London Metropolitan University, Henry Thomas Room, Tower Building,166-220 Holloway Road, London N7 8D

Click here for the event fyler.

In the report, Prof. Simon Hallsworth (London Metropolitan University) and Prof. David Brotherton (John Jay College, New York), argue that the attempt to reduce riots to gangs is a flawed endeavor with dangerous racial subtext and that American style gang suppression currently contemplated by UK policy makers as part of their policy response to the riots will not work.

The event is free and refreshments will be provided

Please email Rebecca Waller to register for the for event.

In recognition of Black History Month and StopWatch’s first anniversary, StopWatch and the Public & Commercial Union are hosting an evening exploring stop and search.

The evening will feature an update on StopWatch activities, the premier of a short film, “Profiles of the profiled,”a presentation from comedian and activist Mark Thomas as well as a panel discussion “where now for stop and search?”

Please click here to view the event flyer with additional information and full programme for the evening.

Friday 28thOctober 2011 from 5.30pm to 9.00pm at the Public & Commercial Services Union, 160, Falcon Road, London, SW11 2LN

To reserve a place at the event, please contact Kam Gill at kam@runnymedetrust.org

Runnymede is co-organising an important workshop reporting the findings of the 2010 Ethnic Minority British Election Survey. The survey, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, is the most is the most comprehensive study ever undertaken in Britain of the political concerns, orientations, voting patterns and integration of ethnic minorities in the political process.The workshop is organised in partnership with the Institute for Social Change, Manchester University and TNS-BMRB.

The workshop is taking place at the TNS-BMRB office, 6 More London Place, London SE1 2QY.

Please click here to view the event flyer with full details. RSVP to emily.pickering@tns-bmrb.co.uk by Tuesday 25 October.

Runnymede is organising a workshop to discuss the business case for diversity and active ageing as part of the European network of socio-economic experts. If you are an expert in either of these fields, please join us on Monday 17 October at the School of Oriental and African Studies in central London.

Participants will discuss the drafts of the two most recent reports written for this network – the aim of which is to share good practice,  think about how we could better collect data on non-discrimination and reflect on how to better advance equality in the UK.

Please email Omar Khan for more information and to register for the workshop.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley is speaking at the event organised by the British Sociological Association’s Theory Study Group in collaboration with the Department of Sociology, University of Leicester and the Social Theory Centre, University of Warwick.

6.30-9pm, Friday 7 October

Hosted at Generation 3.0 “pop-up shop”: Unit 11 (Former vodaphone shop, opposite Monsoon), Manchester Piccadilly Station M1 2PB

Generation 3.0 and the Runnymede Trust invite you to an evening of film and poetry on Friday 7 October. The event will take place in our race equality “pop-up shop” (a temporarily converted disused shop) which is hosting a range of events between 7-10 October, focused on ending racism in a generation.

The programme for the film and poetry night is as follows:

• Screening of “Clench: what are you fighting for?”: "Clench” is a new short film about racism, gender and neighbourhood politics, made by Riffat Ahmed exclusively made for Generation 3.0. This will be followed by a short Q&A session with the director and actors. Read a synopsis.
• Readings from some of the North West’s finest poets: Focusing on the themes of racism, race equality and diversity, a range of poets will take to the stage. Poets confirmed so far include:

Akiel Chinelo; Sai Murai; Mark Mace-Smith; Chris Jam; Jerry Potter; Lauren Strippling; Laura Sinclair; Nadeem Zafar; Chanje Kunda and many more TBC!

You are welcome to just turn up on the day, but it will helpful to us if you could email vicki@runnymedetrust.org to let us know if you can attend.

Follow us on twitter! @generation3_0

Or add us on facebook! Generation 3.0: Ending racism in a generation

More about Generation 3.0: This event is one of a number of initiatives taking place in the Generation 3.0 pop-up shop in October. Between 7-10 October the shop will host a discussion on the riots, a workshop on sport and race, and in addition, those dropping into the shop will be able to film video testimonies, watch films and share ideas on how to racism. Stop by and take part! More information is available here.

The Runnymede Trust is undertaking a project based in Manchester looking at how we can end racism in a generation. As part of this, we will be hold a pop-up shop event in Manchester City Centre between 7-10 October. The pop up shop will feature workshops, exhibitions and film screenings 

If you want to get involved in the project or want to attend events at the pop-up shop, we want to hear from you. Please email vicki@runnymedetrust.org to get involved.

For regular updates follow @generation3_0 on twitter, or visit our website

Members of the Runnymede team and taking part in the Victoria Park Big Fun Run on Sunday 2 October to raise money for Runnymede.

If you would like to support their efforts, please email Klara, Kam or Omar who will direct you to their fundraising pages.

You can also donate to Runnymede directly on the Runnymede MyDonate page

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley is speaking at the 10th Anniversary Conference of 100 Black Men of London.

The conference, 'Being a Black Man in 21st Century London', is taking place at London South Bank University from 11 am to 6 pm on Saturday 1 October.

This multi–faceted conference features keynote speeches, panel debates, workshops and networking, looking at all aspects of life for Black Men and Black Boys in 21st century London.

Please click here for full details.

Runnymede is hosting a webinar to feedback on our progress in engaging with the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination onThursday 19 September at 3.00 pm.  

The online seminar will involve a Q&A with representatives from Government, the Equality and Human Rights Commission and NGOs.

To register your interest in this participating in this online event, please contact Klara Schmitz

Please click here to find out more about CERD.

The first ever European Diversity Awards is being launched in September this year.

The European Diversity Awards are independent awards that recognise and celebrate those organisations and individuals that have shown innovation, creativity and commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion during 2011.

The awards recognise excellence in the areas of gender, disability, sexual orientation, age, race, culture and religion across Europe.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be on the judging panel for the awards and the award categories include Runnymede community project of the year.

The awards will be announced at the Savoy Hotel on Thursday 22 September 2011. Please go to the European Diversity Awards website to find out more.

Join us for a webinar and the chance to discuss the government’s flagship concept of the Big Society on Wednesday 20 July from 11.30am to 12.30pm.

The webinar will kick-off with the premiere of our short film, Fair’s Fair - Equality and Justice in the Big Society, documenting our investigations into how ethnicity affects people's views on taking local control.

Taking part in the following debate will be Locality chief executive, Steve Wyler, and Rita Chadha, chief executive of migrant and BME rights group RAMFEL.

To join in the debate and put your questions about race equality and the Big Society to Stever Wyler and Rita Chadha, please email Kam Gill 

Runnymede's head of policy research, Omar Khan, will be speaking at the Community Development International Conference in Lisbon, which runs from 6 to 8 July, 2011.

Anyone interested in community development is welcome to attend; for more information check this webpage

Runnymede is hosting a webinar featuring a live-streamed discussion between the photographer and visual artist Mark Sealy, the arts consultant and creative producer Samina Zahir and playwright Roy Williams. Their discussion will last about an hour, with the second half devoted to answering questions from participants who have pre-registered for the event. Panellists will discuss the idea of mixed and migrant identity in art.

The webinar will start at 11:30 am and will last approximately 2 hours. If you would like to participate in this event or for further information please email Kamaljeet Gill at kam@runnymedetrust.org

The seminar will explore whether it is possible to have solidarity in a diverse society, in particular seeking to move the debate on from dominant narratives of cohesion and extremism.

This event is invite only as places are very limited. The report will be available to download from the Runnymede website following the launch which takes place on Wednesday 30 June. .

Join us for a screening of the highly acclaimed road movie, Son of Babylon, which will be followed by a panel discussion with leading experts.

Date: 21 June 2011
Film Screening: 18:00 - 19:50
Panel Discussion: 20:00 - 21:00
Venue: BFI Southbank, NFT 3

Tickets can be purchased for £6.50 on the BFI Website.

Please click here to see the full flyer - this screening has been organised as part of Refugee Week.

This forum marks the publication of a two-year project, funded by the Economic & Social Research Council.

Racism is still a concern for many black parents despite the advantages of their social class, a research team at the Institute of Education, University of London are to report.

Join us to discuss the project's findings (listed below) at this community event, which is taking place in the Drama Studio at the Institute of Education from 12pm to 1.30pm on Saturday 11 June and will be followed by a reception. Please RSVP by emailing Nick Field. Places will be allocated on a first come, first-served basis.

As part of the EMN annual conference in Amsterdam, Runnymede's head of policy research, Omar Khan, will be presenting at a workshop on the importance of asset-building: Why do Savings Matter?

The full EMN conference is held in Amsterdam from 9 - 10 June, 2011. The Why do Savings Matter workshop will run from 15:30pm to 5pm on Thursday, 9 June 2011.

Join Runnymede for the launch of Promoting Social Cohesion: Implications for Policy and Evaluation edited by Peter Ratcliffe and Ines Newman

A panel discussion chaired by Runnymede director Dr Rob Berkeley will begin from 5.30pm

Click here to download the event invite

Workshop: 6pm – 7:40pm
Reception: 7:40pm – 9pm

8th Floor, New Academic Building, LSE, London WC2A 2AE

Join the LSE, Goldsmiths and the Runnymede Trust for the launch of New Directions, New Voices: the latest report from Runnymede's Perspective series. This volume presents the work of a group of doctoral students explicitly focused on exploring the increasing complexity of race and ethnicity in Britain. At this launch, we invite you to engage with the themes of the report through a series of research workshops over the course of the evening.

The All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Equalities is meeting in conjunction with the APPGs on Disability and Race and Community, for which Runnymede holds the secretariat.

The discussion will include the following:

• Government plans to reform the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)
• Implications of the late changes to the Public Sector Equality Duty
• Implications for equality of the regulatory review announced in the Budget

As the 21st century progresses, do discussions around diversity need to focus more on community rather than race?

This debate will take place at the House of Commons and speakers include former higher education minister David Lammy MP, Runnymede director Dr Rob Berkeley and professor at the Institute of Community Cohesion Ted Cantle.

Location: Autonómia Alapítvány, 1137 Budapest, Pozsonyi út 14, Hungary

As part of Runnymede's ongoing work on financial inclusion, Omar Khan and Klara Schmitz are attending a meeting of the Indigo Network in Budapest, where organisations working on assets in 7 EU member states will engage in a discussion on the development of asset-building policies in Europe. The event takes place on 21 and 22 April 2011.

This event is unfortunately invite-only, but if you are interested in keeping up-to-date with Runnymede's work on assets, please email Klara Schmitz for more information on ASSETnet, our online advocacy network on asset-building and ethnicity in Europe.

11:45am - 12:30pm (British Summer Time)

Join us for a 45-minute online seminar, in which a senior member of the Australian Government will answer questions about the country's multiculturalism policy.

James Fox, First Assistant Secretary for Citizenship, Settlement and Multicultural Affairs will be joined by Runnymede Director Rob Berkeley to answer your questions online. James and Rob will appear through live-streaming video while the audience will have the opportunity to write in their questions.

Please note:

• To participate, all you need is a computer with internet access.
• You will be able to watch the presentations and type in any questions you have for James or Rob.
• You do not need to download any new software, but to check your computer's compatibility with the webinar programme you can click here for a system check

Runnymede is hosting a seminar exploring the similarities and differences between the Australian and British ideas of multiculturalism.

The seminar will be held from 9:30 to 11am on Friday 15 April at Runnymede's London offices

We are delighted to welcome James Fox, First Assistant Secretary for Citizenship, Settlement and Multicultural Affairs in the Australian government.

After the 20 minute screening, there will be a panel debate and questions from the audience. Panellists include:

• Fiona Mactaggart MP: Labour Shadow Minister for Equalities
• Dr Rob Berkeley: Director, Runnymede
• Max Wind-Cowie: Head of Progressive Conservatism Project, Demos
• Leon Hall: Project Manager, Ipswich and Suffolk Race Equality Council
• Kurt Barling (Chair): Special Correspondent, BBC London

Dr Omar Khan, Runnymede's head of policy research, will be speaking on the global wealth gap at the 2011 Color of Wealth Policy Summit in Washington DC. T

he summit, taking place on the 6th and 7th of April, is presented by the Insight Centre for Community Economic Development's Closing the Racial Wealth Gap Initiative.

Runnymede Trust, the British Council and Immigration Advisory Service are pleased to invite you to a free training seminar on the third edition of the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX III), recently launched in Brussels.

The integration of migrant populations is an area of policymaking that is in the spotlight in the UK, and across Europe and North America. To shape and improve effective integration policies, comparable information and fact-based dialogue are essential.

Over the past two months government discourse has turned from challenging racial inequalities to encouraging greater integration. Prospect Magazine argued in late 2010 that we need to move on from talking about racism. Are they right? We ask is race no longer a significant disadvantage?

To debate the motion, we have secured two stellar teams who will attempt to sway the floor with both their intellectual prowess and oratory skills.

As part of our project on CERD (the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), we are organising five NGO consultation events across the UK in February and March 2011. The consultation events will include a training session on the CERD process and discussions on racial discrimination issues relating to CERD.

What is this event about?

This event will provide an opportunity to feed your views to the UN on key issues facing black and minority ethnic communities in the UK. The meeting will include a training session on CERD (the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination) and how NGOs can get involved in it. Topics for discussion will include equality legislation and issues relating to racial discrimination across various policy areas.

Please note: This event has been cancelled as there is a strike at the university taking place on this day. Please keep an eye on our events page, as we will be rescheduling this event at some point in the summer term

Workshop: 18:00 – 19:40
Reception: 19:40 – 21:00
8th Floor, New Academic Building, LSE, London WC2A 2AE

Join the LSE, Goldsmiths and the Runnymede Trust for the launch of New Directions, New Voices; the latest report from Runnymede's Perspective Series. This volume presents the work of a group of doctoral students explicitly focused on exploring the increasing complexity of race and ethnicity in Britain. At this launch, we invite you to engage with the themes of the report through a series of research workshops over the course of the evening.

To register for this event, please contact Jessica Sims.

Time:  Monday 21 March 2011, 2:00-4:30 pm

Place: The European Commission Representation in the UK, Europe House, 32 Smith Square, London SW1P 3EU

To mark the UN day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, UKREN invites you to an afternoon debate and panel discussion on the role of Europe for race equality in the UK. The event will launch the European Shadow Report on Racism and will include a panel debate with Members of the European Parliament.

• Does Europe have the answers to rising inequality in the UK?
• Has multiculturalism failed in Europe?
• Can we look to the EU to further the UK anti-racism agenda?

Places are limited and will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis. To RSVP please email Klara Schmitz at ukren@runnymedetrust.org or call 020 7377 9222

As part of our project on CERD (the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), we are organising five NGO consultation events across the UK in February and March 2011. The consultation events will include a training session on the CERD process and discussions on racial discrimination issues relating to CERD.

Do join us for the Birmingham consultation: 1pm - 4pm 17 March 2011 at Edgbaston House, 3 Duchess Place, Hagley Road, Birmingham, B16 8NH

Runnymede is bringing together those who have recently been honoured by the Queen for their inspiring work in the voluntary and community sector in a discussion about race equality.

With a roundtable debate to discuss what we can do to end racism, we will draw ideas and input from our 'honoured' guests, together with emerging and established leaders in the field of race equality from our 360 network

The roundtable discussion in the House of Commons will be followed by a drinks reception.

Attendance at this event is by invite only, but we will use the debate to generate content on our website that will allow everyone to learn more about the outcomes of the discussion and engage at a later date.

Learn more about this webchat, which you can view even though comments are closed, by clicking here

This panel event, following the format of the BBC’s Question Time, will see local politicians debate race equality, with a particular focus on the issues relevant to their neighbourhoods.

Confirmed panellists include members of the Scottish parliament from across all the major parties, as well as Professor Kay Hampton of Glasgow Caledonian University.
 

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research, Omar Khan, will be speaking at this event which aims to clarify how the reforms to the NHS will affect black and ethnic minority communities, both as staff and patients.

As part of our project on CERD (the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), we are organising five NGO consultation events across the UK in February and March 2011. The consultation events will include a training session on the CERD process and discussions on racial discrimination issues relating to CERD.

Do join us for the London consultation: 12 noon - 4:30pm, Tuesday 1 March 2011 at the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial Fund, County Hall, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7PB

This 60-minute online seminar, entitled Healthy Communities, will explore issues surrounding migrants’ access to healthcare, with presentations from Hannover and San Francisco. 

For more information visit the Cities of Migration website

As part of our project on CERD (the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination), we are organising five NGO consultation events across the UK in February and March 2011. The consultation events will include a training session on the CERD process and discussions on racial discrimination issues relating to CERD.

Do join us for the Glasgow consultation: 12pm - 4.30pm, Monday 21 February 2011 at the Scottish Trades Union Congress, 333 Woodlands Road, Glasgow, G3 6NG 

Runnymede research and policy analyst Gabriela Quevedo with the Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) will be giving a joint lecture with Professor Tony Kushner, who specialises in Jewish/non-Jewish relations.

The lecture, held at the Wiener Library from 7pm, will focus in particular on the depiction of refugees in the media from the 1930s to the present day.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking at this event organised by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).

Other speakers at the event include representatives from youth organisations and the EHRC's head of human rights policy.

Our head of financial inclusion research will be speaking at the 2011 AGM of the Dorset Race Equality Council.

Omar's speech will touch on localism, the Big Society and how race equality interacts with these agendas.

Runnymede is pleased to announce this free conference organised in partnership with the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging and taking place at the University of East London on Thursday 27 January.

The conference explores the ways in which questions of race, religion and religious affiliation operate in state policies and civil society in Britain and beyond.

Please click here to view the conference flyer and list of speakers and click here for full details, including conference schedule.

For further information and to reserve a place please send an email to: s.thorpe@uel.ac.uk

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research Dr Omar Khan will be speaking at this event organised by Business in the Community (BITC).

For more information or to book a place visit the dedicated webpage

How can we end racism in a generation? Join us in Handsworth, Birmingham, for the launch of an exciting new multimedia project.

Generation 3.0 was designed by Runnymede to explore changing attitudes to race, creating spaces for older and younger people to come together to share their experiences and views on how we might end racism for the next generation.

Watch the 2-minute video interviews on the Generation 3.0 website

This event, to be held in London, is being organised by our financial inclusion team as part of Runnymede's older BME people research programme.

The discussion will bring together more than 50 older people from different black and minority ethnic communities to discuss their issues and concerned, particularly related to pensions and retirement.

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research Dr Omar Khan will be speaking at this international conference hosted by the United Nations.

Held in Geneva over three days (between December 13 - 15) the Forum on Minority Issues will focus on "Minorities and effective participation in economic life."

The Runnymede Trust, in association with MOSAIC, would like to invite you to attend "Race Equality in the South East" in the Sallis Benney Theatre, Brighton on Thursday 9th December between 7.30 and 9pm. 

The event will be a "Question Time" style debate with a panel made up of councillors and activists from across the region, and will offer an opportunity for people across the south east to quiz them on race equality issues in the area.

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research Omar Khan will be presenting as the UK representative at the Network of Socio-economic Experts.

The meeting, held in Brussels in December 2010, is organised by the European Commission on Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities.

A new Information Centre about Asylum and Refugees (ICAR) report is to be launched at this invite only event.

Senior research and information officer with ICAR, Julie Gibbs, will be presenting the findings of the report Financial inclusion amongst new migrant communities in Northern Ireland to an audience of senior local politicians, including Northern Ireland Assembly minister Alex Attwood and junior ministers Gerry Kelly and Robin Newton.

PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately the below event has now been cancelled due to poor weather conditions in the area. We apologise if you were planning to attend this evening and will post a new date on our website/ social media platforms as soon as we've scheduled one.

Robert Brown MSP and the Runnymede Trust would like to invite you to “Race Equality in Scotland” on 2^nd December, 6pm – 8pm. The event, which will take place in Committee Room 1 in the Scottish Parliament, will feature panellists from the four main political parties as well as race equality experts.

The event marks 10 years since the Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain published its landmark report “The Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain”. A decade on from this, the panellists will speak on their party’s approach to race equality, as well as on whether race relations have changed in Scotland over the past ten years.

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research Omar Khan will be speaking at this event, organised by Inside Government.

Other speakers include Damon Gibbons, chief executive of the Centre for Responsible Credit and Brian Pomeroy, chair of the government's financial inclusion taskforce.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking at this conference on the future of school education in the UK.

The event is organised by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and is being held at their offices in Congress House.

To mark one decade since Runnymede's groundbreaking Commission on the Future of Multi-Ethnic Britain report, author Lord Parekh is revisiting the issues of race equality and multiculturalism in Britain.

At the time it was released the Commission on the Future of a Multi-Ethnic Britain, launched by then home secretary Jack Straw in 2000, caused a considerable stir in the press. This Guardian article from the time is an indication of the furore.

Runnymede project assistant Klara Schmitz will be facilitating a workshop at this conference, organised by the Irish Traveller Movement in Britain.

For more information on the event, held in November 2010, visit the ITMB website

Please note: This event is not organised by Runnymede so please do not contact us for more information

This one-day international conference will bring together leading thinkers in sociology, business management and linguistics among other fields.

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, will be speaking at the event, along with academics and representatives from other diversity-focused organisations.

Runnymede 360 is hosting a live webchat following from a Counterpoint event presenting Tariq Modood's new book entitled Still not easy being British: struggles for multicultural citizenship.

Join us on Friday 12 November 2010 from 4pm - 5pm for a lively discussion on the future (if there is one?) of multiculturalism.

Entitled Is Multiculturalism Dead? the webchat will feature author Tariq Modood, Counterpoint director Catherine Fieschi, and political blogger Sunny Hundal. The panel, who will be online for an hour in the afternoon, will discuss and present on multiculturalism, as well as the developments in Muslim identity politics.

Runnymede's head of financial inclusion research Omar Khan will be speaking at this conference held in Croatia in November 2010.

For more information contact the Cities for Local Integration Policy

Please note: This event is not organised by Runnymede so please do not contact us for more information

Runnymede will have a presence at this multidisciplinary conference that seeks to engage with questions regarding the role of arts and cultural activity in civil society.

The TAKING PART conference will share research findings. Attendees will hear about the wide range of national and international arts practice engaging directly with the community, creating new contexts for debate and animating the dialogue in challenging and exciting ways.

For more information and to register visit the event's page on Goldsmith's website

10,000 people descended on Trafalgar Square to commemorate the first International Day Against Hate Crime in October 2009.

This year’s vigil will be held on Saturday 23 October from 7pm - 9pm in Trafalgar Square, with a 2 minute silence at 8pm.

Notable speakers will include Peter Tatchell, Rikki Beadle-Blair and the inspirational human rights activist Stuart Milk, nephew of Harvey Milk.

The Public and Commercial Services Union is holding a national black members seminar over the coming weekend (22, 23 & 24 October 2010).

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, will be speaking at the event on Saturday 23 October 2010.

Runnymede is supporting a new initiative called StopWatch which aims to ensure that Stop and Search practices are fair and accountable to the public. On Monday 18th October at 15:30 at The Great Hall, King's College London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, Reverend Jesse Jackson Sr. will help launch StopWatch drawing on his considerable experience of campaigning against racial profiling. Poor Stop and Search practice continues to drive a wedge between communities and the police and creates community discontent.

Please click here the event flyer with full details.

To register, please email kam@runnymedetrust.org with your full details of name, title, address, telephone number and organisation (if any). Places are extremely limited and will be decided on a first come, first served basis with only one person per email address being allowed to register. Your place will be confirmed by return email and you need to BRING A PRINT OUT WITH YOU to the event.

This one-day seminar aims to develop practical and policy-focused dialogue on the issue of black fatherhood in Britain.

It has been organised by London South Bank University (LSBU) and the National Black Voices Network, National Children’s Bureau.

Runnymede will have an information stand at this conference. The event promises to include some of today's leading thinkers, sharing their opinions on topics such as the Big Society and the reconfiguration of the global financial system.

Delegates at this forum will hear how the Equality Act will work in practice, the impact on their organisation and what they can do to prepare for its full implementation, including case studies from leading practitioners.

Learn more by registering to attend this event, organised by Inside Government, at which Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking.

Dr Rob Berkeley, our director, will be speaking on behalf of Runnymede at the Conservative annual party conference.

Runnymede will be presenting at the Voice4Change fringe event entitled 'Equality, Fairness and the Big Society'.

For more information email our public affairs officer, Vicki Butler, at vicki@runnymedetrust.org

Sarah Isal, our deputy director, will be speaking on behalf of Runnymede at the Labour annual party conference.

Runnymede will be presenting at the Voice4Change fringe event entitled 'Equality, Fairness and the Big Society'.

For more information email our public affairs officer, Vicki Butler, at vicki@runnymedetrust.org

Runnymede's head of education research, Dr Debbie Weekes-Bernard, will be speaking at this one-day conference, which brings together key organisations working for greater equity and social justice in education.

Runnymede's deputy director Sarah Isal will be a panellist at this conference, which will look at ways of tackling hate crime and extremism.

Fore more information see the Middlesex University website

Dr Omar Khan, our head of financial inclusion research, will be speaking on behalf of Runnymede at the Lib Dem annual party conference.

Runnymede will be presenting at the Voice4Change fringe event entitled 'Equality, Fairness and the Big Society'.

For more information email our public affairs officer, Vicki Butler, at vicki@runnymedetrust.org

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be chairing the panel at this free event to be held at the Rich Mix cinema on Bethnal Green Road.

The event will also feature a screening of the documentary Beyond Labels, by Jaime Sylla.

Fore more information visit the GMFA website or call 020 7738 3712

Runnymede is hosting an online debate on the issue of arts and mixed identity between 11am and 1pm on Friday 9 July.

To participate simply register here either beforehand or on the day of the debate.

The debate, which is part of an ongoing collaboration with the Arts Council of England, will open with an article by the journalist and broadcaster Yasmin Alibhai-Brown.

Following this there will be a debate among a panel of art practitioners and policy makers: Patricia Cumper, director of the Talawa theatre company; Jane Earl, director of the Rich Mix Arts Centre; and Jennifer Williams, founding director of the British American Arts Association.

For more information contact Kamaljeet Gill on kam@runnymedetrust.org

The second in our series of regional events focusing on race equality will be held in Bristol on 8 July 2010, in association with the Black South West Network.

The panel debate, including high profile Conservative Party candidate Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, will provide those in the local community an opportunity to quiz local politicians on race equality issues.

For more information email Vicki Butler at vicki@runnymedetrust.org

Runnymede and the London School of Economics are holding parliamentary launch of Bangla Stories on 6 July in the House of Lords between 10.30am - 12noon.

Bangla Stories is an online learning resource for young people (Key Stage 3) about migration, integration and life histories.

The 2020 Public Services Trust is launching  Equality, Cohesion and Public Services, a report which brings together contributions from three respected authors to look at the role of public services in reducing inequality and promoting cohesion.  It asks whether the reform principles suggested by the Commission on 2020 Public Services could take us forward, and how they might be put into practice.

If you would like to attend, please RSVP to heidi@2020pst.org.

www.2020publicservicestrust.org/blog

2020 PST launch– Equality, Cohesion and Public Services
Wednesday, 30 June, 8.30 – 10.00am, with breakfast
Royal Society of Arts, Tavern Room
8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ

Civic, Political and Cultural Engagement among Migrants, Minorities and National Populations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Award-winning political theorist and Huffington Post blogger Benjamin Barber and broadcaster and columnist Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, will be among the speakers at the international conference, held at the University of Surrey on 29 and 30 June.

The event is jointly hosted by Runnymede and CRONEM and registration is now open.

Young, Drifting and Black, a one day conference organised by Capital Men in partnership with Runnymede, is aimed at professionals across sectors working with black young people.

The conference, which includes a keynote address from London Mayor Boris Johnson, will examine the different ways in which defiant behaviour in the classroom and community can be prevented and will provide powerful insights to enable a shift from reaction to prevention.

This important open public debate on the future of equality and diversity post the general election is being held by the Centre for Local Policy Studies (CLPS).

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will be speaking at the event, which is a must for everyone concerned with the future of public sector services for vulnerable communities.

Entitled 'Making Integration Count' this 60-minute webinar, organised by Cities of Migration, will look at how new gateway cities are helping to transform the immigrant experience.

This discussion event will also provide the launch for a new Runnymede report Lone Mothers of Mixed Racial and Ethnic Children: Then and Now, by Chamion Caballero and Rosalind Edwards.

 UKREN’s upcoming seminar is aiming to explore understandings of European citizenship in Muslim communities and what it means to be a Muslim in Europe today.  It will also include the launch of our online educational resource pack Young, Muslim & Citizen.

The seminar will take place at Eversheds from 6.30pm - 8pm followed by a drinks reception.

This free 60-minute online seminar, entitled The Price of Admission and organised by Cities of Migration, includes presentations from Spain’s Barcelona Active and the UK’s Fair Finance initiatives.

Runnymede director, Rob Berkeley, is to chair the debate at this event, at which EHRC chair Trevor Phillips and Green Party human rights spokesperson Peter Tatchell are among the speakers.

For the first time, the government is proposing legislation that bans discrimination on socio-economic grounds.

The Equality Bill, which is now before parliament, proposes that public authorities take account of the inequalities experienced both by members of their workforce, and the communities that they serve. 

The bill also bans discrimination on the grounds of these inequalities.

Why is it now possible for a government to credibly propose such a statutory duty?  How and why have these changes happened? Why are they still incomplete? What are the continuing obstacles to change? Can history help us to understand how further change can come about?

Runnymede is hosting a small invite-only seminar on financial inclusion, ethnicity and behavioural economics.

We are grateful to be running this seminar with Rajiv Prabhakar, of LSE and Open University, and will have participants from the Open University economics department, with Alan Shipman from Cambridge University chairing the event. Rajiv,Tony Dolphin from ippr, and  Ricky Joseph from Birmingham University will also be speaking at the event.

Runnymede director Rob Berkeley will give a seminar at the Queen Mary University of London entitled 'Surely we're all post-racial now? Why race may still matter more than we think.'

To find out more or RSVP for a place email events@qmul.ac.uk

This seminar, entitled Family, Diaspora and Migration in Youth Transitions to Adulthood, is one in a series, all looking into young people's sense of identity within transnational situations.

Wednesday 10 March at 6:30

This 'mini meetup' has been organised by 21st Century Network following the success of the 14 Jan meeting. Hosted by Runnymede and chaired by director Rob Berkeley, the meeting will provide the opportunity for more in-depth discussions into Race & Difference in the 21st Century.

Join Cities of Migration on March 2, 2010 for a free international 60-minute discussion on integration strategies that generate equal opportunities in education and accelerate improved academic outcomes for immigrant and second-generation students. In this webinar, good ideas from the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) and Quality in Multicultural Schools (QUIMS) Zurich will present.

Runnymede is launching a new Perspectives Paper on ethnic profiling in an eConference, which will be open for online comment between 23 and 24 February. 

At the event Lord Carlile of Berriew, the government's independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, will comment on the European Court of Human Rights'  recent ruling on the use of stop-and-search tactics to combat terrorism.

Chris Huhne MP, Shadow Home Secretary for the Liberal Democrats, will add his voice to the debate. Shadow Minister for Immigration Damian Green MP will also join the eConference, adding an opinion from the Conservatives on the DNA database. Meanwhile Labour MEP Claude Moraes will comment on ethnic profiling at UK borders.

Tuesday 23rd February 2010, 9am – 2pm, Central London

Runnymede's head of education research, Debbie Weekes-Bernard, will be speaking at this conference alongside other field experts who, together, will examine the key areas of race inequality in the UK.

Former Home Secretary Charles Clarke MP, along with Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb, Conservative Party Councillor Antony Little and Green Party Councillor Samir Jeraj took part in a 'Question Time' style debate on race equality in Norwich on 11 February, 2010.

Watch the a video of a debate at www.norfolkunited.org.uk

Thursday, 4 February, 2010, at the University of East London

A conference on faith organisations, sanctuary and civil society, organised by Runnymede and the Centre for Research on Migration, Refugees and Belonging (CMRB).

Jim Rose Lecture 2009 & launch of

'Bangla Stories' website
Tuesday 1st December 2009, 6.30 - 8pm

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Lower Ground Floor, New Academic Building,
London School of Economics,
54 Lincolns Inn Field, London, WC2A 3LJ