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Category Archives: London
Not Everyone Gets to “Stay At Home”
Between COVID-19, adverse weather, and tube strikes, we have now become somewhat accustomed to sudden demands to stay at home and avoid travelling when possible – especially to work. Thankfully, the development of hybrid working has made us highly adaptable … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, International, London, mental health, Politics, Representation, Society, women
Tagged BAMER women, COVID 19, discrimination, education gap, first sector, inequalities, intergenerational patterns, intersectionality, key workers, marginalised communities, pandemic, women, work from home
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How the Home Office uses narratives to justify more state control
Law and order has long been an issue that political parties exploit to appeal to voters. Complex social issues are flattened into two-dimensional narratives of good vs. evil that play on citizens’ fear and sense of security. The world of … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Home Office, London, MET, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Representation, Violence
Tagged BAME, BAMER, bias, community approach, Crime, discrimination, Government, Home Office, knife crime, narratives, oppression, policing, stop and search, UK politics
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Lonely, isolated, mentally struggling: how I found myself consumed by living online
With hindsight, I know how unhealthy it was, but, at the time, an online group became my entire life. This may seem like an extremely unlikely blog piece to read: I am for all intents and purposes one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Another Way Forward, Extremism, Facebook, Inclusion, London, mental health, Online abuse, Online hate, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Society, Twitter, We At JAN Trust, Web Guardians
Tagged Counterextremism, Extremism, internet usage, lived experience, mental health, online dangers, Online Harms, online safety, radicalisation, Social Media, support group, vulnerable groups, We At JAN Trust, wellbeing
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Our cities are not designed with women in mind
Why we must reimagine urban public spaces to create a more equal and inclusive environment for London’s diverse communities. When navigating the streets of London, have you ever considered for whom the city has been designed? Whether you and the … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, girls, Inclusion, London, mental health, Muslim women, Racism, Representation, Society, Violence Against Women, We At JAN Trust, women
Tagged cities, equality, feminist city, gendered city, London, public space, right to the city, street safety, urban design, VAWG, violence against women and girls, women’s rights
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The impact of race, gender, and identity on two very similar people
What does a Q&A between a White Englishman and BAME immigrant woman reveal about differences in lived experience and privilege, even between two people in a committed relationship? I am an Asian woman and immigrated to England at a very … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, BAME, british, Citizenship, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, London, mental health, Racism, Representation, Society, We At JAN Trust, women
Tagged Asian women, BAME, british, honest conversations, immigration, interracial couple, love, male privilege, misogyny, mixed race, prejudice, Q&A, Racism, relationship, sexism, Stereotypes, We At JAN Trust, white privilege
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How Community Cohesion Will Save Us From Ourselves
It’s an innate trait of humans to need other people — to rely on other people for survival. This naturistic concept goes way back to tribal times where, without your community you would not survive. So why, all of a sudden, have … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, BAME, british, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, Islam, islamophobia, London, Muslim, Politics, Racism, Representation, Society
Tagged Cohesion, community, community cohesion, community resilience, Development, Diversity, education, Ethnic Minorities, Inclusion, integration, London, Racism, social change, tolerance, xenophobia
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Black Lives Matter: What is the significance behind #SayHerName?
Why does there tend to be a delayed response in the world’s outrage at the death of Black women? Their lives matter too. It has been over a year since the world witnessed the horrifying video of the murder of … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, girls, International, International Affairs, London, MET, police, Racism, Representation, Society, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged accountability, Bibaa Henry, black community, BLM, Breonna Taylor, gender, gender inclusive, Nicole Smallman, police violence, Racism, Sarah Everard, SayHerName, women
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Burnout: The Exhaustion of Constantly Fearing Violence and Sexual Harassment
Whether on a conscious or subconscious level, it’s exhausting and draining for women to constantly be on high alert. “Isn’t it funny how we laugh it off to hide our fear, when there’s nothing funny here?” – Dua Lipa Recently, I … Continue reading
Posted in BAME, british, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, girls, London, Sexual Violence, Society, Violence Against Women, We At JAN Trust, women
Tagged fetishisation, gender norms, gender stereotypes, Gender-based violence, hypersexualisation, London, male privilege, objectification, PSH, public sexual harassment, sexism, Sexual assault, Society, VAWG, We At JAN Trust, white privilege, women
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Boys and Their Blades: A Forced Error Or A Chosen Pathway?
The associations of knife crime are commonly linked to the work of gangs — the idea that knives are the answer to turf wars and gang-related violence. But, over the past few years, this dynamic has changed. The BBC stated that 75% … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Inclusion, knife crime, London, police, Politics, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Representation, Society, Violence
Tagged Boys, community, discrimination, education, fear, Gang Crime, gangs, knife crime, Knives, Society, youth violence
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Stop and search is a crime: Why the government must rethink the latest crime reduction plan
How this series of measures threatens to compound discrimination, divide communities, and neglect the deep-rooted issues that permeate the criminal justice system. At the end of July, the government unveiled its latest crime reduction strategy to make the streets safer … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, BAME, british, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, knife crime, London, MET, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Representation, Violence
Tagged Against Knife Crime, BAME, Beating Crime Plan, crime reduction plan, criminal justice system, discrimination, institutional racism, knife crime, police, Racism, Sajda Mughal, stop and search, structural racism, Web Guardians
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