Throughout the past year, the Race Equality Foundation raised its voice against injustice and inequality impacting ethnic minority communities in Britain
In 2023, the Race Equality Foundation made impactful strides towards justice and equality, using its voice to tackle injustice and collaborating with others for a fairer society. Key highlights include advocating for a revamped social care system, exposing issues in ethnicity data recording, and supporting the largest survey of ethnic minorities during the pandemic, revealing the extent of racism in Britain.
We addressed the root causes of ethnic health inequalities and called for a national race equality strategy. We explored the intersection of the climate crisis and inequality, and our groundbreaking report on the unequal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic underscored the need for evidence-based policies.
We delved into health inequalities for minority ethnic people with a learning disability, revealing a stark life expectancy gap. Collaborating with various groups, we contributed to a report on the impacts of COVID-19 on disabled people from minority ethnic communities, proposing sustainable changes.
Working with the Centre for Ageing Better, we highlighted the threat of reversing progress in reducing pensioner poverty, especially among older people from ethnic minority backgrounds. Our diverse projects throughout the year covered epilepsy, type 1 diabetes, cancer, maternal health, and housing inequality. Proudly participating in the London Anti-Racism Collaborative for Health, we aim to help drive public leadership, support, and solidarity to address racism.
As we approach a new year and an upcoming General Election, our commitment to challenging racial inequality remains unwavering, with a focus on sharing innovative ideas and solutions for change. We approach 2024 with anticipaton and hope.
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Some of our key reports in 2023:
- Archbishops of Canterbury and York report on how the social care system should be overhauled.
- Improving the recording of ethnicity in health datasets explored the views of community respondents and the healthcare workforce.
- Evidence for Equality National Survey (EVENS), the largest survey of ethnic and religious minorities in Britain during the pandemic.
- Racism is the root cause of ethnic inequalities in health, outlined how racism severely and negatively impacts health over time and across the whole life course.
- Briefings on how the environment impacts people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and how people from ethnic minority communities want charities and government to respond to the climate and nature crises. Race Equality Foundation Chief Exec Jabeer Butt appeared on the Third Sector podcast to discuss the impact of the climate crisis on Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.
- Not by choice, a groundbreaking report shedding light on the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on disempowered ethnic minority and migrant communities.
- reported on inequalities in health for minority ethnic people with a learning disability.
- A spotlight on injustice Commission on COVID-19, Ableism and Racism report laid out findings on the impacts of the pandemic and decisions made by the government on the lives of disabled people from minority ethnic communities.
- State of Ageing report found half a century of progress in reducing levels of pensioner poverty is under significant threat of reversal, and is particulary acute for some Black, Asian and minority ethnic people.
