Alongside the whole community along St. Matthew’s Street, the staff and volunteers at ISCRE are shocked and saddened by the attack on Sunday morning. Our thoughts are very much with the victim’s family and friends and we call on the whole of the community across Ipswich to come together in expressing their grief. We urge […]
High School in Ipswich seeking School-Based mentors!
We know that with the time pressures most people face, mentoring may seem like a major commitment, but it takes as little as 4 hours a month to be part of the school’s mentoring programme; 4 hours to make a difference in the life of a young person by encouraging them to explore their greatest […]
#SuffolkSolidarity Stand Up To Racism event: speakers confirmed, communities urged to turn out
The Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) has confirmed the current speaker line-up for the forthcoming community event held in response to the posting up of stickers around Ipswich by a white supremacist group. The event will be held at the Cornhill, Ipswich on Saturday 8 February from 12 noon onwards. Community groups […]
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Influencing Change in the Criminal Justice Sector: A Community Approach
We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded £58 000 in funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales to help us make a positive impact on policy and practice in the criminal justice system. Our project is aiming to influence policy around the importance of improving outcomes for BAME men in prisons […]
Project to Support Wellbeing in East Suffolk Schools
Students at schools in East Suffolk are set to benefit from a brand-new project which aims to support and develop their wellbeing. The project is being funded by NHS Ipswich and East Suffolk Clinical Commissioning Group (IESCCG) and Suffolk County Council, working with Suffolk Community Foundation. It forms an integral part of the system-wide Emotional […]
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“The recent article on the topic of crime in the EADT (https://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/tom-hunt-mp-ipswich-crime-column-1-6459576) by the newly-elected MP for Ipswich is at best disappointing and at worst an ill-judged piece of dogwhistling. Tom Hunt refers to ‘certain communities’ and the need for ‘action….based on the facts as we see them’, in relation to crime in our county […]
Suffolk legal justice ‘warrior’ wins national award as Suffolk Law Centre makes its positive presence felt
The founder of an initiative which has turned Suffolk from a ‘legal aid desert’ into an area that offers an enviable range of advice and representation for those unable to finance a lawyer has just been recognised at a countrywide awards event. Audrey Ludwig, director of legal services at the Suffolk Law Centre (SLC), has […]
“Towards a Fairer Suffolk” launched as ISCRE goes back to basics
At its packed Annual General Meeting yesterday (10 September), the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) launched its new five-year strategy aimed at improving equal treatment for all and improved social cohesion and securing the county’s position as the best place in the future to live and work in the country. Over 100 […]
Civil rights charity set to make “significant announcement at AGM”
The county’s leading civil rights body is planning to announce a major shift in how it will deliver its role over future years. Founded in 1977, the Ipswich & Suffolk Council for Racial Equality (ISCRE) is one of the country’s most enduring and successful rights-based charities. It was set up to tackle discrimination against Black, […]
