Institute of Race Relations
WEBAug 22, 2024 · Abolition, internationalism and communities of resistance. 4 July 2023. Fifty years ago, the Institute of Race Relations overturned ‘race relations’ orthodoxies and set parameters for a committed anti-racism. Fifty years on, the IRR, with radical scholar activists, examined ‘New Circuits of Anti-Racism’ at a conference gathering.
About - Institute of Race Relations
WEBTHE 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 …
Research - Institute of Race Relations
WEBResearch. 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 ...
Ethnicity and religion statistics - Institute of Race Relations
WEBEthnicity. According to the Office for National Statistics, there were approximately 59.6 million people living in England and Wales in mid-2021. Of these, 48.7 million (86.0 per cent) were White British. The most recent Census in 2021 also highlights that in England and Wales, 81.7 per cent of the population were white British.
Fatalities and racism - Institute of Race Relations
WEBFatalities and racism. In conjunction with IRR News and the European Race Progamme, we are undertaking a number of rolling research projects to collate the extent of and analyse trends in deaths which are in one way or another connected to state and/or popular racism. The research results are published via regular online reports and briefing ...
Organised abandonment: From Grenfell to border deaths
WEB4 days ago · Another aspect of organised abandonment is governments’ use of crises to impose punitive new laws and policies without regard to the human cost. This week’s Calendar of Racism and Resistance contains yet more deaths at borders, including the drowning of at least twelve people, six of them children, in the worst single incident in the ...
WEBANNUAL. 2021About the IRRTHE INSTITUTE OF RACE RELATIONS (IRR) was the first educational charity on race relations to be established. n the UK, in 1958. Since then, it has striven to change its focus in response to changing needs and pioneer new thinking to keep abreast of change. in racism itself. Today, IRR is at the cutting edge of the ...
Race, migration and inequality - Institute of Race Relations
WEBAn analysis of race-related deaths since the Macpherson report: A report analysing the criminal justice system’s response to racist murders, or attacks with a known or suspected racial element, since the publication of the Macpherson report (January, 2014). The report can be downloaded here (pdf file, 1.02mb). Racial violence: facing reality ...
Impunity Entrenched - Institute of Race Relations
WEBJan 14, 2022 · Impunity Entrenched. January 14 2022 Press Release. Written by: Institute of Race Relations. 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 …
The Register of Racism and Resistance
WEBMar 31, 2022 · The IRR is pleased to launch the Register of Racism and Resistance (RRR), a unique searchable database that documents key developments in racism and community action since 2014.. The RRR database contains over seven year’s worth of the IRR’s Calendar of Racism and Resistance entries across themes including policing, the far …