racism

January 13, 2018

US bishops respond to Donald Trump's reported racist comments on Haiti and other countries

Bishops in the United States have issued responses to President Trump's reported remarks on Haiti and other countries
September 5, 2017

US churches must strike a different path from establishment racism

Following the shocking events in Charlottesville, Virginia last month, in which a woman attending a counter-protest against white supremacists was killed by one of the same, many ha
August 28, 2017

US Catholic Bishops establish Committee Against Racism

US Cardinal says, "Marches by hate groups such as the KKK and Neo-Nazis are outrageous to the sensible mind and directly challenge the dignity of human life."
August 19, 2017

NUJ demands IPSO inquiry on press racism

The National Union of Journalists has called on the press watchdog, the Independent Press Standards Organisation, to carry out an immediate investigation into the prevalence of Islamophobia, racism and hatred espoused in the British press.
August 16, 2017

Charlottesville churches unite to show the power of love over hate

On Saturday, 12 August 2917 in Charlottesville, Virginia, one woman died and 19 others were injured when a man who, after rallying with white supremacist groups, rammed his car into a crowd. Earlier in the day, two law enforcement officers lost their lives when their helicopter crashed as they patrolled the gathering crowds.
June 5, 2017

TUC study finds BAME workers over a third more likely to be in insecure work

Black, Asian and minority ethnic workers are over a third more likely than white workers to be stuck in temporary or zero-hours work, according to a new TUC report.
April 10, 2017

Brendan Cox calls for communities to fight rise in populism

Brendan Cox, husband of the murdered MP Jo Cox, has warned against normalising 'populism' as an accepted movement in modern politis..He said the dangerous rise of the far right can be stopped by Britain's communities standing together against hate.
April 7, 2017

New poll shows racism has increased since Brexit vote

New opinion polling released today by Opinium Research shows the majority of ethnic minority people in the UK (52 per cent) think the UK has become less tolerant since the Brexit vote.
March 20, 2017

New poll shows rise in racism since Brexit vote

Over a third of Black, Asian or minority ethnic people (BAME) witnessed or experienced racial abuse in the seven months following the Brexit vote in June 2016, a TUC poll has found.
February 5, 2017

Quakers stand alongside victims of racist policies

Quakers in Britain have responded to the global unease about recent political developments around the world with a clear statement asserting: “Humanity needs leaders of integrity and conscience, ready to be held to account by individuals and institutions, national and international."