Collective Conversations
Collective Conversations Keen to facilitate safer spaces and ensure race analysis is acknowledged and layered within other oppressions and issues, we have been organising monthly talks, panels, forums to highlight
Become The Change
You want To See
The West Yorkshire Racial Justice Network brings together individuals, communities and organisations from across the region to proactively promote racial justice "holistic economic spiritual and cultural repairs to end racial injustice and address legacies of colonialism"
About Us
RJN is a network of individuals, communities and organisations working together to end racial injustice and address legacies of colonialism
Projects and Campaigns
Stop the Scan
Stop the Scan Campaign The Stop The Scan campaign is a vital and necessary movement that seeks to combat the ever-expanding use of mobile biometrics in police stop and search
Unlearning Racism
Unlearning Racism “The purpose of Unlearning Racism is to contribute and support Black, Brown and Majority World-led racial justice work. We engage white people and communities to unlearn racism, to
Latest reports
Mobilisiation Against Police Use of Biometric Fingerprint and Facial Recognition Technology.
A brand-new report on the increased use of the Biometric Services Gateway (mobile fingerprinting) by police forces across the UK. We analyse the latest data obtained through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests from April 2020 to December 2021.
Migrant Communities COVID-19 Report
A new report written to draw attention to the experiences of migrant communities within West Yorkshire. The report discusses issues that arose from being caught between a rock and hard place that is policies, legislations and marginalisation that extend from structural racism whilst dealing with a global pandemic.
How you can help
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Recent articles
Exploring Racial Justice: The ‘Rwanda Policy’ Debacle and the Constraints of Our Electoral-Democratic System
11/22/2023
In this compelling think piece, we delve into the intricacies of the ‘Rwandan Policy,’ a strategic approach employed by the UK government since April 2022 to repatriate individuals who enter the country through ‘unlawful means’ back to Rwanda. This controversial policy, staunchly supported by successive Prime Ministers and Home Secretaries,
Standing in solidarity with our siblings in Palestine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen, against continued colonisation
11/16/2023
“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” – James Baldwin The many ways in which colonisation is enacted – apartheid, genocide, settler occupation of land, violence, silencing –
Annual Gather Up Celebration 2023
11/09/2023
Mark your calendars! The Racial Justice Network’s exciting annual Gather Up event is around the corner. Join us for a day full of workshops, Open Mic performances, networking opportunities, community consultation and care, edutainment, and delicious local cuisine. This open event aims to foster discussions around the significance of community
Past events
In October, we brought a delegation of national and international scholars, activists and artivists headed up by the celebrated intellectual Professor Ngûgî wa Thiong’o.
October 2023
Leeds University
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