Racial injustice persists in the UK & there are actions we can all undertake to reduce inequalities faced by black people #BlackLivesMatter

Trust for London is proud to recognise & will continue to support orgs/initiatives dedicated to tackling racial inequality across London1/5
Historically, employment rates for young black men have been lower than that of young white men

Initiative Moving on Up @BTEG_MoU led by @BTEG_LDN was set up in 2014 to address this disparity & increase employment rates for young black men in London: https://bit.ly/2zTgtSE  2/5
Moving On Up – improving employment rates of young black men in London | Trust for London

Come and take a look at the Trust For London website today and find out more about the London Living wage, Poverty, Inequality and to see if you are eligible for funding.

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In 2019, our grantee @RunnymedeTrust produced 'We are ghosts' w/ @CLASSthinktank exploring race, class & institutional prejudice to improve public discussion & policy on race & class in London: https://bit.ly/36QQkQz 

See more of their work here: https://bit.ly/2AzdVsI  3/5
Runnymede

Runnymede is the UK's leading independent race equality thinktank.

https://bit.ly/36QQkQz
And we've also continually awarded funding to @INQUEST_ORG to influence & campaign around issues raised from their specialist casework on deaths in settings where wider issues of state & corporate accountability are in question: https://bit.ly/2XsdN7v  4/5
INQUEST CAMPAIGNS

INQUEST is working to end deaths caused by unsafe systems of detention, a lack of care, the use of force and by institutional failure. For almost four decades, we have been been the driving force...

https://bit.ly/2XsdN7v
#COVID19 has put a spotlight on racial inequality in the UK. It doesn’t need to be this way & we must all work together to ensure our country, & city, are free from these injustices. 5/5
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