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14 Apr, 5 tweets, 3 min read
We at @GypsyTravellerM do a lot of work addressing the disproportionality of GRT in the criminal justice system.

Our latest research looked in to GRT women in prison: travellermovement.org.uk/criminal-justi… THREAD👇
Here's an analysis of 12-18-year-olds’ Gypsy, Traveller and Roma perceptions of their experiences in Secure Training Centres and Young Offender Institutions: travellermovement.org.uk/criminal-justi…
Our briefing paper on the mental health considerations of Gypsy, Roma and Traveller people in prisons: travellermovement.org.uk/criminal-justi… (@GypsyTravellerM)
‘Policing by consent: Understanding and improving relations between Gypsies, Roma, Irish Travellers and the police’: travellermovement.org.uk/criminal-justi…
You can find all our criminal justice reports and research here: travellermovement.org.uk/criminal-justi… @GypsyTravellerM

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14 Apr
We @GypsyTravellerM know that media and politicians play a key role in the way GRT are treated in the society. A year ago @C4Dispatches aired a programme ‘Truth about Traveller Crime’ that many felt labelled Travellers as criminals. (Thread)
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One year after the programme aired, we are still waiting for Ofcom to deliver their decision. Ofcom received over 1000 complaints about the programme. (@GypsyTravellerM)
travellermovement.org.uk/news-news/153-…
In early March 2021, a whistleblower revealed to @EHRC that @Pontins had kept a blacklist of Irish names in order to prevent Irish Travellers from booking holidays. They also monitored post codes of caravan sites and people’s accents. (TM)
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14 Apr
The new Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill Govt is proposing will criminalise the nomadic way of life of Gypsies and Travellers & make hundreds of families homeless and at risk of ending up in prison. This is our and the GRTPA response to it: (TM)
travellermovement.org.uk/news-news/162-…
Research by @GypsyTravellers found the police don’t want these new proposed powers: gypsy-traveller.org/news/police-re… (TM)
Sign this @libertyhq petition to oppose the bill:
action.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/page/78339/pet… (@GypsyTravellerM)
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14 Apr
According to @educationgovuk GRT children fare worse than any other group in education. They have the lowest attendance levels & outcomes, and highest exclusion levels. They also experience high levels of bullying that is often ignored. (TM)

Full report: bit.ly/2QkZHn8
Here's a peer led video about the barriers young Travellers face in education: (@GypsyTravellerM)
Read our report outlining Gypsy, Roma and Traveller access to Further Education: travellermovement.org.uk/education?down… @GypsyTravellerM
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14 Apr
Good Morning from The Traveller Movement @GypsyTravellerM ! We are taking over this account for the next few hours. We want to thank our hosts for the opportunity, and hope this will be a useful, educational and eye-opening three hours for many of you.
We are a leading national charity working in partnership with Irish Travellers, English Romany Gypsies and Roma, challenging discrimination and promoting inclusion. To get you started, please watch this beautiful video made by our friends @TravellersTimes
English Romany Gypsies were recognised as an ethnic minority in 1989 and Irish Travellers in 2000 and are therefore protected from discrimination and hate crime by the 2010 Equality Act. ‘Travelling’ doesn’t define Travellers and today the majority live in bricks and mortar. (TM)
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13 Apr
"I am extremely worried about the handling of the coronavirus pandemic, about the processes by which public money has been distributed to private sector companies without due process. It really smells of corruption.”

As we have been saying for months. theguardian.com/politics/2021/…
Here are three examples of the sort of stuff I receive, all on different channels and from different people.

Obviously I cannot vouch for its accuracy but there is no sign of any coordination.

"Back handers within NHS procurement teams."
Asked by "a very well known Tory donor" for a fee to put stuff on the desk of Cabinet Office.
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9 Apr
How has The Times responded to the Government's grotesque denial of the existence of institutional racism? With a call for measures to improve black lives? By speaking truth to the power that delivered that report?
No, of course not.

This is The Times we are talking about: a newspaper so transphobic @GoodLawProject refuses to talk to it on any subject. It has responded with a hatchet job on the country's leading voice for racial equality, @RunnymedeTrust.
That piece takes particular issue with @RunnymedeTrust joining forces with @GoodLawProject to tackle this Government’s cronyism which is bringing international shame to the United Kingdom.
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