Friday, 17 March 2017

A third of BAME people have witnessed or experienced racial abuse since Brexit vote

This goes some way for our project rational.
Post-Brexit Britain, are people experiencing more racism since the referendum? Is this true in Goldsmiths?

http://labourlist.org/2017/03/one-in-three-bame-people-have-witnessed-or-experienced-racial-abuse-since-brexit-vote/

Highlights;

Two-fifths, 41 per cent, have witnessed racist remarks or opinions, and 38 per cent have seen racist material online. Just over a quarter, 27 per cent, have seen racist graffiti, posters or leaflets.
The TUC want to see the government:
  • Bring in rules about third-party harassment, which protect workers who deal with the public such as shop workers, street cleaners and bus drivers from abuse at work
  • Develop a full race equality strategy, which includes tough action to crack down on harassment and discrimination at work, online and in everyday life
  • Make sure the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has enough funding to take more legal cases and make sure the law reflects how contemporary racism plays out
  • Make private sector companies responsible for promoting equal treatment throughout their activities just as public sector organisations already are.
(Disclosure: this is from a Labour supporting website, so it does have an agenda)

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