As local organisations that seek to support some of the most vulnerable communities in our county from illegal discrimination, exploitation and marginalisation, we are very concerned about the recent upsurge in attacks on non-UK nationals since the EU Referendum result was announced. We all accept the validity of the poll in question, but we […]
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New grant “means Suffolk’s poorest and most vulnerable to discrimination will have access to free legal advice”
Staff, volunteers, partners and clients of the Tackling Discrimination in the East (TDE) legal service were celebrating today (July 12th) at the news that their application to the Big Lottery Fund for £350,000 to fund them for another three years had been successful. TDE is a Suffolk-wide project run by the Ipswich & Suffolk Council […]
Refugees Welcome Here
“For nearly 40 years, the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality has been at the front line in campaigning to end unlawful discrimination of whatever type and against whichever group. During those decades, our staff, trustees and volunteers have been relentless in promoting acceptance and challenging the powers that be to do the same. […]
ISCRE AGM: last 12 months “among the most challenging for equal rights”
Over 120 supporters, staff and clients of Suffolk’s leading civil rights organisation, the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) attending the organisation’s Annual General meeting last night (14th September) heard how the last year has been one of the most difficult since it was founded in 1977.Concerns about continued funding for its key […]
Open Letter to University Campus Suffolk
Provost and Chief Executive University Campus Suffolk Waterfront Building Neptune Quay Ipswich, IP4 1QJ 02 May 2014 Dear Richard Having met with one your students, Jason Haye, on 1 May 2014, I felt it important to write this open letter to you on behalf of the Ipswich and Suffolk Council for Racial Equality. It is […]