Scotland's Black History Month programme submissions are now open! List your events, performances, exhibitions and more in the national programme for October 2024, free of charge. blackhistorymonthscotland.org/submissions

1/ Today marks the 9th anniversary of Sheku Bayoh’s death in police custody in Kirkcaldy, Fife. Our thoughts are with his family and friends. We hope that the Sheku Bayoh Public Inquiry, led by Lord Bracadale, will bring the justice that they deserve. dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-…

With titles including fiction, poetry, graphic novels and non-fiction, these books introduce children and young adults to key concepts around racism including stereotyping, bullying and the history of racism.

Explore our book list now 👇

scottishbooktrust.com/book-lists/boo…

The Sun newspaper has been criticised for referring to Daniel Anjorin, 14 y/o schoolboy who was fatally stabbed in London, as 'sword lad', in a tiny slot on its front page. Sun's coverage of similar, recent incident involving white victims was different. #HainaultAttack

My launch is only a few days away🥹

Thank you Alycia Pirmohamed for your beautiful words about my pamphlet!

Can't wait to read alongside BrenBren Topimorita 🐼 to celebrate 💛🧡💜

Come join us!

Stewed Rhubarb Press Lighthouse - Edinburgh’s Radical Bookshop

Scotland's Black History Month programme submissions are now open! List your events, performances, exhibitions and more in the national programme for October 2024, free of charge. blackhistorymonthscotland.org/submissions

We understand that three people have been hospitalised after a far-right attack on an anti-fascist meeting in Sweden. Our thoughts are with those affected.

If you are a student or ex- or current teacher in primary or secondary schools, pls take this online survey: mypad.northampton.ac.uk/teacherrespons…
Elaine Sharpling Dr Anna Bryant Equality Network Children in Scotland Barnardo's Scotland YouthLink Scotland Tes Scotland CRER EIS BAME Network ERC

Today marks the start of Black Maternal Health Awareness Week.

Black mothers remain 4x more likely to die in pregnancy, childbirth & postpartum.

This week is a reminder that action is needed to address the inequalities Black women face at every stage of the birthing journey.

Met Police apologises to Stephen Lawrence's mother after breaking promise to answer questions raised by a BBC investigation into his racist murder.

Last year, the BBC publicly identified a sixth suspect, Matthew White, who died in 2021 aged 50.

bbc.co.uk/news/uk-688488…

Folks can register to participate online on 17th April as well. eventbrite.co.uk/e/ldan-bill-co… eventbrite.co.uk/e/ldan-bill-co…

Education pioneer Saroj Lal could be the subject of Scotland's first public statue to celebrate the life of a named BME woman, following backing from Edinburgh City Council. news.stv.tv/east-central/p…

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, we're launching an update of one of our most popular website resources: Ten Things we Need to Say About Racism in Scotland. We need to understand racism in order to tackle it. crer.org.uk/ten-things-we-…

Book the rest of the years date for 'Fostering Equality: Addressing Bias in Scottish Child Protection Practices' eventbrite.co.uk/e/fostering-eq… @Eventbrite

‼️ Please share - applications closing Monday! ‼️

We're looking for an Education Advocacy Officer to co-ordinate a new advice and advocacy service for parents/carers of young people facing racism at school in Scotland.

Details available on our website: crer.org.uk/work