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Destroyed and displaced: how gentrification is killing minority communities

Posted on July 15, 2019 by JAN Trust

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?

Posted on June 24, 2019 by JAN Trust

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

Posted on June 10, 2019 by JAN Trust

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?

Posted on May 29, 2019 by JAN Trust

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

Should marriage age be raised to 18 to prevent forced marriages?

Posted on April 8, 2019 by JAN Trust

As it stands, the minimum age to enter into a marriage in England and Wales is sixteen years old with the consent of a parent or guardian. Campaigners are now calling for a change to this law, with UNICEF stating that marriage before … Continue reading →

Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Crime, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, Lobbying, London, marriage, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Sexual Violence, Society, Violence, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged abuse, bill, consent, conservative, FMU, forced marriage, forced marriages, house of commons, human rights, Law, marriage, parliaments, Pauline Latham, Politics, Private Members Bill, protection, Sexual Violence, UNICEF, VAWG, women, women's rights

JAN Trust – Where it all began

Posted on April 2, 2019 by JAN Trust

This year JAN Trust is celebrating its 30th anniversary, and we would like to tell you all the story of how the charity was founded! JAN Trust was formed, 30 years ago in 1989, as a result of an overwhelming demand … Continue reading →

Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Citizenship, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, Hate Crime, Inclusion, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, knife crime, Lobbying, London, marriage, Muslim, Muslim women, Racism, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Representation, Sajda Mughal, sewing and fashion, Sexual Violence, Society, Uncategorized, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged #JT30, activism, advice, BAME Community, BAME women, BME, Charity, community, community organiser, discrimination, education, english language, Ethnic Minorities, Fashion, grassroots, Haringey, I.T, isolation, JAN Trust, London, marginalisation, Muslim women, NGO, non profit, north london, organiser, Rafaat Mughal OBE, Sajda Mughal OBE, services, Society, Support, support service, UK, women, women's empowerment, women's rights, Wood Green

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A DAY FOR ALL WOMEN

Posted on March 5, 2019 by JAN Trust

We at JAN Trust have been celebrating International Women’s Day for thirty years this year. Every year we look forward to it not only as a chance to celebrate women and their achievements, but as an opportunity to reflect on … Continue reading →

Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Citizenship, Crime, Daesh, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, forced marriage, girls, Hate Crime, hijab, Inclusion, ISIS, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Jihadi Brides, marriage, Muslim women, Politics, Racism, Sexual Violence, Society, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged #balanceforbetter, #MeToo, abortion, BAME women, BME, BME Women, Castor Semenya, counter extremism, discrimination, Extremism, feminism, FGM, grassroots organisation, identity, International Women's Day, intersectional feminism, ISIS, islamophobia, LGBTQ, Muslim, Muslim women, Racism, radicalisation, Rafaat Mughal OBE, Sajda Mughal, sexism, sexual abuse, Sexual harassment, Sexual Violence, Shamima Begum, Society, Tarana Burke, women, women's empowerment, women's rights

JAN Trust Welcomes UK’S First Conviction Against Female Genital Mutilation

Posted on February 7, 2019 by JAN Trust

However, more work needs to be done to address the roots of this terrible crime In a historic trial, a woman became the first person in the UK to be convicted for female genital mutilation (FGM) after evidence was found … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaign, Campaigning, Crime, discrimination, Education, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Health Issues, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, London, police, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged Against FGM, Charity, end FGM, female genital mutilation, FGM, first FGM conviction, Health, JAN Trust, tradition, VAWG, violence against women and girls

In a promising step to support forced marriage victims, UK government no longer requires them to pay for rescue

Posted on January 21, 2019 by JAN Trust

Perpetrators of forced marriages will now be required to bear the financial cost associated with the victims return At the beginning of January, an investigation by The Times revealed that young British women who are forced into marriages abroad … Continue reading →

Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Crime, Education, Ethnic Minorities, forced marriage, Forced Marriages, girls, International, marriage, Politics, Sexual Violence, Society, South Asian, The Times, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged child marriage, debts, forced marriage, forced marriage protection order, Forced Marriage Unit, foreign office, investigation, journalism, Parliament, Politics, The Times, travel, UK, victim, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women's rights

Women as agents of peace – the important role of women during the conflict and peacebuilding moment

Posted on December 27, 2018 by JAN Trust

You have probably heard by now about Denis Mukwege and Nadia Murad, the winners of this year’s prestigious Nobel Peace Prize. They are being recognised for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war … Continue reading →

Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, Education, Ethnic Minorities, International, International Affairs, JAN Trust, Sexual Violence, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women | Tagged active participation, Afghanistan, BAMER women, Bosnia, conflict, Inclusion, integration, International Affairs, international law, Kashmir, Liberia, Nobel Peace Prize, peace, peacebuilding, Politics, Sexual Violence, state reconstruction, SVAWG, Taliban, UN, UNSC, Violence, war, women

Category Archives: Campaign

Destroyed and displaced: how gentrification is killing minority communities

Why is there an increased risk of maternal death among BAME women?

Racist and Religious Hate Crimes on the Rise in London – will this worrying trend end?

JAN Trust – Where it all began

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY: A DAY FOR ALL WOMEN

JAN Trust Welcomes UK’S First Conviction Against Female Genital Mutilation

In a promising step to support forced marriage victims, UK government no longer requires them to pay for rescue

Women as agents of peace – the important role of women during the conflict and peacebuilding moment

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