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Black Cultural Archives: response to the March 2021
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities report
Black Cultural Archives (BCA) refutes the approach and findings of the report on the basis of its poor use of data, unsubstantiated conclusions and British history inaccuracies.
REPORT 2021
Throughout centuries to present day, Black British history has been made, and unfolded in front of our very eyes in different spheres. Yet with no mandatory place on a highly Eurocentric national curriculum, Black British history continues to be viewed as insignificant. We have seen the effects of this omission, which pose a number of serious and dangerous political consequences.
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INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS
4in10: London’s Child Poverty Network is a campaigning network of organisations working to improve the lives of the 4in10 children living in poverty across the capital.
We believe child poverty can be tackled. It doesn’t have to exist.
Members of the YMCA Youth Advisory Group
The Young and Black report exposes the true nature of what it is like to be a young Black person growing up in the UK today. As the steering group behind the report, we created safe spaces where the Black community could come together to share their experiences – and that they did.
'Stain on British history'
The Home Office broke equality the law, by imposing its "hostile environment" immigration policies which contributed to the Windrush scandal, ERC report found
Problems caused by policies were "repeatedly ignored, dismissed or their severity disregarded" as they were being developed, according to Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) assessment
The government department has committed to an agreement with EHRC to take action
in the UK have highlighted once again the racism and inequality that exists here. Racial
inequalities in the protection of human rights raised by the Black Lives Matter movement
led this Committee to commission polling which found that over three quarters of Black
people in the UK do not believe their human rights are equally protected compared to
white people.
You will have a qualification and recognition in a related field and have demonstrated the ability to combine your historical research into a cohesive written account.
Please download the full brief for more information and details on how to apply. Deadline for expressions of interest is 17.00, 9 December 2020.
END RACISM!
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MIA GAPPY
17 year old, aspiring artist - Middlesbrough UK
POSTER CAMPAIGN - BLACK LIVES MATTER
MIA GAPPY #1 Poster Campaign - TITLE: The Artist's Stance
Mia Gappy - A 17 year old, aspiring artist located in Middlesbrough in the North East
"The theme for the posters was around my great grandfather and his son, but it was also to make my voice heard. The first piece is of me protesting and standing up for what I believe is right, to use my voice for the people who don't have one. The theme is very self-centred around my background and me wanting to make a change, for the better. When asking for opinions and criticisms for the first piece from friends and classmates, the said that having me as the vocal point of the poster that is targeting racism, having someone who is white on the front would take away from the point, but the piece is titled "The Artist's stance", I want to make my voice heard for the others who have their voices ignored. I agree that it might have been better to have someone of colour on the front, but the theme is dedicated to my family's background with racism and having the second poster being about both my grandfathers stories, I thought having the first poster include me would make this more personal. I decided to explain that just in case you were confused of why the first poster is like that." - Mia Gappy
MIA GAPPY #2 Poster Campaign - TITLE: Great-Grandad Maurice
Mia a college student choose 'Black Lives Matter' to create a poster on social issues.
"My skin colour may be white but my grandfathers before me, have experienced this type of hatred decades ago and it's not right"
"The second poster is of my great grandfather and my grandfather on the beach of Seychelles (his home country), it has his story from my grandfather's view, as I never had the chance to talk to my great grandfather about his experiences from a first hand view. When talking to my grandfather about his dad, he said that as a boy, he didn't really notice these things, but after he, himself, was targeted by people saying racial slurs to him, made him aware of the possibility and hatefulness of the world. I love the second poster as it really captures both of my grandfathers likeness and knowing the type of person that my great grandfather was, imagining people using harmful and disgusting words at him because of his colour and where he came from, makes me so upset that he had to go through that and that anyone has to go through that."
- Mia Gappy
FOR ALL FOLKS ASSIGNED TO DIFFERENT 'RACES'
There really is only one race that has people with unique and wonderful face's, characteristics that are humanly interesting as we are the same and equally different. A world we sahre and should be united not pitted against each other and divided in favour of a superior race.
DOWNLOAD SIMPLE TO USE MATERIAL, EASY TOOLS TO HELP YOU TO ERADICATE RACISM
Eradicate built up confusion surrounding racism - You only need a few effective tools in a tool box to change the broken old for a positive anew!
WE DON'T NEED A HUGE TOOL BOX OVERLOADED WITH COMPEX TOOLS TO KNOW WHAT MOST OF US ALREADY KNOW. RACISM IS WRONG IN EVERY WHICH WAY.
Majority of us own all the tools we will ever likely to need, we just have to use what we already possess, our humanity, and start joining the dots...and share, teach others. Silence cannot solve racism, it supports racism. SPEAK OUT!
- EMPATHY
- EXPOSURE
- CARE
- CONCERN
- COMPASSION
- FELLOW FEELING
- SENSE OF JUSTICE
- RIGHT FROM WRONG
TALK RACE BREAK SILENCE END RACISM.
BLACK LIVES MATTER
ALL LIVES MATTER
We believe in a world where every person belongs
We reject racism that stands in the way.
MAKE THAT STAND WITH US!
ZERO TOLERANCE TO RACISM
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