Coronavirus 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...
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Open 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 ...
Read MoreTraveller Movement issues statement on Home Office consultation to strengthen police powers
CEO of the Traveller Movement, Yvonne MacNamara said the following: Why is this Government pouring so much money into this issue when it would cost far, far less to provide sites for Gypsies and Trave...
Read MoreThe Traveller Movement and Rene Cassin call for an end to hate speech in politics
The Traveller Movement and Rene Cassin launch new anti-hate speech campaign calling for more respectful language in politics On Wednesday the 16 of October, the Traveller Movement and René Cassin, ...
Read MoreTM Annual Conference bookings open
The booking lines are now open for this years conference: Waiting, Waiting, Waiting - is the wait finally over!! Government Announces New National Gypsy Roma and Traveller Strategy. This year’s conf...
Read MoreTraveller Movement issues statement regarding Channel 5 show The Town the Gypsies Took Over
“We are very disappointed that the production company Firecracker have chosen to make another ridiculing and mocking programme about Gypsy and Travellers. Yet again we see the cutting and pasting of t...
Read MoreTraveller Movement annual conference - details announced
The Traveller Movement is delighted to announce that our annual conference will take place on Thursday the 21 of November in Resource for London. The title of this years conference is Waiting, Waiti...
Read MoreTraveller Movement launches new film about Travellers and social services in parliament
On Thursday the 11 of July the Traveller Movement will launch a new short film in parliament about Travellers and social services. Co-produced with members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) comm...
Read MoreProject for young Gypsies, Roma and Travellers in London
Do you want to learn research skills and take part in designing and filming a video about the difficulties London Gypsy, Roma and Traveller young people face in education? Are you 18 – 25 years old? ...
Read MoreTimpson Review of School Exclusion - a missed opportunity?
The Traveller Movement welcomes the review of school exclusions by former education Minister Edward Timpson published yesterday (7 May). The report makes 30 recommendations to Government calling for s...
Read MoreTraveller Movement launches report in parliament aimed at improving the educational outcomes of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
On Tuesday the 30th of April the Traveller Movement will hold a roundtable event in parliament to launch a new report aimed at improving the educational outcomes for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils.
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Read MoreNew research into school off-rolling further marginalises Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
Last week (18 April 2019) the Education Policy Institute (EPI) published a report into the off rolling of pupils from school registers. Ofsted defines off-rolling as ‘the practice of removing a pupil ...
Read MoreWomen and Equalities Committee publish report on Tackling Inequalities in Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities - positive step forward or missed opportunity?
On Friday the 5th of April the Women and Equalities Committee publish the long awaited report into the inequalities faced by Gypsy Roma and Traveller communities. While we are encouraged to see the r...
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