New report shows Irish Travellers were racially abused and marginalised following controversial Channel 4 Dispatches programme
New research by the Traveller Movement shows Gypsies and Irish Travellers were racially abused and criminally stereotyped following a Channel 4 programme first shown in April of last year. Dispatches...
Read More#WheresOFCOM? Traveller group and campaigners demand action from Ofcom one year after “toxic” Channel 4 Dispatches first aired
Immediate release Date: 16th of April It’s one year since Channel 4 Dispatches’ “The Truth About Traveller Crime” programme first aired on 16th April 2020. Today Traveller Movement and Stop Fund...
Read MoreTraveller Movement shocked by report on Race and Ethnic Disparities
The Traveller Movement is shocked by the report from the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities and is in agreement with so many others that this report is a white wash. The Commission on Race and...
Read MoreNew research shows cruel impact of Covid-19 on minority ethnic prisoners
Immediate release Date: 01 April 2021 New research released today shows that Covid-19 has disproportionally impacted on minority ethnic prisoners. Launched by the Zahid Mubarek Trust, Partners of P...
Read MoreNew research highlights the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Irish Traveller women in prison.
On Wednesday (17 of March) leading national charity, the Traveller Movement published new insights into the experiences of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) women in prison. To date, the experiences of...
Read MoreEducation stakeholders write to Gavin Williamson MP over the widening attainment gap for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller pupils
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller stakeholders have written to the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson MP to raise their concerns regarding the widening attainment gap for Gypsy, Roma and Traveller (GRT) p...
Read MoreTraveller Movement and Gypsy Roma Traveller Police Association issue statement regarding government plans to criminalise trespass
Press Release Immediate release Date: 08 March 2021 Today the government published its response to the Home Office consultation on strengthening police powers for roadside encampments. Under the...
Read MoreBreaking: New research highlights the barriers for Gypsies, Roma, and Traveller pupils in secondary and further education.
On Wednesday, the 24th of February, the Traveller Movement will launch new research into the issues and barriers facing Gypsies, Roma, and Traveller pupils in secondary school and in Further Education...
Read MoreTraveller Movement awarded grant by Youth Futures Foundation
The Traveller Movement is delighted to announce it has been awarded a grant by the Youth Futures Foundation. The £70,304.00 award will support the organisation in its work with Gypsy, Roma and Travell...
Read More#StandUpAndBeCounted – a new campaign from the Traveller Movement
The Traveller Movement has launched a new campaign called #StandUpAndBeCounted to ensure that Gypsies, Roma and Travellers complete the census on the 21st of March and tick the box for their ethnicity...
Read MoreThe Traveller Movement is providing free politics training in 2021. Find out more below!
Over the next few months the Traveller Movement will deliver a politics and media training programme aimed at Gypsies, Roma and Irish Travellers (GRT), their supporters and allies. The aim of the p...
Read More#WheresOFCOM? Traveller group and campaigners urge action over “toxic” Channel 4 Dispatches show following months of delay
Press Release Immediate release Date: 26th of November Channel 4 Dispatches’ “The Truth About Traveller Crime” programme that aired 16th April 2020 has since been widely condemned as racist -...
Read MoreTraveller Movement annual conference 2020 – GRT campaigners say it’s time to Stop Traveller Hate
The Traveller Movement held its first ever digital conference on the 12th of November. Entitled Our Truth. Our Voice, the conference aimed to address and call out the toxic anti-Traveller narrative th...
Read MorePress release - Traveller Movement conference to address racism and discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers
For immediate release Date: 11th November 2020 National conference to address racism and discrimination against Gypsies and Travellers ‘Our Truth. Our Voice’ conference to turn tide on damagin...
Read MoreGypsy, Roma and Traveller stakeholders and supporters write to Gavin Williamson MP
Members of the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller stakeholder group at the Department for Education have written to the Education Secretary, Gavin Williamson MP to raise their concerns regarding the rise in nu...
Read MoreTraveller Movement and leading activists call for apology from Home Secretary over anti-Traveller comments
The Traveller Movement has written an open letter to the Home Secretary, Priti Patel asking that she apologise for comments made during an event where she referred to Travellers as criminal and violen...
Read MoreSenator Eileen Flynn to deliver key note address at Traveller Movement conference
The Traveller Movement is very happy to announce that Senator Eileen Flynn, the first Irish Traveller ever to be elected to the Irish Seanad (senate) will deliver the key note address at our annual ...
Read MoreOur Truth. Our Voice. Traveller Movement Annual Conference is going online - 12th November 2020
This year we're doing things a little differently!It's so important that despite the challenging circumstances everyone has found themselves in that our annual conference continues to provide a platfo...
Read MoreOpen letter to Priti Patel - Travellers deserve an apology.
The Traveller Movement and others have written an open letter to the Home Secretary following her recent comments during an online event by the Board Of Deputies for British Jews. Signed by leading ac...
Read MoreThe Traveller Movement's annual conference is going online in 2020
For Immediate release Date: 21st of September 2020 Tickets now on sale for our first ever virtual conference! The Traveller Movement is very happy to announce that our annual national c...
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