CARJ Celebrates 40 years by Launching “Agenda for Change”
This year, we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Macpherson Report. That Report discussed the police response to the killing of Stephen Lawrence and found that the police were ‘institutionally racist’. Macpherson defined ‘institutional racism’ as 'the collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to...
Saturday 24th Feb was the 25th Anniversary of the publication of the Macpherson Report into the killing of Stephen Lawrence. The Bishops Conference of England and Wales, welcomed the Report and soon after, issued Guidelines for school, parishes and Catholic organisation, see: ServingMult-EthSoc.GuidelinesCathOrgs1999 The 25th anniversary milestone warrants a reflection on...
Today 27th January is being marked as Holocaust Memorial Day in the UK. Follow this Link for events to mark the day and further information.
The Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ) is 40! It was established on 16 June 1984 at a meeting of approximately 25 ‘founding members’ from a variety of ethnic backgrounds. CARJ was seen as an organisation where ethnic minorities could find support and a voice, and where people of all...
As is a CARJ Tradition, CARJ marks Racial Justice Fortnight which is bookended by the Catholic celebration on the 28th of January and the Ecumenical celebrations on 11th of February. Racial Justice Fortnight The Fortnight begins with Racial Justice Sunday (28 January 2024) as celebrated by the Catholic Church in...
Dear Friends of CARJ As Christmas approaches, I’m writing to ask you to consider making a donation to the work of CARJ. Next year (2024) is our 40th Anniversary. You may recall that the Catholic Association for Racial Justice (CARJ) was established on 16 June 1984 at a meeting of ‘founding members’...
The CARJ Annual General Meeting will take place on Saturday 4 November 2023 at 11:00 a.m at St Thomas More Church. Papers for the AGM (including the Annual Report, the Accounts, papers relating to the Election of Trustees, etc) can be accessed at the links below and on CARJ website...
We at Independent Jewish Voices condemn the brutal and murderous attacks on defenceless civilians in Southern Israel by operatives of Hamas and Islamic Jihad on 7 October 2023. We also condemn the subsequent indiscriminate bombing of densely populated residential areas in Gaza by the Israeli Defence Forces, with massive loss of...
This seminar will take place at Amigo Hall, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, On Saturday 28 October 2023. Time 9.30am to 4.00pm You are invited to this archdiocesan initiative by the Commission for Promoting Racial and Cultural Inclusion chaired by Canon Victor Darlington, Episcopal Vicar for the Southeast. On the day...