The Glasgow Gallery of Modern Art offers a glimpse into their object handling kit, where you can learn about objects in the collection that have connections to the trade in enslaved African people and Glasgow’s legacies of slavery and colonialism.
The removal of David Hume from the name of the tower due to Hume’ racism has sparked backlash from the academic community, resulting in an open letter signed by nine academics from the University. Like many critics of the University’s decision, the authors of the open letter saw Hume’s philosophical contributions as monumental and thus deserving of celebration…
My mother and I were waiting in the checkout queue, speaking in Punjabi about dinner plans, when a man standing behind us yelled:…
If we are to eradicate all hiding places for the virus, the government has to be bold and dismantle the hostile environment brick-by-brick…
In July 2020, The BaRE UK spoke to “The Frustrated Immigrant”. The Frustrated Immigrant arrived in the UK in 2013 with her husband, 2 kids, dog and horse. She came to the UK on a Tier 1 entrepreneur visa. In the interview, she speaks of her struggles with her first visa agent, her experience of the “hostile environment”, her views on the shortcomings of the current immigration system and what she would change about it.
By Emma Thomson: With its inception dating back to the 1970s, the BRIT awards have become an institution and one of the most highly anticipated annual events in the music industry. Similarly, The Mercury Prize, established in 1992 for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act, is widely regarded as one of the most prestigious music prizes. For upcoming and established musicians, the opportunity to scoop one of these accolades is the ultimate goal, yet for one ineligible musician this remains a distant dream due to the xenophobic undertones of the award shows’ nationality clause.
By Dickson Tarnongo Solutions are made to respond to challenges. My journey to raise £4,507 for my tuition fees in 43 days was…
by Trainee Immigration Solicitor Caitlin Alexander Dear Home Office, I refer to your video posted on Twitter last week with the caption: “Small…
By Punsita Ritthikarn: “If you think the UK is exempt from the institutional racism in the USA, think again”, said Mark Cummingham, a Scottish journalist student standing in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protesters in the United States during the coronavirus pandemic.