June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month - lets applaud politicians who lead by example
Date: 05 June 2020 It's June and the start of another Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. On Monday in a heartening display of solidarity, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan tweeted his support f...
Read MoreCoronavirus in prisons: Traveller Movement supports proposed legal action by The Howard League and the Prison Reform Trust
Last Friday, our colleagues at The Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prison Reform Trust took an unprecedented step and sent a formal letter before claim to the Secretary of State for Justice, Ro...
Read MoreWho's telling the truth? Traveller Movement’s response to Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: The Truth about Traveller Crime’
Press Release Date: 17th April 2020 On Thursday the 16th April we watched in utter dismay Channel 4’s ‘Dispatches: The Truth about Traveller Crime’. The programme was highly critical of Gypsy and...
Read MoreThe Traveller Movement welcomes expansion to the early release scheme
Following our statement last week welcoming the planned temporary early release of low risk pregnant women and women in Mother and Baby Units, on Saturday the MoJ announced an expansion to the...
Read MoreOpen letter to the Department for Education: Don’t further marginalise Gypsy and Irish Traveller school pupils
The Traveller Movement, ACERT and others have written to Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson asking that Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller school pupils receive targeted support during the Covid-19 p...
Read MoreTraveller Movement welcomes announcement pregnant women to be temporarily released from prison
The Traveller Movement welcomes yesterday’s announcement, by the Justice Secretary, to temporarily release from prison low risk pregnant women and mother’s in Mother and Baby Units. The MoJ has state...
Read MoreNew research by the Traveller Movement shows young Travellers experience high levels of racist bullying in school
New research by the Traveller Movement shows that Gypsy and Traveller pupils experience very high levels of racist bullying in school which in turn is hampering their educational attainment, leading m...
Read MoreSpecial screening of Never Going to Beat You - Cine Lumiere 7th of March
The Traveller Movement and Brixton Reel are proud to present a special preview screening on 7th March of a very rare film made about the UK Gypsy and Traveller communities called ‘Never Going To Beat ...
Read MoreTraveller Movement awarded funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation
We’re delighted to announce that we have been awarded £93,134 in funding from Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales to help us make a positive impact on policy and practice in the criminal just...
Read MoreGypsy, Roma and Traveller activists call on the government to tackle systemic inequalities
Leading Gypsy, Roma and Traveller activists tell a packed Traveller Movement conference the time for change is now! On Thursday the 21 of November leading Gypsy, Roma and Traveller professionals and ...
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