Covid-19 Latest update from First Minister Mark DrakefordFirst Minister Mark Drakeford today announced tough new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus in Wales and save lives.01 Local authorities are enforcing the closure of pubs throughout Wales following reports some are flouting the shutdown, which was introduced on Saturday. Licenced premises, which continue to trade,…
Find Your Local Group There are now thousands of local groups across the country. Below is an up to date list to help you find your nearest one. You can register your Mutual Aid Group here Local groups can be found on this map. If you have trouble reading it you can search the…
Coronavirus: The fake health advice you should ignore Image copyrightGETTY IMAGESImage captionGarlic: It may be good for general health, but it won’t stop the coronavirus Coronavirus is emerging in more countries around the world and there’s currently no known cure. Unfortunately that hasn’t stopped a slew of health advice, ranging from useless but relatively harmless,…
Crossing Borders: Music & Heritage ProjectMiss Ify Iwobi is the Founder of Crossing Borders Music and Heritage. She continues to work with the young people even after the funding ended. About Crossing Borders is a Heritage Lottery Funded Project which focuses on young ethnic minority musicians and dancers, seeing how their heritage affects their music…
South Wales Police Youth ProjectYouth from the Crossing Borders Project participate in the Police Youth Volunteer Programme to develop their skills. About Young people who are part of the Crossing Borders Project decided to volunteer with the South Wales Police to learn and develop new skills and gain new experiences. RCC encourages young BAME people…
GET IN TOUCH Ify Iwobi Founder and Project manager of Crossing Borders Project Ify a multi-award winning Swansea born pianist and composer who studied Performance Music at Brunel University London. She is an accomplished classical and contemporary pianist performing across Swansea, Wales, London, Ohio, Texas and Nigeria. She has composed over 33 original pieces and…
Welsh Government’s Hate Crime Minority CommunitiesHate Crime is an initiative to combat harassment, abuse, violence and hatred towards ethnic minority groups and individuals in Wales.About The Hate Crime project started on the 1 st December 2019 and is a 2 year project funded by Welsh Governments Hate Crime Minority Communities Grant scheme working in partnership…
Working together to promote race equality, integration and justice in WalesAbout Us The Race Council Cymru (RCC) is the overarching umbrella body established by ethnic minority grassroots communities in Wales to bring key organisations together to combat racial prejudice, race discrimination, harassment, victimisation, abuse and violence. Since its establishment in 2010, RCC represents and supports…
Working together to promote race equality, justice and integration in Wales Our Aims Elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race Promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds Promoting arts, culture and heritage to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds Promoting activities to tackle and prevent poverty affecting people from diverse…
Race Equality and Racism in Wales Report About the research Race Council Cymru (RCC) secured funding from Awards for All and the Cooperative Society to undertake exploratory research on the needs and experiences of people from black, asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds living in Wales, and collected baseline information against which to identify the…
