Do you know what Hate Crime is? Do you know what a Hate Crime is? Do you know what to do if you experience or witness a Hate Crime? Hate Crime doesn’t always include physical violence, it can include offensive language, harassment, and online hate too. The Mid and South West Wales Community Cohesion Team…
Statement on appeals for A levels, AS, Skills Challenge Certificate and GCSEs Statement from Education Minister, Kirsty Williams on appeals for this year’s awarded examination grades. Earlier this week I directed Qualifications Wales to broaden the grounds for appeal for A levels, AS, Skills Challenge Certificate and GCSEs. Today, they have now confirmed what this…
Structural and systemic racism key risk factor in Wales’ Covid-19 BAME deaths Structural and systemic racism has contributed to the higher death rate among black, Asian and minority ethnic people in Wales, according to a report. The First Minister Mark Drakeford had commissioned the report after statistics showed that BAME people were nearly twice as likely…
First Minister Mark Drakeford announced today further steps to unlock Wales All non-essential shops in Wales will be able to re-open from Monday (22 June) as part the biggest unlocking of the coronavirus regulations to date, First Minister Mark Drakeford announced today (Friday 19 June). Retailers will be able to resume trading if they can…
National Windrush Day 2020 Please join us to celebrate National Windrush Day 2020 Monday 22 June 2020 | 9.30 am to 11 am Led by the Windrush Cymru Elders in partnership with and part funded by Welsh Government, supported by the Royal Navy and the Royal Commonwealth Society Wales and delivered together with organisations across…
8 Books About Race You Need to Read Right Now Following the murder of George Floyd on May 25th, a number of conversations have made their way to the fore. Conversations about race, conversations about injustice, conversations that are, quite frankly, well overdue. In any case, regardless of the discourse that has already arisen, the journey…
Join our ONLINE PROTEST organised by Race Council Cymru in Partnership with BAWSO & Wales TUC! Please sign up and join a safe online protest organised by Race Council Cymru, BAWSO and Wales TUC taking our protests online. Please register your interest and share. #JoinTheConversation #BlackLivesMatter #blackouttuesday #blacklivesmatter #racequality #rccwales @rcccrossingborders @walestuccymru #bawso #blm #blmwales…
George Floyd: Welsh black history lessons backed by Race Council Cymru chair Ray Singh is also on the Welsh advisory group on the impact of Covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic people Teaching black history to Welsh pupils would “go a long way in helping to overcome racism”, the chairman of Race Council Cymru…
Why is it so controversial when someone says “All Lives Matter” instead of “Black Lives Matter”? Imagine that you’re sitting down to dinner with your family, and while everyone else gets a serving of the meal, you don’t get any. So you say “I should get my fair share.” And as a direct response to…
Black Lives Matter: ‘We have faced racial prejudice in Wales’ Young black people say they have faced racism in Wales as Black Lives Matter protests take place across the country. The protests were sparked after the death of George Floyd in police custody in the US. Nicole, 21, Marwah, 18, and Angel, 15, describe the…
