The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan (ArWAP), published in June 2022, highlighted the deeply rooted racial inequalities experienced by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people in Wales. It focuses on the realities of institutional and structural racism, emphasising that ethnic minority people are. disproportionally disadvantaged at nearly every level of every system. By acknowledging this uncomfortable truth, ArWAP urges Wales’s Public, Private and Third Sectors to confront the extensive nature of racial inequalities and recognise the often-unintentional advantages experienced by certain. groups. It calls for the courage, as a nation, to confront systemic injustices and work collectively towards meaningful change.
The Anti-racist Wales Action Plan sets out the vision for Wales to be an anti-racist country. Its aim is to work together to make a measurable difference to the lives of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people. The plan was co-produced with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic people and there was a clear message that people don’t just want to see things done, they want to see improvements to their lives because of this plan.
Since the first version of the plan was published, our work with ethnic minority people and other key stakeholders has revealed the need to expand on the monitoring and measuring aspirations in the first version of the Plan to measure its long-term impact.
An update to Anti-racist Wales Action Plan (ArWap) plan to make Wales anti-racist with improvements following a review, including new actions.
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Anti-racist Wales Action Plan: 2024 update [HTML] | GOV.WALES