Yesterday morning, there was a debate in Westminster Hall entitled ‘Illegal Gypsy and Traveller Encampments: Bedfordshire’. This debate comes after two other recent debates on this topic, on the 9th October ‘Gypsies and Travellers and Local Communities’ […]
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I heard Monday’s parliamentary debate on Gypsies and Travellers with dismay but not surprise. A few MPs grasped the wider issues intelligently but most used six hours of parliamentary time to moan about the 1% of
On 10th October 2017, the government launched its Race Disparity Audit website entitled ‘Ethnicity Facts and Figures’. The aim of the Race Disparity Audit is to find information about the different experiences of people from a
Every four and a half years United Nations member states have their human rights records analysed as part of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process. It was the UK Government’s turn in 2017. We submitted a
As part of The World Transformed, FFT are hosting a meeting chaired by Kate Green M.P. at Community Base, 113 Queens Road, Brighton BN1 3XG, on Tuesday 26th September at 6.30pm. Someone from FFT will be
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On 8th September 2017, David Lammy published the final version of the Lammy Report, a review of the treatment of, and outcomes for, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) individuals in the criminal justice system. The
On Monday 5th June, we were part of a collection of race equality organisations and individuals who joined together to launch the Race Equality Manifesto. We recognise that Britain is at a crossroads and think that
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Find out more about Home Club; an educational project set up by Friends, Families and Travellers in St. Michael’s Way, Brighton. Gold star for after-school club Home Club is an after-school club where children living on
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There is a general election on 8th June 2017 which decides which political party governs the country. Voting gives you a say in how the country is run. The different political parties have different policies that
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