On January 28th 2021, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) would like to invite individuals and organisations with an interest in equality, diversity and inclusion in education to an online event to discuss the importance of including …
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On Tuesday 17th November 2020, the Roma Support Group and the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma held an online event to discuss the impact of the EU Settlement Scheme on Roma …
MPs meet to discuss how the EU Settlement Scheme is affecting Roma people Read More »
Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) will be making the theatre production of Crystal’s Vardo available online for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month (GRTHM) in June 2020. Crystal’s Vardo is a theatre production which uses dance, …
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On the evening of Thursday 16th April 2020, Channel 4 chose to broadcast a show, ‘Dispatches: The Truth About Traveller Crime’. In response to the broadcast, Sarah Mann, Director of Friends, Families and Travellers said: “It is not …
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The winners of the Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2020 were announced on Friday, 6th March at the Brighthelm Centre. The evening was a beautiful celebration of the impressive and inspiring achievements of Gypsy, Roma and …
Congratulations to the winners of the Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2020! Read More »
Today, Friends Families and Travellers and the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Gypsies, Travellers and Roma released an event report written by Jo Richardson of De Montfort University. The report details conversations from a 17 …
Today, Friends Families and Travellers (FFT) are proud to announce the shortlist for the very first Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2020! The awards are to celebrate inspiring individuals from Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in …
Friends Families and Travellers Awards 2020: Here’s the shortlist! Read More »
Chrissie Browne is the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Student Lead in the Widening Participation Department at King’s College London. Chrissie has played a key part in developing the ‘Rom Belong‘ programme which aims to increase the representation …
Chrissie Browne: ‘Rom Belong’ and Widening Participation at King’s College London Read More »
Today, Tuesday 1st May, members of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) Civil Society will meet with the United Nations Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance. The meeting with the …
