"It really showed me the racialised dynamics of policing" Runnymede’s Sophia Purdy-Moore talks to Richie Brave about disparities in stop & search, how those in safeguarding positions can function as police in young people’s lives, and what communities really need to be safe on the Unpacked podcast.

Harm in the name of safety? The third episode of our new podcast - "Who Keeps Us Safe?" - challenges how policing is often justified as safeguarding.

The findings in Baroness Amos’ maternity report are desperately sad and frustrating. They reveal a maternal health system that has been systematically weakened and the results are that women and babies lose their lives unnecessarily.

Is the UK's housing system racist? The question of who gets to become a homeowner and gain security, vs who is imprisoned by precarious housing, unaffordable rent, and poor housing conditions, is a deeply racialised one.

What are schools doing to our kids? From isolation, to managed moves, to exclusions, Jay Yambuya (co-founder of No More Exclusions) describes the failures of our schools to support young people or treat them with the care and compassion they need.

Lives are being lost in the gap. While race equality work has taken the race-gender intersection seriously, sexuality and gender identity remain outside the current architecture, writes Dr Rob Berkeley, director of @blkoutuk.bsky.social Read the full story on our website 🔗

Where are children supposed to go? Without safe spaces to socialise, young people can end up in places or situations where things go wrong. In the second episode of our podcast, we ask what happens before the spark of a crisis.

“I’d invite your listeners to ask themselves – have they ever attended a protest… have they ever posted something online that the government might not like?" Our head of Unlawful Detentions, Naima, breaks down the terrifying reality of UK citizenship stripping laws with Soho Radio's Sarah Love.

"We are not living, we’re just surviving - trying to get to the next day, and the next” Our latest report, ‘Homes, not harm’, hears from residents across London, who detail housing circumstances that have devastating effects on their lives.

This Windrush Day, we’re promoting the work of the Windrush Justice Community Collective, who are campaigning for justice for the victims of the Home Office Windrush scandal.

On Friday, 5 people were injured in a machete attack in Edinburgh. Reports indicate the victims were mainly Muslim and two of them were attacked after they had left prayers at a mosque.

MCB statement on the overnight knife attack in Edinburgh with several individuals hospitalised and clear Islamophobic statements by the attacker made in videos from the scene.

“Every time I see a police car, I still get scared” Should our young people live in fear of the police? And do they really keep us safe? Tune into the first episode of our new podcast on YouTube, Apple Music or Spotify. New episodes every Thursday. 🎬 youtu.be/JJDztJV16Ao 🎙️ rss.com/podcasts/unp...

"Young people are being failed, and that's about deprivation, that's about a lack of resources, a lack of protection, and a lack of care and love" Tune into our new podcast unpacking youth violence via YouTube (youtu.be/JJDztJV16Ao) or wherever you get your podcasts (rss.com/podcasts/unp...)

Grenfell is not the exception, it is the rule. Our latest report hears from residents across London, who describe housing circumstances that have had devastating effects on their lives.

Justice for the 72 💚 Nine years ago today, 72 people were killed in the Grenfell fire. Nine years later, and we are still waiting for charges against those responsible.

“We have seen masked men rampaging through streets, kicking down doors and demanding if there are ‘foreigners’ inside before lighting that house on fire” Hear our CEO at a Windrush Justice event, reflecting on the horrors of this week and emphasising the need to connect our struggles for justice.

‘This should ring alarm bells for everyone’ In March, nearly 200 titles were pulled from one Greater Manchester school library, including books by Black authors such as Nova Reid’s The Good Ally. This rising censorship is a serious concern, writes journalist Kitty Melrose in our latest blog ✍️

Join us at the Northern Race Equality Conference tinyurl.com/the-NREC A brave space for powerful conversations, enriching workshops & elevating organising. Find solidarity, connection & strategies to build towards racial justice tinyurl.com/the-NREC Register today! 📣

The violent racism unfolding in Northern Ireland is shocking, but sadly unsurprising. What is unfolding follows a pattern of collective punishment, fuelled by the far right and enabled by weak political responses.

Violence is a part of daily life for many children and young people in Britain, because of systems failing to keep them safe. Tune into our new podcast with Richie Brave on YouTube (youtu.be/JJDztJV16Ao) or listen wherever you get your podcasts (rss.com/podcasts/unp...)

Fifty years on, Gurdip will always be remembered. On the night of 4 June 1976, Gurdip Singh Chaggar was out with his friends when he was killed in an unprovoked racist attack.

Henry Nowak’s murder is another tragic & needless death which adds to inescapable evidence that UK policing is not fit for purpose. But using his murder to advance a racist agenda which claims that white people are treated unequally by the police is not only dishonest, but deliberately provocative.

Delighted to be joined by @nannetteyoussef.bsky.social, Policy Manager @runnymedetrust.bsky.social, at our Launch event 📆18 June at 3pm. 👉 Book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/pperc-laun... Check out Nannette's recent report 'A vision for climate justice' cdn.prod.website-files.com/61488f992b58...

All young people deserve to be safe from violence, and using this horrific case to advance a racist political agenda goes directly against the family's plea to avoid 'knee jerk reactions'. In their words: 'We don't want his death to be used to create further hatred, death or division'

Violent racism is becoming all too familiar. We’ve written to the Prime Minister expressing our deep concern, calling for an urgent meeting with anti-racist and faith groups to develop a serious anti-racist strategy, one that shows genuine leadership in response to this ugly chapter.

The billionaire-funded ‘Unite the Kingdom’ march this weekend was seething with extreme racism, spouted by its far right organisers. We witnessed calls for remigration, to ‘stop Islam’ and for communities to prepare to ‘fight’ back.

Today, far right leaders will try to spread hatred and fear on our streets. We’re all too familiar with the consequences of that politics, how quickly dehumanising rhetoric escalates into real-world violence.

“We live in a world in which there is widespread, significant, detectable racism in almost everything, but simultaneously a world in which hardly anyone, anywhere admits, even to themselves, that they think, feel, or do racist things. How can we possibly square these two findings?”

Our love and solidarity go out to Jewish communities who feel unsafe and fearful today. We also extend our love and solidarity to Muslim communities, migrant communities, and any communities that fear collective punishment for the despicable actions of one individual.

"We have to be honest that exposure to polluted air is not randomly distributed, but shaped by longstanding inequalities in housing, planning and power." Agnes Agyepong, chief executive of Global Child and Maternal Health, on shocking new research from KCL. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today at 4pm! Our CEO @shabna.bsky.social is speaking at an online panel on "Remigration" and the New Far-Right Politics of Mass Deportation. Join us for this important conversations in deeply concerning times. Register via @csohate.bsky.social ✍️ www.csohate.org/event/remigr...

“Stephen’s story serves as a potent reminder that our commitment to racial justice must be constantly renewed” - Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE

We’re sending our solidarity and support to Jewish communities after a frightening series of targeted antisemitic attacks. Jewish people, like everyone else, have the right to safety and belonging where they worship, work and live.

What actually keeps us safe? Drawing on polling of over 5,000 people across Britain, we found that over half of the public believe investing in social and public services would do more to prevent crime than increasing police numbers or powers

Deportation threats trade on the idea that people of colour can never truly belong in the UK. www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/202...

“Football still has a long way to go in terms of education and acceptance.” Samuel Okafor, chief executive of @kickitoutofficial.bsky.social and a former professional footballer, tells Kitty Melrose about discrimination in English football and why the game faces a crucial moment for change.

Reform's (now former...) housing chief, Simon Dudley’s comments about the Grenfell Tower Fire are shameful. Last year’s inquiry found that all 72 deaths from the fire were avoidable. Let’s be clear, no one should have to live in a home that could kill them. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...

This is wholly unsurprising. As we have previously warned, reforms focused on increasing diversity and improving trust will always fail to deliver meaningful change because they don’t address the structural nature of racism.

Joy will *always* triumph over hate. This weekend, over half a million people joined the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march in London for a new chapter - the biggest demo against the far right in history. The crowd was a mix of all ages, faiths, ethnicities and backgrounds.

In 2017, 72 people were killed in the Grenfell fire. In 2024, two-year-old Awaab Ishak was killed by toxic mould in his family’s council house. In 2023, Mizanur Rahman died following a fire in a mouldy, overcrowded flat. 🧵 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We welcome govt's commitment to mandatory ethnicity pay gap (EPG) reporting for large employers, including the requirement to publish equality action plans to show the steps employers are taking to close the gap. This is a win for those of us who have been campaigning for EPG reporting for years.

“What’s the point of going to school if I’m going to get treated differently?” In Bradford, Roma schoolchildren are excluded over three times each on average - one of the highest rates in the country.

We extend our concern and support to Jewish communities across the country, following news of antisemitic attacks early this morning. Join us at the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march this Saturday, to reject narratives that set us against each other, for a new chapter.

We're proud to have signed @inquest-org.bsky.social's open letter, joining a dozen other human rights organisations in raising concerns about the government’s plans for policing. Read the full letter below 👇

Exclusive: Two police forces said they were institutionally racist — then sacked no officers over 360 race-related complaints in two years, @onlinehyphen can reveal after an eight-month transparency battle. 🧵 @carladenyer.bsky.social @hackneyabbott.bsky.social @runnymedetrust.bsky.social

“Europeans are not being told the entire story” Not only does Europe have a long and storied Islamic history that goes right back to the very first generation of Muslims, but it is also one that was pivotal for the emergence of modern Europe, says @tharikhussain.bsky.social in our blog 🔗

Vital new research from MOPAC and King's College today reveals huge disproportionalities in the use of stop and search against Black people in richer parts of London. Stop and search is discriminatory and ineffective. This research confirms that it's time to re-think how we keep communities safe.

The govt has just unveiled its new definition on racism experienced by Muslim people here in the UK Whilst far from the strong definition we campaigned for, it is now time for committed implementation and meaningful engagement with Muslim communities to allow that to happen Full statement 👇

The Home Secretary has been busy this week, and just delivered a speech announcing further attacks on people seeking asylum and migrants. Here's our take 🧵 [1/9] www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...