Our Routes2Success Role model recruitment film is here! Hear why role models chose to inspire young people to be the best version of themselves - for a total of four days a year. Watch our film and learn how to be a positive influence in someone's life. https://ow.ly/n8cX50ZzLNp

If the answer is yes ... watch out for our new R2S recruitment film out later this morning!

If you think your experience could help guide a young person to a better future ... WATCH THIS SPACE!

Watch out for ARE's new R2S recruitment film. COMING SOON!!!

ARE stands with Professor Jason Arday and all Black professionals facing racialised scrutiny. Black excellence deserves recognition, not suspicion, through fair and responsible reporting. Read our full statement via the link below. https://ow.ly/9VZs50ZwxPJ #raceequality

ARE's Chief Exec Jeremy Crook OBE has received a Hon Doctorate in Social Science recognising his decades long commitment to improving race equality in the UK. Congratulations Dr. Jeremy Crook. https://actionforraceequality.org.uk/jeremy-crook-obe-receives-honorary-doctorate/are-voices/news/

This month marks South Asian Heritage Month. This blog by Indra Nauth, ARE’s Deputy Chief Exec, spotlights her little known Indo-Caribbean background by writing about growing up in the UK with a strong Guyanese heritage. https://ow.ly/WPhv50ZtKM6

#Hiring - Senior Assistant to SLT This role will provide high-level admin and governance support, including managing diaries, preparing briefings and presentations & coordinating meetings/ key events. 📍 3 days in office, 35hrs pw 💷 £35k pa - 2yr FTC Apply by 14 Aug, 5pm https://ow.ly/QbcT50Zs0eF

One year of UPLIFT, our capacity building programme: leaders from Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage-led #grassrootsorganisations reflect on the value of peer connection, wellbeing support and bespoke consultancy. ➡️Read more and express interest in the next cohort: https://ow.ly/nwes50ZrWM8

What needs to change in #YouthEmployment? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report with Business in the Community says it’s not only about supporting young people, but also changing employer behaviour and tackling systemic barriers. 👉https://ow.ly/HJjE50Zk4py #NoTalentWasted

What barriers are young people facing when moving into work? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report developed with Business in the Community highlights barriers facing Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people and set our recommendations to ensure #NoTalentWasted https://ow.ly/ByG450Zk4v7

🚨There is a moral and economic imperative to act on racial disparities in #YouthEmployment. Our #TaskForce report, developed with Business in the Community shows closing ethnicity participation and pay gaps could benefit the UK economy by £37bn. Read in full: link #NoTalentWasted

Over 1 million young people aged 16–24 are NEET. For Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people, racial discrimination compounds the challenge. Our #TaskForce report sets out what must change to ensure there is #NoTalentWasted 👉https://ow.ly/feSF50Zk4A4

How do we ensure #NoTalentWasted? Our Race Equity in Employment #TaskForce report, developed with Business in the Community sets out 5 key recommendations on how we can improve race equity in #YouthEmployment for Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage young people. Read: https://ow.ly/79tq50ZjElC

Friday photo from Downing Street 📸 Earlier this week, our Chief Executive, Jeremy Crook OBE attended a Windrush Day reception at Number 10, hosted by the Rt Hon David Lammy MP. The reception brought together organisations working with and supporting the Windrush generation. #DowningStreet

Today we’re launching our #TaskForce report with Business in the Community '#NoTalentWasted: A roadmap to ending ethnic inequality in #youthemployment.' It draws on evidence, lived experience and discussions with our 14 members, chaired by Andy Burnham during his mayoralty. https://ow.ly/TVYU50ZjcFW

In light of the recent anti-Muslim attacks in Edinburgh, ARE calls for an end to the use of anti-migrant and anti-Muslim language in political narratives. https://actionforraceequality.org.uk/are-statement-following-the-recent-anti-muslim-attacks-in-edinburgh/are-voices/

This #WindrushDay were reflecting on our Windrush Justice Programme, which has seen us work with over 30 grassroots orgs across the UK, who have supported over 1.5k people to regularise their status and apply to the Windrush Compensation Scheme. 👉https://ow.ly/IxUi50ZfjYq

As we mark Refugee Week/World Refugee Day with this guest blog by Islington Refugee and Migrant Forum, we look at how migrants have fallen foul of the far-right's fear of 'outsiders'. https://ow.ly/Uo4a50ZeCmm

Action for Race Equality is delighted to see our friend and colleague Patrick honoured with a Knighthood in the King’s Birthday Honours. Patrick has worked with ARE for the past four years on our Windrush Justice Programme, providing robust policy advice and chairing our Independent Advisory Panel.

Action for Race Equality (ARE) calls for urgent action as it warns that rising division, attacks on anti-discrimination laws, and growing youth disengagement are damaging hope, safety and opportunity across the UK. https://ow.ly/a1Bh50Z9TFW

Now ONLNE, tomorrow's Action for Race Equality round table features the latest updates and developments surrounding ethnicity pay gap reporting and discuss what organisations should be doing now to drive meaningful action.RESERVE YOUR SPOT: https://ow.ly/H9go50Z7aei

Eid Mubarak! From Action for Race Equality.

Join Action for Race Equality and Cherron Inko-Tariah (@posn_ceo) on 4 June to share practical ideas on how to tackle the Ethnic Pay Gap. RESERVE YOUR SPOT: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ethnicity-pay-gap-reporting-can-staff-networks-boost-workplace-equity-tickets-1989665208198?aff=oddtdtcreator

On Tues, we hosted a roundtable with Black, Asian & Mixed Heritage young people in Manchester as part of the Race Equity in Employment Task Force with @bitcuk.bsky.social & @mayorofgm.bsky.social They spoke about seeking work, application burnout, employer communication and the value of mentoring.

UPLIFT Cohort 2 applications are open, but we'd like to turn the spotlight to our cohort 1 alumni organisations! Meet Lives Not Knives, a charity creating safe spaces and supporting young people before crisis point. Their story shows why #CapacityBuilding matters.👇 https://ow.ly/Z2zG50YY6iX

On 16 May, APA will host Beyond Statements: Designing Justice for Women in Policing at UEL, bringing together women across policing, academia and community action to explore #PoliceAccountability, racism, sexism and reform. Register👉 https://ow.ly/1NBQ50YW3cS https://ow.ly/sU5i50YW3cR

Ready to strengthen your organisation’s strategy, sustainability and impact? #UPLIFTProgramme Cohort 2 is now open, offering 12 months of fully funded support for Black, Asian and Mixed Heritage-led organisations across London. 👉Apply by 4 June, 5pm: https://ow.ly/tkEa50YW4UO

🚨We’re hiring a Finance Manager. This part-time role will support ARE’s management accounts, project budgets, payroll, financial reporting, forecasting, audit and compliance. 1-year fixed term 28 to 35 hours per month Deadline: 18 May 2026, 5pm. Find out more: https://ow.ly/4W3j50YVFAH

While strip searches of children have reduced overall, Black children remain almost 8x more likely to be strip searched than White children. The Children’s Commissioner’s latest findings raise serious concerns about racial disproportionality in the policing of children. 👇 https://ow.ly/JA0a50YVy7g