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Tag Archives: culture
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
Welcome to JAN Trust Adil Ray and Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed!
JAN Trust is delighted to welcome on board two new ambassadors this year, Adil Ray OBE and Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed! Photo credit: Nick James Adil Ray OBE Adil is best known as the star and creator of the hit BBC1 … Continue reading
Posted in JAN Trust, Uncategorized
Tagged actor, Adil Ray, Adil Ray OBE, Ambassador, ambassadors, Asian media awards, BAME, BAME representation, BAME women, Best comedy programme, best tv character, celebrity ambassadors, Charity, chef, Citizen Khan, Comedian, cook, cooking, culture, Diversity, Gastroenterology, Good morning Britain, have I got news for you, ITV, marginalisation, Masterchef, Muslim women, NGO, Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed, Saliha MahmoodAhmed, south east asia, south east Asian food, the one show, TV Presenter
Brushed under the carpet – Depression in the South Asian Community
The statistics by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) 2017 revealed that 1 in 4 of the UK population will experience depression. Many South Asian communities regard depression as taboo, something that is brushed under the carpet. It is often … Continue reading
Posted in girls, Health Issues, JAN Trust, mental health, Society, Uncategorized, women
Tagged Casey review, community, culture, depression, English, Honour, integration, JAN Trust, mental health, segregation, tradition
Why is there a culture of shame when it comes to speaking out about harassment?
Countless women have come forward in the last few weeks accusing the Hollywood producer star, Harvey Weinstein, of sexual assault and rape; Angelina Jolie and Gwyneth Paltrow being amongst them. The Oscar-winning actress Emma Thompson has claimed that these kinds … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Prime Minister, Representation, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged #ItWasMe, #MeToo, bill O' Reilly, culture, David Cameron, Dirty Dossier, education, empowering women, empowerment, feminism, Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood, Me Too, Politics, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Society, theresa may, Violence, Weinstein, westminster, women, Women Affairs, women empowerment, women's empowerment, women's rights
Happy United Nations Day! JAN Trust Celebrates Over 70 years Of Global Support Of Women And Girls
To commemorate this day we’ve compiled some of the UN’s work in supporting women and girls this year. The United Nations has supported the rights of women since its founding charter. Among its purposes it pledged to, “Achieve international … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, Campaign, Campaigning, child marriage, discrimination, Diversity, Education, girls, Inclusion, International, International Affairs, Society, Uncategorized, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged children, culture, education, feminism, girls, Inspirational women, school, Society, UN, Uncategorized, United Nations, Violence Against Women, violence against women and girls, women, Women Affairs, women empowerment, women's empowerment, women's rights
Why Do People Feel Compelled To Tell Women What To Wear?
“What is she wearing?!” is a question many women have probably heard whispered behind their backs at least once in their life – especially women who dare to dress a bit differently than what is the norm in their society. … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Advocacy, discrimination, Diversity, girls, Hate Crime, hijab, Inclusion, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, Muslim, Muslim dress, Muslim women, Uncategorized, women
Tagged clothes, culture, feminism, Politics, religion, Society, Uncategorized, women, women empowerment, women's rights, Women; Muslim women;
Acid Attacks in Britain: A Weapon of Terror
Two Muslim cousins, enjoying 21st birthday celebrations, had their lives irrevocably changed on June 21st after becoming disfigured in an acid attack in East London. Sparking a nationwide debate, the rise of acid attacks in the UK is now under … Continue reading
Posted in Advocacy, british, Campaign, Campaigning, Crime, discrimination, Ethnic Minorities, Extremism, Far right, girls, Hate Crime, Inclusion, Islam, islamophobia, JAN Trust, London, Muslim, Muslim dress, Muslim women, National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Online abuse, Online hate, police, Politics, Racism, radicalisation, Radicalisaton, Representation, Society, South Asian, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged acid attack, Acid attacks, asian muslim, community, culture, Family, Government, hate crime; UK;, Islam, islamophobia, Islamophobic, London, Muslim, Muslim females;, Muslim women, Muslims, Politics, religion, Say No to Hate Crime, Society, Tell Mama, terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, women
Recent UK terrorist attacks spark hate crime
The recent terrorist attacks in Manchester and London have sparked more than the coming together of communities. They have also led to an increase in hate crime, and specifically Islamophobic hate crimes. After the Manchester attack on the 22nd of … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, british, Campaign, Campaigning, Citizenship, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Ethnic Minorities, google, Hate Crime, International, International Affairs, ISIS, JAN Trust, National Hate Crime Awareness Week, Online abuse, Online hate, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Society, Syria, Terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged abuse, activism, BAME, BAME women, BAMER women, Brexit; Nigel Farage; EU; Europe; Muslims; Immigration; Facebook; Hate Crime; Islamophobia; Inequality; Prime Minister; Democracy; Neoliberalism; Conservative; Grassroots; Poverty; East Midlands; Bost, britain, british, community, Counter-terrorism, culture, education, Family, Government, hate crime, human rights, Internet, Iraq, islamophobia, Media, Online, Politics, Society, terrorism, Uncategorized, Violence, women
BBC’s ‘The Betrayed Girls’ highlights ground-breaking work of JAN Trust Patron Nazir Afzal
JAN Trust’s Patron Nazir Afzal OBE features prominently in a 90 minute documentary for BBC One – ‘The Betrayed Girls’. The programme explores Afzal’s instrumental role in delivering justice for the victims of the Rochdale child exploitation scandal. Over the … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Campaign, Crime, discrimination, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, girls, google, JAN Trust, mental health, police, Politics, Prime Minister, Racism, Society, The Sun, The Times, Uncategorized, Violence, Violence Against Women, women
Tagged child, child sexual exploitation, children, culture, education, feminism, Government, Islam, JAN Trust, Nazir Afzal, Nazir Afzal OBE, Politics, Rochdale, Rochdale grooming scandal, services, Society, Uncategorized, Violence, women
Please support us in designing Haringey!
JAN Trust needs your help! We have launched a crowdfunding campaign with the Mayor’s Crowdfunding scheme. The aim of our project is to raise money to create the opportunity for marginalised women in Haringey to excel. We want to provide … Continue reading
Posted in Active citizenship, Campaign, Campaigning, Diversity, Education, Ethnic Minorities, Facebook, google, Inclusion, JAN Trust, London, Politics, Prime Minister, Representation, Society, Twitter, Uncategorized, women
Tagged art, community, culture, design, education, Family, Fashion, feminism, Haringey, London, London Mayor, Media, pop-up shop, sadiq khan, services, Society, theresa may, Uncategorized, women
