On Friday 13th July, a High Court Judge ruled that Hillingdon Council’s Social Housing Allocation Policy was discriminatory against Travellers. In order to join the social housing register, Hillingdon Council required households to have been living […]
Crystal’s Vardo is a play that examines the impact of being bullied at school on a young Gypsy girl’s life. It also explores the rich history and culture of Gypsies and Travellers to raise awareness and
New Dates Released: Crystal’s Vardo Tour for Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month Read More »
We are delighted to announce that we have been appointed as Secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Gypsies, Travellers and Roma. The APPG provides a forum for parliamentarians concerned about issues facing Gypsy, Traveller
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
Today, with the World Health Organization, we celebrate the 70th annual World Health Day. This year the theme is Universal Healthcare Coverage. The underpinning principle of this is that healthcare should be available to everyone, without
This morning, Housing Minister Dominic Raab announced that there will be a review of powers to deal with unauthorised caravan sites. This follows a series of debates on the topic in October 2017, where a number
On Monday 19th March 2017, the Neighbourhoods, Inclusion, Communities & Equalities Committee met at Brighton and Hove City Council to discuss the use of Public Space Protection Orders (PSPOs) in 12 locations in Brighton. The aim
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’
Want to prevent “unauthorised encampments”? Provide enough pitches! Read More »
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
