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1. COMBATTING ANTI-SEMITISM: A DILEMMA FOR ANTI-RACIST EDUCATION.

Author

Short, Geoffrey

Subjects
*RACISM in education, *ANTISEMITISM, *PREJUDICES, *RACE discrimination, *SOCIAL perception, *RACIAL & ethnic attitudes, *EDUCATION of Jews, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

The article presents information on the emergence of antiracist education in Great Britain. Antiracism, is an ideology associated with the Marxist Left. It is critical of multicultural education because of the latter's insistence on equating racism with individual prejudice, its view of prejudice as rooted in ignorance and its rejection of a class analysis of education. The author discusses Jews on only two occasions. The first concerns the ethnicity of Jesus and the second is related to a recommendation from the Commission for Racial Equality. Despite evidence suggesting widespread negative stereotyping of Jews among secondary school pupils, antiracist education has failed to address the issue of anti-Semitism in a number of respects. Fundamental to the antiracist critique of multicultural education is the belief that prejudice is not causally related to ignorance. Thus antiracists see little or no merit in teaching about cultural differences, arguing instead for teaching directly about racism. The author asserts that the definition of racism as prejudice plus power poses an awkward dilemma for antiracists in relation to anti-Semitism.

Published
1991
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2. Race and Employment.

Author

Pearn, M. A.

Subjects
RACE relations, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality, ETHNIC groups, INDUSTRIES, GREAT Britain. Dept. of Employment, SOCIETIES
Abstract

This article examines legal developments under the Race Relations Act, as well as the activities of the British Commission for Racial Equality (CRE), as of February 1979. Great Britain has a colored population of about 1.75 million, of whom about 750,000 are in employment. Approximately 40 percent of the total were born in this country and are mostly under school-leaving age. This group is beginning to come on the job market in substantial numbers. The main ethnic groups are Asian, West Indian and African. There are of course many other groups. The main framework for most employers is the Race Relations Act 1976 which came into operation in June 1977. The Act created a new body, the CRE, with the dual role of enforcing the law and promoting good race relations. The new law which covers almost every aspect of employment empowers the CRE not only to assist individuals bringing complaints before an industrial tribunal, but also to mount formal investigations for any purpose connected with the execution of its duties. The main government department to feature prominently in the field of race and employment is the Department of Employment, which provides a Race Relations Employment Advisory Service with Advisers all around the country. Other organizations also have an interest in this area. The Confederation of British Industry has an Equal Rights Panel and the Trades Union Congress has an Equal Rights Committee and the Institute of Personnel Management has recently published a code for non-discrimination in selection. Race relations is invariably seen as a problem. This is partly due to selective and sensationalist reporting in the media and the political debates about immigration. Another more immediate reason why it is a problem is because it is frequently ignored until it becomes a problem and can no longer be ignored. This attitude is summed up in the phrase benign neglect, malignant attention.

Published
1979

3. Living apart.

Subjects
*ASIANS, *SEGREGATION, *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology), *SOCIAL history, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Discusses the segregation of Asians and Whites living in Northern towns in Great Britain. How violence has erupted between Asians and Whites; Claim of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) that discrimination by private and public landlords, and by estate agents have kept Asians in their enclaves; Discussion of Asians' fear of white racial harassment; Thought that when Asians try to move into White areas, some estate agents warn white residents of a potential threat to their house prices.

Published
2001

4. No blacks, please, we're MPs.

Author

Bevins, Anthony

Subjects
*SEX discrimination in employment, *RACE discrimination, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Reports on race and sex employment discrimination in the House of Commons and in other political institutions in Great Britain. Role of the Commission for Racial Equality; Significance of the retirement of Peter Jennings as a Royal Marine major; Definition of institutional racism.

Published
1999

5. Racism in Children's Books: Tintin in the Congo.

Subjects
RACISM, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

The article reports that the Commission for Racial Equality in Great Britain recommended that bookstores throughout the United Kingdom remove the comic book "Tintin in the Congo" from their shelves. It declares that the book contains many illustrations that are demeaning to blacks and the dialogue attributed to the black characters confirm stereotypes of black inferiority. It mentions that the book series, written by Belgian author George Remi, were the naive perceptions of a bygone era.

Published
2007

6. Stop taking us for granted.

Author

Ouseley, Herman

Subjects
*POLITICAL participation of minorities, *POLITICAL parties, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Focuses on the number of ethnic minorities that the political parties in Great Britain must adopt for its parliament. Support of ethnic minority for the Labour Party; Information on a survey of voting in the 1997 general election published by the Commission for Racial Equality; Challenges of the Commission for the political parties.

Published
1998

7. Carnival means more than morris dancing.

Subjects
*CARNIVAL, *MULTICULTURALISM, *RACE relations, *EMPLOYEES, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

In this article the author discusses the annual Notting Hill Carnival, a gala begun in the 1960s as a celebration of Caribbean ethnicity, praising it for having evolved into a multicultural festival that reflects the entire racial realm of Great Britain. He refutes the contention of Trevor Phillips, head of the U.K.'s Commission for Racial Equality, that the carnival is not a boon to race relations. He questions Phillips' motives and methods, suggesting that he is not interested in promoting racial equality or harmony.

Published
2006

8. Multiculturalism? The term was foisted on us by bureaucrats of the British state.

Author

Howe, Darcus

Subjects
*IMMIGRANTS, *MULTICULTURALISM, *YOUTH & violence, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Presents an analysis of the role of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) in the lives of immigrants in Great Britain. Origins of the commission; Move away from multiculturalism by the CRE; Irony that it was the CRE who first introduced multiculturalism and pushed the concept on Great Britain; Criticism of CRE chairman, Trevor Phillips; Violence among Pakistani youths.

Published
2004

9. I recommend Trevor Phillips to lead the Commission for Racial Equality.

Author

Howe, Darcus

Subjects
GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality, BRITISH politics & government
Abstract

Comments on the appointment of a chairperson for Britain's Commission for Racial Equality (CRE). Reason for the arrest of Gurbux Singh, former chairman of CRE; Function of the CRE; Action taken by David Blunkett upon the departure of Singh.

Published
2002

10. The CRE is a ghetto; it is time to bid it farewell.

Author

Howe, Darcus

Subjects
*RACE discrimination policy, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Argues for the abolition of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) in Great Britain. Arguments in defense of the existence of the CRE; Why the CRE must be subordinated under a human rights commission.

Published
2000

11. Now Uncle Tom looks like a militant terrorist.

Author

Howe, Darcus

Subjects
*RACISM, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Features Raj Chandran, member of the governing body of the Commission for Racial Equality in Great Britain. His views on the resentment of whites against blacks; Significance of his hostility towards laws that would make institutional racism illegal.

Published
2000

12. We blacks should copy those rural marchers.

Author

Howe, Darcus

Subjects
*RACE discrimination, *RACE relations, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Comments on the move of Herman Ouseley to leave the Great Britain Commission for Racial Equality. Modernization of the 1976 Race Relations Act; Establishment of the Campaign Against Racial Discrimination; Criticism on Great Britain's Labour Party.

Published
1999

13. Racism on billboards? Nobody would dare these days.

Author

howe, DARCUS

Subjects
*PUBLIC service advertising, *RACISM, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

Comments on the poster campaign of the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) in Great Britain. Description of the posters; Reason for the campaign according to Sir Herman Ouseley, leader of CRE; Views on the posters; Basis of the confidence that genuine racist advertising could not happen in Great Britain.

Published
1998

14. Race referee.

Subjects
*RACE relations, *DISCRIMINATION (Sociology), GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

This article reports that the British Commission for Racial Equality, created by the social engineers of the last Labour government, has carried on through 14 years of Tory government. It observes how race-relations law works and probes cases of discrimination. It is even-handed, opposing discrimination in favour of blacks. On April 19, Herman Ouseley, a black man born in Guyana, took over from Michael Day as Chairman of the commission. Ouseley is the commission's first black chairman. In' 1988 he became the first black chief executive of a local authority.

Published
1993

15. Borders Responds To Change of Racism.

Subjects
*BOOKSTORES, *RACISM, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

The article reports that the bookstore chain Borders Group Inc. has moved copies of the book "Tintin in the Congo" from its children's section to its adult graphic novels section. The bookstore chain is located in Great Britain. The Great Britain Commission for Racial Equality has complained that the store is continuing to sell the book. According to a spokeswoman for the commission, the book contains words of racial prejudice.

Published
2007

16. Joblessness Worse for Blacks Among British Graduates.

Subjects
EMPLOYMENT of college graduates, EMPLOYMENT of Black people, UNEMPLOYMENT, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality
Abstract

The article reports that a survey has found that joblessness is worse for black college graduates as compared to whites in Great Britain. The Commission for Racial Equality found that only half of the graduates who are members of ethnic minorities had full-time jobs one year after graduating. 70% of whites found full-time jobs one year after graduating.

Published
1987

17. Hilton stands by its ban on Cubans despite protests.

Author

Manson, Emily

Subjects
HOTELS, GREAT Britain. Commission for Racial Equality, CUBANS
Abstract

The article reports that it has been refused by Hilton Hotels Corp. to back down over its controversial decision to ban Cuban delegations from staying at its international hotels. Hilton confirmed that the policy covered Great Britain and argued that it was protecting its employees from fines and potential imprisonment. But the Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) warned that the hotel group would be acting unlawfully under the Race Relations Act by refusing services to Cuban people.

Published
2007

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