Youth work organisations credited in race report step away from findings Fiona Simpson Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Youth work charities are among dozens of organisations listed as stakeholders in the government’s widely-criticised race report to distance themselves from the findings.
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At least 20 organisations and individuals who were listed as stakeholders in the government’s race disparity commission have distanced themselves from the report and its findings.
The report by the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, released at the end of March, concluded that while racism and racial injustice still exist, geography, family influence, socioeconomic background, culture and religion all have a greater impact on life chances.
It was widely condemned by MPs, unions and equality campaigners as “divisive” and a missed opportunity for systematic change.
The 258-page report notes that the commission heard evidence from a number of organisations and individuals during the course of its work and it thanked them for their participation in an appendix.
Police investigating hate incident after poppy wreaths for ethnic minority soldiers dumped on bin
Race Council Cymru said the incident left them shocked, horrified and distressed
How the wreaths were dumped (Image: Race Council Cymru)
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Police are investigating a hate-related incident after poppy wreaths laid for ethnic minority servicemen and women were dumped on a bin.
BBC News
By Dafydd Morgan
media captionCovid: Lies stopping BAME people getting vaccinated
Wales health minister says he wants to stop false information which might put off people from ethnic minorities from taking the coronavirus vaccine.
Race Council Cymru (RCC) said lies were being shared online and urged the Welsh Government to take action.
Health minister Vaughan Gething said he was disappointed to hear of a campaign of targeted disinformation .
Vaccinations started in the UK last week following the approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech jab.
RCC s Patience Bentu called for community champions to spread positive messages about the vaccine.
image captionPatience Bentu wants the Welsh Government to take more action to provide accurate information to ease worries