The UK’s very first Race Equality Week is scheduled to take place between 1st and 7th February 2021.
The UK-wide initiative, launched by Race Equality Matters, aims to unite organisations and individuals in activity to address issues affecting ethnic minority employees. The theme for the inaugural event is Transparency and Accountability.
Race Equality Matters, founded by executive recruitment consultancy Green Park, The Collaboratory and Black History Month, aims to tackle racial inequality in the UK. It was created last summer in response to the Black Lives Matter Movement to turn declarations of commitment and support from organisations and individuals into meaningful change in racial equality both in the workforce and in society.
ADDRESSING WORKPLACE RACE MATTERS
Back in November, Race Equality Matters founders Raj Tulsiani (CEO of Green Park) and Javed Thomas (CEO of The Collaboratory) hosted a virtual event to discuss the event, as well as solutions to create meaningful change for race equality. The founders believe Race Equality Week will give organisations across the opportunity to unite in activity to ‘seriously’ address race in the workplace. It also offers companies tools/resources to facilitate conversation, activity and commitment to change.
Click here for more information about Race Equality Week and how you/your organisation can get involved.
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