WMCA Young Combined Authority member Olivia Agbe

“This is not a moment, this is a movement” – Young leaders urge local authority to remember Black Lives Matter

Young citizens from across the region have written to the West Midlands Combined Authority urging it to continue to fight racism. Members of the Young Combined Authority (YCA) wrote to the WMCA’s chief executive, calling on the authority to keep structural racism and disadvantage high on the region’s agenda in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests.

Read More
Public figures from across Birmingham have signed a letter criticising the lack of diversity on the Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 board

Commonwealth Games race row as Birmingham leaders sign letter condemning lack of diversity

An open letter criticising the organisers of the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham about a lack of diversity has been signed by prominent figures from across the city. Endorsed by community representatives from across Birmingham, the letter challenges officials organising the Commonwealth Games to take seriously concerns about unequal representation at the top of the planned event’s…

Read More
Sandwell woman Gurmit Kaur, 75, is being threatened with being ripped away from her Smethwick community and deported to India

Community rallies around elderly Sikh woman as UK Home Office threatens to deport her

Community campaigners are rallying behind an elderly Sikh woman from Smethwick who is being threatened with deportation, despite living in the country for over ten years. Outraged friends and neighbours of 75-year-old Gurmit Kaur have jumped to her defence after menacing letters threatening to “secure her removal” were sent to the senior citizen by the government immigration services.

Read More
Black Lives Matter protesters in Victoria Park in Smethwick

Sikh Langar meets Black Lives Matter for powerful anti-racism rally in Smethwick

The Sikh tradition of Langar was embraced at a Black Lives Matter protest in Sandwell on Saturday, as residents came together to rally against racism and to defend a local elderly woman from threats of deportation. Billed as Sandwell’s sixth Black Lives Matter protest in recent weeks, over 50 people gathered in Victoria Park to voice their solidarity with the…

Read More
Back To Top