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racial justice

December 8, 2020

House of Representatives votes to end marijuana prohibition

The passage of the MORE Act represents a growing shift in drug policy away from criminalisation and prohibition toward community reinvestment and public health.
April 19, 2019

World Council of Churches leads exploration on racial justice

“Think about your policies, practices and actions, not to just look back at the past, but to ask what can we do today?” These are the reflections of Judith Roberts, director for Racial Justice Ministries for the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America.
September 28, 2018

ACLU launches criminal justice voter education tool for US midterm elections

The American Civil Liberties Union has announced the launch of a new voter education tool hat will elevate criminal justice reform issues during the midterm elections and arm voters with the information they need to make informed decisions at the ballot box.
May 3, 2016

Churches can bring hope for US racial justice says WCC

After visiting the United States in a spirit of accompaniment, a World Council of Churches delegation is preparing a report on how churches can help achieve racial justice.
February 2, 2016

Black graduates earn 23% less than white counterparts says TUC

Black workers with degrees earn 23.1 per cent less on average than white workers with degrees, according to new analysis published by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) yesterday.
November 26, 2014

'Disproportionate' number of African Americans killed by police, says UN

The Missouri Grand Jury's absolution of a police officer for the fatal shooting of Michael Brown spotlights concerns on institutionalised discrimination in the US, says UN rights chief.
August 16, 2014

Amnesty calls for investigation after use of lethal force in Missouri

Amnesty International has called for an investigation into allegations that police shot dead an unarmed teenager in Missouri and the heavy-handed tactics used to disperse the subsequent protests.
June 6, 2013

Professor Ted Cantle: advocate of bridges not barriers

Professor Ted Cantle, Chair of the iCoCo Foundation and a leading national expert on community cohesion and intercultural relations, has joined the Accord Coalition for inclusive education.
July 7, 2011

Struggles against discrimination can benefit us all

Dr Jorge Ramirez Reyna, president of Asociación Negra de Defensa y Promoción de Derechos Humanos (Black Association for Human Rights Defence and Promotion, ASONEDH) in Peru, reflects on the issue of racism in his country and the role of the conference on the Violence of Racism in Latin America, backed by the churches regionally and internationally, which took place in June 2011 in Managua, Nicaragua.
June 24, 2011

'Agents of discomfort' needed in churches to combat racism

Church leaders from the Americas and the Caribbean are meeting in Nicaragua, to seek action on the violence of racism and the challenges it poses.