Sheffield Racial Equality Council
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History

Sheffield Racial Equality Council (SREC) had a record of over 42 years of promoting racial equality.   


It was founded in 1967 as the Sheffield Committee for Community Relations, before the 1968 Race Relations Act. 

   

After the 1976 Race Relations Act was passed the Commission for Racial Equality was established. Community Relations Councils along with the Local Authority and minority ethnic organisations were identified as key local organisations for promoting racial equality.


 In 1990, the organisation became Sheffield Racial Equality Council (SREC). The organisation began taking on legal cases with the help of a full-time caseworker for indivduals in the Sheffield community. The service has since awarded tens of thousands of pounds for victims of racial discrimination and harassment .

In 2010 SREC closed due to City Council withdrawing funding despite a doubling of racial discrimination enquiries coming to SREC in the last year alone.

The purpose of Sheffield Racial Equality Council was to:-

  • Work for a just society in which there is racial equality and community harmony which gives all citizens an equal chance to learn,work and live free from racial discrimination, harassment and victimization.
  • Promote recognition that equality is a fundamental right and thus SREC is committed to work towards that right from a specific skills base and expertise for race equality.