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Claudia Jones and the 'West Indian Gazette'
By Donald Hines
Below is an edited version of an article that appears in the current issue of Race & Class.
3 July 2008 (2232 words)
review
A timely new educational resource
Anyone who wants to know why attitudes towards refugee children are changing should consult Shared Futures.
3 July 2008 (395 words)
Teachers - we need your help!
Do you teach citizenship, history or PSHE at key stages 3 or 4?
26 June 2008 (166 words)
London unions sever all links with Rise Festival
A number of London unions have severed all links with the London Mayor's Rise Festival.
26 June 2008 (376 words)
barking & dagenham recorder
Head teacher alleges threats by BNP councillor
The head teacher of Barking College has alleged that a BNP councillor warned him about holding anti-racism events, as there could be 'problems'.
26 June 2008 (external article)
bbc news Military Cross campaign for first Black footballer
Brian Binley, MP for Northampton South, has tabled an early day motion to posthumously award a Military Cross to a Black footballer, Walter Tull, who was also an infantry officer in the British army.
26 June 2008 (external article)
guardian Sikh schoolgirl banned from school for wearing bangle
The High Court is hearing the case of a 14-year-old Sikh schoolgirl, banned from school after refusing to remove her kara.
18 June 2008 (external article)
guardian Music festival loses anti-racism
Boris Johnson is facing criticism for declaring that the annual Rise Music festival in London is to no longer have an anti-racist message. 'Political' groups have also been barred from the one-day event.
18 June 2008 (external article)
guardian Muslim student detained under the current terrorist legislation
A 23-year-old master's student speaks of his experience after being arrested under the Terrorism Act and segregated in prison for a week.
11 June 2008 (external article)
Gypsy Roma Traveller history month
After many years of hard work and lobbying, the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) has finally announced that the month of June will be Gypsy Roma Traveller History Month. This will be an annual event.
22 May 2008 (180 words)
guardian Private provision for excluded pupils
The government has announced plans for excluded children to be offered alternative provision by charities, private firms and community groups.
20 May 2008 (external article)
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Nativism vs integration
By A. Sivanandan
IRR director contextualises the new report, Islamophobia, integration and civil rights in Europe at its launch on 14 May.
15 May 2008 (810 words)
Gathering memorabilia on the IRR
This year, the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) will be celebrating its fiftieth birthday.
15 May 2008 (77 words)
glasgow herald Scottish migrant children need help
New research has found that thousands of migrant children in Glasgow who need help with English are not receiving the support they need.
13 May 2008 (external article)
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Race history made thirty-six years ago
By Jenny Bourne
A member of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR) recalls the events of 1972 which changed the terms of the race relations debate.
17 April 2008 (1519 words)
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Document on student extremism seriously flawed
By David Renton
New policies being recommended to prevent extremism on campuses are aimed at the wrong target and could promote division and fear within the student body.
10 April 2008 (1447 words)
redbridge guardian 'Cover-up' of racism in schools
Councillors in Redbridge have suggested that teachers in schools may be covering up the true extent of racist incidents at schools in the borough.
8 April 2008 (external article)
independent Teachers accuse MoD of Iraq propaganda
The National Union of Teachers has found that school lesson plans drawn up by the Ministry of Defence rewrite the history of the Iraq war, by failing to mention civilian casualties.
14 March 2008 (external article)
east anglian daily times Mildenhall school told to tackle racist 'teasing'
An Ofsted report has called for measures to combat bullying and teasing directed at Portuguese and Polish minorities at the Mildenhall College of Technology.
13 March 2008 (external article)
bbc news Migrant children more likely to be bullied
New research from the British Council has found that children of migrants in the UK are 25 per cent more likely to be bullied that non-migrant children.
3 March 2008 (external article)
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