Windrush Cymru: celebrating the lives and journeys of a generation Our Voices, Our Stories, Our History In June 1948, the SS Empire Windrush docked at Tilbury Dock in Essex carrying over 450 passengers from the Caribbean. Leaving friends and families back home, these brave men and women were responding to Britain’s post-war need for workers.…
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Ibby Osman – Chair of National BAME Youth Forum Wales Ibby Osman is an individual who is passionate about tackling social injustice. His passion for change began with his involvement with Cardiff Youth Council (CYC) back in 2012. CYC is an organisation that believes every young person has rights. They are a representative council…
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…
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…
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…
