Anti Racist Cumbria is a registered charity, created in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Anti Racist Cumbria began life as a voluntary organisation, today we are a registered charity whose organisational costs are supported by leading national charities such as Esmée Fairbairn and Paul Hamlyn.

We employ a growing team of anti-racist professionals who help shape and deliver our work with organisations, educators, leaders and communities.

We are committed to:

  • Learning. Enriching our own and supporting others with theirs.
  • Excellence. Bringing our best to all we do and say.
  • Fairness. Recognising that views may differ but shared humanity doesn’t.
  • Belonging. Supporting environments where people can be themselves.
  • Action. Challenging inaction in ourselves and others.

”Action is the only remedy to indifference: the most insidious danger of all.

Elie Wiesel
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I’m so proud to live in a county and community where people are shining a beacon for hope and equality. The time, work and support from Anti Racist Cumbria for educators is inspiring and makes me excited to be helping make a change for our young people and communities. The journey for many of us has just begun but as our awareness and voice grow in confidence we can be part of a much needed change: change that can positively affect all lives.

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Anti Racist Cumbria is an organisation which shouldn’t need to exist. Unfortunately, the work of challenging racist discrimination today and creating anti-racist communities for tomorrow is very much needed. It is also hard – wading through a tide of ambivalence, apathy and outright hostility is an all-day, every-day job. Anti Racist Cumbria have seized the strength of feeling in Cumbria following an outrage and turned it into action which makes people’s lives better

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Anti Racist Cumbria is a force for good and one of the best things to happen in 2020. In a short space of time, during the most challenging year the world has ever known, they have made a difference, at a critical time. They are full of passion, hope, care and dedication to making Cumbria a progressive and forward thinking county and one of the reasons I chose to live here and build a business.

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I have been astonished at what Anti Racist Cumbria has achieved in such a short amount of time. The professionalism and breadth of their work is incredible, and they really are making a difference in our county already; educating and supporting people to truly understand racism, providing training, creating connections and so importantly, working to hold people in high places to account. Watch this space. In a very good way Cumbria will never be the same again.

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The immediate impact made by Anti-Racist has been unprecedented in terms of raising awareness and inspiring a county to embrace and take up the call to begin the journey towards Cumbria becoming the UK’s first anti-racist county. The events and contributions of Anti-racist Cumbria get to the heart of the problem and facilitate real conversations, imploring tangible action within the local area. It is impossible not to be moved, challenged or inspired by the team and their message and I look forward to seeing the change that they will drive to achieve their aim.