Absolutely. It's very lazy to pretend we only care about foreign policy issues. British Muslims are disproportionately working class and contend with numerous issues from child poverty to poor housing.

Instead of continuing to stoke racism and division, political leaders must fight this election on the issues that matter - a social safety net, housing needs, health - all of which currently combine to harm people of colour in deeply disproportionate ways.

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In light of the general election announcement, I'm reposting Aurelien Mondon and my Runnymede Trust report - 'Creating a crisis: Immigration, racism and the 2024 general election' runnymedetrust.org

📣 We are delighted to announce that Shabna Begum has been appointed as our permanent CEO, after leading the organisation in the interim for the past year.

Read our full announcement here: ow.ly/Ikq850RQGql

.Royal Historical Society is pleased to open calls for its Masters' Scholarships programme, 2024-25 bit.ly/4bJs8je

This year the Society offers 8 Scholarships of £5,000 each to students from groups underrepresented in #History in UK HE. Closing date: 23 June #twitterstorians 1/2

BREAKING

We said we would #DefendDemocracy ...

AND WE'VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament

WE’VE WON our case against Government anti-protest laws that completely ignored the will of Parliament.

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'The work of racial diversity is not about expansion, but rebalancing – the former is about supplementing an organisation; the latter is about redistributing its resources.'

A timely, thoughtful piece from Nesrine Malik theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Congratulations to the winner of #SMKAwards2024 #BestUseofLaw : Preventing Greater Manchester Police’s discriminatory Carnival banning letters - @kidsofcolourhq.

The practice of preventing people from attending the Carnival based on vague criteria, was stopped. #LoveCampaigning

We're hiring!

We're looking for a Senior Policy and Delivery Manager to help achieve our ambition of tackling ethnic inequalities for patients, communities and in the healthcare workforce.

Click here to learn more and apply: nhsraceandhealth.current-vacancies.com/Jobs/Advert/34…

💥MAJOR NEWS💥

Today, a High Court Judge has declared parts of Police Act 2022 as being in breach of European Convention of Human Rights.

The Police Act 2022 increased the power to ban Gypsies and Travellers from an area from 3 to 12 months. (1/6)

gypsy-traveller.org/news/high-cour…

💭✍️NEW BLOG!

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek , which coincides w/ #BlackInclusionWeek , we sat down with Patrick Vernon to discuss mental health services for Black people, and ways to foster inclusion for our communities.

Read the interview on #AREvoices : ow.ly/zLEe50REjGB

We are excited to welcome Daniel De Simone Clive Nwonka and Ann-Marie Cousins to discuss the potential of investigative journalism in uncovering historical institutional failings and structural racial inequalities.

📅Thurs 16 May
🔴Online and in-person

🎟️ow.ly/hHgX50RvLT6