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• 6.4: Equality and Cohesion
• 6.5: Europe
  • 6.5.1: UKREN
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  • 6.5.2: EU Anti-Discrimination Training Project
• 6.6: Financial Inclusion
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• 6.8: This is Where I Live
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• 6.10: Past Projects

About UKREN

Who We Are

Established in 1996, UKREN is a UK-wide network representing over 160 organisations. These organisations - predominantly non-governmental and community-based in nature - are involved in race relations and in working to eliminate racism at local, national or European level. UKREN exists to ensure that all such organisations in the UK, local and national, can be kept informed of the latest developments in European race relations. Set up by NGOs for NGOs, we ensure that national and local UK organisations are informed on the latest European race relations developments. Since its inception, Runnymede has held the secretariat of UKREN. In addition to the Executive Committee, UKREN has a 26-strong Council, which meet twice a year to shape the policy direction of UKREN. It also has Executive Committee of 10 members elected from the Council.

List of UKREN member organisations

UKREN Constitution (adopted April 2007)

List of UKREN Council Members and Executive Committee Members

What We Do

• We act as a link between UK NGOs and Europe. We inform UK NGOs of European developments in race relations.
• We represent a unique structure for channelling the views of UK NGOs to European policy makers.
• We maintain a formal relationship with the European Network Against Racism (ENAR), based in Brussels, which represents a wide-range of NGOs across the European Union. UKREN acts as the national co-ordinator of ENAR in the UK. Importantly, we ensure that ENAR takes account of UK NGOs' voices in its work programme. ENAR therefore provides an additional mechanism for UK NGOs to contribute to EU decision-making.
   

What we offer

• Regular publications on European developments affecting community organisations in the UK
• National Consultations on relevant issues that are debated at EU level to ensure that UK community-based organisations are informed about them and have a voice.
• Annual Roundtables to enable a large number of participants to comment on the work programme and direction of the network and to share information on current and future steps in European legislation and policy.
• Tailored training courses on the impact of European anti-discrimination legislation for public service providers, local government officials, human resources professionals and other organisations that have to plan and carry out changes due to these new European measures.