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National Hate Crime Awareness Week- 14th to 21st October 2023
PRESS RELEASE Local group issues call to scrap the word “victim” to commemorate hate crime awareness week Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council (NREC), a specialist support agency supporting local people targeted by hate crime has called for agencies dealing with … Continue reading
Windrush Day and the Windrush Scandal – Adversity and the fight for Justice
2023 sees the 75th anniversary of the HMT Empire Windrush arriving in Britain on 22 June 1948. The arrival of the ship Empire Windrush at Tilbury docks in 1948, brought hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean, in a moment that … Continue reading
Commemorating #StephenLawrenceDay22
“Stephen: The murder that changed a nation” Special NREC commissioned video below https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ3axgptd_Y
NREC Annual General Meeting: date for your diary!
Tuesday 12th July 2022 at 6.30pm at the Friends Meeting House, Wellington Street, Northampton. Details of speaker(s) to be announced. If you are member of NREC please consider putting your name forward for election to the Board of Directors. For … Continue reading
Are reparations for Trans-Atlantic enslavement a realistic goal?
NREC special event Tuesday, 23 August 2022 at 19:00 Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/are-reparations-for-trans-atlantic-enslavement-a-realistic-goal-tickets-338116283907 This event has contributions from black history campaigner Donna Parmer-Smith and the renowned journalist and trade unionist Roger McKenzie The nights of 22 to 23 August 1791, in … Continue reading
Messages of Hope Workshops in April – tackling anti-trans hate
Monday 11 & Wednesday 13 April, 6.30pm – 8.30pm Want to be part of an outstanding opportunity to join a course on strategic messaging to tackle anti-trans hate? This FREE event covers what it is and developing a positive vision … Continue reading
Take Action Against the Nationality and Borders Bill
In the last few days one of our Board members Tre Ventour has written about his concerns about the Nationality and Borders Bill. It will be going through to the House of Lords on the 4th of January. We are … Continue reading
Harish Thakrar
It is with deep regret that we announce the death today of Harishbhai Thakrar who was a long standing supporter of the REC and our accountant. He was also a dedicated supporter of the Hindu community in Northamptonshire. He will … Continue reading
Northamptonshire Rights and Equality Council 