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“A key part of the survey asks about experiences of racism and discrimination that people may have experienced over time, to document how lifetime experiences of discrimination and oppression lead to the stark ethnic inequalities we see in the UK. “We will also ask questions on sexual orientation and gender identity, which will help us to understand how different social identities that people have intersect to pattern the differential impact of the pandemic across groups in society.” The survey has been translated into 13 languages and will focus on a full range of ethnic and reli...

A new survey is to examine the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people to highlight the issues they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic. The Evidence for Equality National Survey (Evens) will document the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain. It will ask participants about employment, finance, education, economic wellbeing, health, housing, policing, identity and experiences of discrimination and racism. The project is led by the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) with researchers from the Universities ...

A new survey is to examine the lives of 17,000 ethnic and religious minority people to highlight the issues they have faced during the coronavirus pandemic. The Evidence for Equality National Survey (Evens) will document the impact of Covid-19 lockdowns on people from ethnic and religious minority groups in Britain. It will ask participants about employment, finance, education, economic wellbeing, health, housing, policing, identity and experiences of discrimination and racism. The project is led by the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE) with researchers from the Universities of Manch...

Social Affairs & Religion Correspondent A national plan against racism is needed in Ireland to ensure that integration takes place, Immigrant Council of Ireland's Integration Conference has heard. Sarah Duku, who is an Advocacy Officer with the community organisation Cairde in Balbriggan, Co Dublin, was speaking at the ICI virtual conference which got under way today and will run for the week. The theme of the conference is "Irish identity 100 years later", marking 100 years since the establishment of the Irish State. The Head of Religions and Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Islam and Chair ...

SEVERAL of Bradford's leading speakers on racial equality have called for more action on the matter for the sake of future generations. Six people from organisations across the city spoke on a Race Equality Network (REN) webinar, chaired by Shadim Hussain of Bradford Foundation Trust. It was in honour of the UK's first Race Equality week (February 1-7) which aims to unite communities of all ethnicities, tackle racism and celebrate diversity. Sofia Mahmood, founder of Empowering Minds, believes we are ‘united, yet divided’ and thinks we need to hone in on the finer detail for chang...