Celebrating 50 years of the Institute of Race Relations (IRR)

This year, the IRR will be 50 years old. It is the longest established race body in the UK.

• Posted on Mar 7, 2008

Over its fifty years, the IRR has pioneered research into racial violence, policing of Black communities, school exclusions, deaths in custody, xeno-racism and, through Race & Class, set new parameters for understanding globalisation, fundamentalism, Islamophobia and the attack on multiculturalism.

The IRR, in its long history has:

    * in 1958 published the first report on the Notting Hill 'riots';
    * in the '60s carried out the first national survey of British race relations;
    * in the '70s been the first to identify 'institutional racism';
    * in the '90s created anti-racist materials for young people, including HomeBeats CD Rom.

Planning for the next 50 years

At a time of calculated misinformation on immigration, asylum and terrorism by sections of the media, IRR News, presents an alternative voice. We are asking people to become a supporting subscriber of IRR News, our free online information service, and give us a monthly standing order. The aim is to raise £25,000 per year to pay the salary of a campaigning journalist.

See how to support the IRR News Service at http://www.irr.org.uk/2008/february/ha000024.html

By IRR News Team

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