We are one of the most experienced anti-racism organoisations in the UK. Over the past 40 years we have helped thousands of people through casework, campaigns, and research.
Our core values
Empowerment
We work to empower victims of racism. Racism is traumatic and impacts upon a persons sense of self and their agency. Our work begins with an acknowledgement of the victims experience, that victims have rights, and that agency of the victim should be at the heart of the process of social justice
Challenge racism
We are committed to challenging racism and institutional discrimination in all areas. We develop strategic responses to combat racism. Where appropriate, we develop campaigns to build a collective experience which can be heard by policymakers, parliamentarians and the wider public
Colloboration
Our way of working is collaborative. We will work with you in a way which you detemine. Our work will ensure our services have a culture of respect, and reflect the diversity of our local community.
We build collective knowledge and understanding of systems and structures that support and perpetuate racism
We are a grassroots organisation helping people and sharing lived experiences by :
Daily representation and advocacy on behalf of clients suffering race discrimination and racially motivated hate crimes
Research, data collection & evaluation projects
participating in community organising and stablishing public interest campaigns, self-organized and arts-based projects within Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities to address injustice, representation and marginalization and to empower racialised groups of our society.
participating in legal forums such as Public Inquiries that have examined the prevalence of racism and neglect within public bodies, including police (Stephen Lawrence Inquiry and Undercover Police Inquiry), prisons (Zahid Mubarak Inquiry), and care services (Victoria Climbie Inquiry)
Since our inception, over 40 years years the Monitoring Group has been a leading voice for family led empowerment and justice campaigns in the UK. It has helped hundreds of families, and established campaigns for many including the families of Blair Peach, Kuldip Sekhon, Stephen Lawrence, Ricky Reel, Michael Menson, Zahid Mubarak, Victoria Climbie, Mi Gao Chen and Christopher Kapessa
These Family Campaigns led to Public Judicial Inquiries and consequent changes in legislation and social practices, transforming modern Britain
We are the leading exponent of family led empowerment and justice campaigns in the UK. Over the past 25 years we have led many campaigns to help families including those of Kuldip Singh Sekon, Ricky Reel, Micheal Menson, Stephen Lawrence, Zahid Mubarek and Victoria Climbie.
Some of these cases led to Public Judicial Inquiries and consequent changes in legislation, social policies and practices. Since the London bombings in 2005 we have worked with victim’s families of the carnage as well as African Caribbean, Asian and other people of colour, Muslim groups and individuals affected by indiscriminate state-led policies in London, Midlands and the North.
A key reason for the group’s sustainability is the involvement of grassroots organisations and individuals within its structure including volunteers. It has successfully developed many innovative projects serving “hard to reach communities” such as young people in Yorkshire, the traveller and gypsy communities in Lincolnshire, victim of racial violence in rural environment, the refugee and migrant communities in the South West and the Black & Ethnic Minority communities across the UK.
We use many innovative and pluralist formats to challenge discrimination and violence including art, culture, drama, poetry, photography, prose, and interactive web and IT tools.
