Don’t Divide Us public discussion: Is the UK systemically racist?
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Two reports published this year have drawn completely different conclusions about the causes of remaining racial disparities in UK society.
The recently published Runnymede shadow report to the International Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) claims that ‘systemic racism’ is the singular explanation of racial inequality in the UK. By contrast, the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities (CRED) report questions the utility of ‘systemic racism’ as an explanatory factor, highlighting the role of geographical location and family structure in differential outcomes.
So, is the UK systemically racist?
Join chair Doug Stokes (@profdws) and panellists Dr Rakib Ehsan (@RakibEhsan) Ike Ijeh (@IkeIjeh) Alka Sehgal-Cuthbert (@ASCphiled) and Kunle Olulode (@KunleOlulode) for a public discussion of the evidence and the most effective path towards racial equality in the UK.
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Organiser Dont Divide Us
Organiser of Don’t Divide Us public discussion: Is the UK systemically racist?
We are a wide-range of people who are taking a stand against the divisive obsession with people’s racial identity. We refuse to be divided—by racists or culture warriors—who refuse to see us as individuals beyond our skin colour. We are liberal anti-racists who reject the proposition that the UK is inherently racist in 2020, with racial prejudice embedded into our institutions. We wrote this open letter to fellow citizens of the UK and we’d like you to join us.
