Llanelli Remembers Srebrenica Remembering Srebrenica Remembering Srebrenica To mark the 25th anniversary of the tragedy at Srebenica members of Llanelli Multicultural Network (LMCN) lit a candle to honour the victims and survivors of this genocide, and pledged to create a better, stronger, and more cohesive society in Llanelli and Wales. On 11 July 1995, the town…
Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) population in Wales This article was produced to support the work of the First Minister’s COVID-19 BAME Advisory Group, which was established in April 2020 and will report on 22 June. It summarises the analyses available to the group up to 19 June…
CQC publishes data on deaths in care settings broken down by ethnicity The information that care homes submit to CQC about the deaths of people in their care is published on a weekly basis as part of the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reporting on deaths. The ONS data is not routinely broken down by…
Race Council Cymru were delighted to receive funding from the Carmarthenshire Covid-19 Community Response Fund specifically to support Llanelli’s Polish community. Llanelli became the main destination for Polish citizens after many agencies recruited workers to undertake “undesirable” and “difficult” jobs. These types of jobs often meant unstable contracts for agency workers. During Covid-19 many Polish families…
National Windrush Day 2020Led by the Windrush Cymru Elders in partnership with and part-funded by the Welsh Government, supported by the Royal Navy and the Royal Commonwealth Society Wales. “Today we look back, and whilst acknowledging the huge contributions made by the Windrush Generation, we pause to think many of them be evicted from their…
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 Wales:…
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…
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…
George Floyd: Black history ‘should be taught in schools in Wales’ A petition which calls for Welsh pupils to be taught about black history has gained more than 23,000 signatures. The petition, started by postgraduate history student Angharad Owen, comes amid worldwide protests after the death of George Floyd in US police custody. A former teacher…
