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Category Archives: Campaign
Deaths of NHS staff are disproportionately those from BAME backgrounds
The UK proudly houses some of the highest numbers of foreign-born doctors and nurses working for our NHS. According to a parliamentary report from July 2019, around 13.1% of NHS staff are non-British, the nationalities of these staff are … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, Campaign, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities
Tagged NHS; BAME; Coronavirus; Covid-19; Clap for me now; Black
Why BAME communities are More Likely to be Affected by Coronavirus
In recent weeks, we have seen a rise in coronavirus casualties within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities. The Intensive Care National Audit and Research Centre reported that 35% of almost 2,000 patients were non-white. This is a troubling statistic, … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Campaigning, Diversity, JAN Trust, London, Muslim, Uncategorized
Tagged BAME, BAMECommunities, coronavirus, COVID-19, Eid, inquiry, Keyworkers, lockdown, multigenerational, MuslimCommunities, nhs, Parliament, Ramadan, Ramadhan, womenandequalities
The Windrush scandal is proof that institutional racism still prevails
On the 25th anniversary of the Stephen Lawrence murder, the Windrush scandal shows that institutional racism across UK organisation is still prevalent, in text book form. The murder of Stephen Lawrence has changed the legal landscape of the UK forever. … Continue reading
Death Threats and Discrimination: The life of a Muslim Politician
Islamophobia is increasingly rife in the UK and many other parts of the world. For those Muslims in the public eye, threats and hate can be a constant concern. At JAN Trust, unfortunately we hear stories of Islamophobia all the … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Hate Crime, Inclusion, Islam, JAN Trust, Muslim, Uncategorized
Tagged discrimination, Donald Trump, Far right, hate crime, Hate Speech, Ilhan Omar, islamophobia, Muslim, Muslim women, Naz Shah, Nusrat Ghani, online hate crime, politicians, Politics, Racism, sadiq khan, Sajid Javid, UK politics, US politics
Netherlands partial ban on the burqa/niqab – the first step to an Islamophobic government?
1st August 2019 saw the first partial ban on the burqa and niqab come into effect in the Netherlands. This was placed upon all women who wear the niqab or burqa, which includes prohibiting women from wearing clothing that covers … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Hate Crime, hijab, Inclusion, International, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Muslim, Muslim dress, Muslim women, Politics, Racism, Society, Uncategorized, women
Tagged #JT30, Belgium, Burqa, burqa ban, empowerment, france, Freedom, geert wilders, headscarf, identity, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, netherlands, niqab, religion, Veil;, women, women's rights
Period Poverty: It’s Not Over Yet
Thousands of children across the UK miss school, avoid social situations, or are unable to leave the house at all when they can’t afford period products. Meanwhile, with homelessness on the rise, those below the poverty line are being denied … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, girls, JAN Trust, Uncategorized, women
Tagged education, feminism, gender equality, homelessness, inequality, JAN Trust, menstruation, period poverty, periods, poverty, tampon tax, women, women and girls
Destroyed and displaced: how gentrification is killing minority communities
Gentrification is increasing throughout London and marginalised minority residents are at special risk. The communities they have created, the dynamic culture that London is known for and the social wellbeing of society’s most vulnerable, including women and children, is threatened … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, JAN Trust, London, Politics, Uncategorized
Tagged affordable housing, Afghan refugees, BAME, BAME Community, BAME women, Battersea power station, Brixton, business, Caribbean, Caribbean culture, Charity, children, community, council, culture, deprivation, ethnic minority, Gentrification, Haringey, HDV, HDV Battersea, housing, immigrants, independent business, knife crime, London, marginalisation, Mayor of London, minority communities, north london, poverty, refugees, rent, sadiq khan, Somali community, Syrian Refugees, Tottenham, Trust for London, UK, Wandsworth, windrush, windrush generation, windrush migrants, women
Why is there an increased risk of maternal death among BAME women?
The risk of death or complications for BAME women in pregnancy and childbirth is much higher than for white women in the UK. But what are the reasons behind the problem? For UK-born Asian women, maternity mortality rates are one … Continue reading
Posted in Campaign, Campaigning, discrimination, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, mental health, Racism, Uncategorized, women
Tagged activism, BAME women, black women, campaigners, Candice Brathwaite, childbirth, discrimination, equality, Ethnic Minorities, healthcare, human rights, JAN Trust, maternity, Mothers, nhs, pregnancy, prejudice, Racism, Reni Eddo-Lodge, sexism, women, women's rights
JAN Trust wins Education and Training Charity of the Year
10 June 2019 JAN Trust is delighted to announce we have won one of the most prestigious awards in the charity sector – the Education and Training Charity of the Year 2019! The Charity Awards is Civil Society Media’s annual … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, Citizenship, Crime, Daesh, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Far right, girls, google, Hate Crime, Inclusion, ISIS, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Muslim women, Online abuse, Online hate, Racism, Radicalisaton, Representation, Sajda Mughal, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, women
Tagged Advocacy, Another Way Forward, Campaign, campaigners, Cathy Phelan Watkins, Charity, charity awards, charity awards 2019, Charity of the Year, civil society, Civil Society Media, community, counter extremism, Counter-terrorism, Diversity, education, education and training, Extremism, hate crime, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Lynne Berry, Nazir Afzal OBE, NGO, non profit, north london, online extremism, Online Radicalisation, radicalisation, Rathbones, Rev Richard Coles, Sajda Mughal OBE, social change, training
Racist and Religious Hate Crimes on the Rise in London – will this worrying trend end?
Islamophobic hate crimes in March were the highest they’ve been in a year, following shootings in two Christchurch mosques. The news of the horrific shootings in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand on 15th March in which fifty people … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, Citizenship, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Far right, Hate Crime, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, Islam, islamophobia, London, Muslim, Muslim women, Online abuse, Online hate, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Radicalisaton, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence
Tagged Another Way Forward, christchurch, Christchurch Attacks, discrimination, education, Extremism, hate, hate crime, islamophobia, JAN Trust, London, SAFE, Say No to Hate Crime, schools, Web Guardians, Young People
