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Ethnicity and Covid-19: Addressing the impact of the pandemic on Black and Minority Ethnic people

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For far too long, 'race' has been a social determinant of health. The opportunities and socio-economic outcomes of Black and Minority Ethnic people continue to be determined by structural racism. BME people face unequal treatment in the labour market, education, housing and health. The pandemic has both exacerbated and shone a light on these stark inequalities.

From higher Covid-19 infection and death rates, to being harder hit economically, BME people have faced more insecurity and have borne the brunt of the harshest impacts of this pandemic. In a society like ours, this is simply wrong.

JRF research around the pandemic shows how these outcomes could be avoided, and how including ethnicity as a risk factor in the dangers of this virus is key.

Join us for an interactive webinar discussion on Thursday 25th February, 11am-12pm, to explore evidence and policy recommendations tailored to these issues, which have often been missing from national discussions of the pandemic.

Chair:
Dr Andrea Barry, Senior Analyst, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Panellists:
Dr Halima Begum, Chief Executive, Runnymede Trust
Anike Olaitan-Omole, Enabling Lives Project Manager, First Love Foundation
Tony McKenzie, Senior Participation Officer, Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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Feb 25, 2021 11:00 AM in London

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Message preview	Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Feb 25, 2021 11:00 AM London Topic: Ethnicity and Covid-19: Addressing the impact of the pandemic on Black and Minority Ethnic people Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hozBBDUCQHSFcPPW8VKtMg After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Dr Halima Begum (Chief Executive @The Runnymede Trust) Halima is Chief Executive of the Runnymede Trust. She has held senior leadership positions across policy, programmes and research with a range of organisations including the FCO, the British Council and LEGO Foundation. Halima’s experience spans education, equality, human rights, public health, the environment and post-conflict reconstruction. Her portfolio of responsibilities has included leading the Sino-British Action Plan on food insecurity, the UK effort to promote girls’ education in Pakistan, and research collaborations between higher education institutions in Britain and Asia. She began her career as a policy analyst on the Commission for a Multi-Ethnic Britain, before joining Action Aid and the LSE Centre for Civil Society. As a disabled Muslim woman raised in London, Halima is a lifelong campaigner for equality and civil rights. Andrea Barry (Senior Analyst @Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Dr. Andrea Barry is a Senior Analyst, leading analysis for JRF’s work outcome group. She plays a key role in providing and disseminating evidence and analytical work related to JRF’s outcomes. Specifically, she’s involved in providing analysis and evidence for JRF to help more people find a route out poverty through work. In July 2020, she gave evidence to the Women and Equalities Committee on the unequal impact of the pandemic on black and ethnic minority communities. Before this, Andrea was an Economist at Transport for the North, and completed her postdoctoral research with the Global Development Institute at the University of Manchester. She has finished an MSc in Economic and Social Policy Analysis and a PhD in Economics at the University of York. Tony McKenzie (Senior Participation Officer @Joseph Rowntree Foundation) Tony has lived experience of poverty and has recently joined the Joseph Rowntree Foundation. Before this he was the Member Involvement Co-ordinator at Crisis. Tony is passionate about working with and alongside people with lived experience as equals to ensure services are co-produced. Tony is the Lead Citizen Social Scientist at Institute for Global Prosperity (UCL) and a member of the London Prosperity Board and undertakes research projects that are co-designed and carried out with Citizen Social Scientists. Tony is an avid adventurer, who has climbed Kilimanjaro, toured Cuba by bicycle, and trekked in Patagonia.

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