Update 26 November 2024 [2]: APPGGTR Chair Mary K Foy and Co-chair Baroness Janet Whitaker have written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper MP to call for a full investigation into Greater Manchester Police’s shocking treatment of […]
Statement on GMP brutality against young Gypsies and Travellers Read More »
The Friends, Families and Travellers Season’s Giftings campaign is back! As the holiday season approaches, it’s a time for family, warmth, and giving. Sadly, for many Gypsy and Traveller people living in Sussex, this time of
Season’s Giftings campaign is back! Read More »
In collaboration with Roma Support Group, Friends, Families and Travellers (FFT) has published a series of reports on barriers and inequalities faced by Gypsies, Roma and Travellers across healthcare, as part of the VCSE Health and
NEW REPORTS: FFT release series of reports to help tackle health inequalities Read More »
Following the recent racist and Islamophobic riots across the UK and Ireland, Chris McDonagh, who works as Campaigns Officer at FFT and runs Traveller-rights account Travellers Against Racism, writes about the importance of solidarity in the
Guest blog post: Solidarity in the face of racist riots across the UK and Ireland Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers received confirmation about who is eligible to use the ‘T code’ under new government guidance. The Department for Education has published new guidance on the use of the T code, which
New T code guidance for Gypsy and Traveller families Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers is pleased to see Pontins Holiday Park has issued an apology to Gypsy and Traveller communities, as a first step in tackling discrimination after an investigation by the Equality and Human
Pontins Holiday Park addresses discrimination against Irish Travellers Read More »
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers submitted evidence to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) on the rights of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people. The submission highlights a failure of the UK Government to
Today, Friends, Families and Travellers sent off its General Election 2024 campaign, ‘What matters to us’: Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people on what they want to see from the next government to all major political parties,
Today, a High Court Judge declared key provisions in the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Police Act 2022), which gave police the power to ban Gypsies and Travellers from an area for up to
