On Thursday 16th April, Channel 4 are due to broadcast a Hardcash production, ‘Dispatches: The truth about Traveller crime’. In advance of the broadcast, Sarah Mann, Director of Friends, Families and Travellers said: “It is not […]
FFT initial response to Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: The truth about Traveller crime’ Read More »
Background The Self-employment Income Support Scheme is for the self-employed or members of a partnership who have lost income due to coronavirus. This scheme will provide a taxable grant worth 80% of your trading profits (up
Background This guidance will assist local authorities, Traveller site managers and organisations managing canals and waterways in addressing coronavirus (COVID-19) within home settings for people living on unauthorised encampments, people living on Traveller sites and people
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 »
According to research findings launched by Friends Families and Travellers today, 55% of 2162 British adults surveyed were unaware that over 500,000 Roma and Sinti people were killed in the Holocaust by the Nazis. The research
A coalition of organisations working with Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities have submitted a report to the United Nations (UN) to highlight the Government’s failure to uphold the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities in
Unfair treatment of UK’s Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities raised to the UN Read More »
Friends Families and Travellers would like to congratulate London Gypsies & Travellers, Liberty, Marc Willers QC and Tessa Buchanan of Garden Court Chambers and Chris Johnson from the Community Law Partnership on yesterday’s fantastic win against
Use of Injunctions criticised by Court of Appeal Read More »
Today, Friends Families and Travellers and other race equality, human rights and Gypsy, Roma and Traveller organisations have written a letter to the Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. The letter, which can
Today, Friends Families and Travellers is proud to announce that Samson Rattigan, Projects Coordinator at FFT, has been included in the New Year Honours List 2020! Samson has been awarded a British Empire Medal for services
Samson Rattigan awarded BEM in Queen’s New Year Honours List 2020 Read More »
