Institute of Race Relations
Aug 22, 2024 · The July 2024 issue of Race & Class includes several articles which use past struggles to reread the present. In a thought-provoking article, Natasha Carver (University of Bristol) sheds light on the contours of the present-day narrative of ‘Female Genital Mutilation’, by analysing how, in the heyday of empire,…
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What is institutional racism? - Institute of Race Relations
Oct 1, 1998 · Institutional racism is that which, covertly or overtly, resides in the policies, procedures, operations and culture of public or private institutions – reinforcing individual prejudices and being reinforced by them in turn. Why do we need to distinguish institutional racism from individual racism? The problem is that individual racial attitudes and stereotyping have often beenRead More...
Articles Archive - Institute of Race Relations
Oct 2, 2024 · Professor Gus John and Jenny Bourne of the Institute of Race Relations, with which Herman was associated for over thirty years, pay tribute to Herman as an indomitable defender of rights, champion of racial justice and, always his own man.
IRR50: harnessing the spirit of transformation
Mar 10, 2022 · 2022 marks the 50 th anniversary of the radical transformation of the IRR. This year, we will be celebrating our history, past, present and future with a series of events, projects and activities as part of IRR50.. The Extraordinary General Meeting of staff and members on 18 April 1972 changed the direction and relevance of the IRR, from a policy-oriented, establishment, academic institution ...
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THE Institute of Race Relations (IRR) was established as an independent educational charity in 1958 to carry out research, publish and collect resources on race relations throughout the world. In 1972, the IRR’s membership backed the staff in a radical transformation of the organisation from a policy-oriented, establishment, academic institution into an anti-racist ‘thinktank’. The ...
Ethnicity and religion statistics - Institute of Race Relations
These statistics have been taken from the 2021 Census which uses a standardised list of 19 ethnic groups which slightly differs from the 2011 Census ethnic groups in that the ‘Roma’ group was added under the ‘white’ ethnic group, and people could write their own response under the ‘black African’ ethnic group. Ethnicity. According to the Office for National Statistics, there were ...
Impunity Entrenched - Institute of Race Relations
Jan 14, 2022 · As 2022 begins, its difficult to keep up with the legislative and policy changes threatening human rights. To help understand the sheer proliferation of government measures and proposals put forward over the past year, from Monday 17 January 2022, the IRR publish a five-part resource, Impunity Entrenched, authored by IRR Vice-Chair Frances Webber. ...
Research - Institute of Race Relations
The IRR’s reputation is built on its investigations and analyses into pressing issues of contemporary racism. These investigations in the UK have covered such areas as racism and the press, police racism, exclusions from school, deaths in custody, the plight of asylum seekers, anti-Muslim racism, the impact of anti-terrorism legislation, attacks on …
INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS | ANNUAL REPORT 4 Director’s report Pic: Camilla Uhrskov Bank THE WORDS OF philosopher Judith Butler, interviewed in the Guardian (7 September) that rather than identity, solidarity should be the foundation