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Racial injustice is "baked into our curriculum", a teacher who complained about a history textbook has said. Hannah Wilkinson, who mentors A-level pupils in Durham, objected to a question about Native Americans, which asked if their "treatment" had been "exaggerated". She stated it was "problematic" because the "starting premise" was an...
The South West England Branch of the National Union of Journalists voted a motion against racism this week. It also agreed that the asylum seekers who will be interred on the barge at Portland Port should be allowed to meet journalists to ensure that their human rights are not...
Citizens Advice Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole has launched a Hate Crime Project. The aim of the project is to tackle extremism by ensuring there is a consistent approach to the services provided to victims of hate crime. It will do this through the training of frontline workers, improving knowledge, supporting victims...
Officers investigating reports of an assault in Weymouth town centre are appealing for witnesses and the victim to come forward. Dorset Police received a third party report of the incident, which occurred at around 9am on Tuesday 28 January 2020 outside New Look at the junction of New Bond Street...
BCP councillors voted unanimously on 8th December to pass an anti-Islamophobia resolution. The Council has now adopted a widely recognised definition of Islamophobia as rooted in racism, committed to regular race equality training for all councillors and officers, and reaffirmed its active commitment to eliminate discrimination by developing positive relationships...
A proposal to adopt the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) definition of Islamophobia will be brought to council for consideration on 24 November 2020. Following widespread consultation with academics, lawyers, Muslim organisations and Muslim communities among others, the APPG definition of Islamophobia was outlined as: “Islamophobia is rooted in racism and...