Proudly independent, we speak truth to power on race and racism without fear or favour. We are not swayed by political agenda, profit or popular opinion. We are authentic, led by an ethnically diverse team we draw from our lived experience and that of our wide and inclusive community and partnership networks.
From broadening the curriculum to exposing the Windrush scandal, our work is rooted in challenging structural racism and its impact on our communities. Our authoritative research-based interventions equip decision makers, practitioners and citizens with the knowledge and tools to deliver genuine progress towards racial justice in Britain.
We produce reliable and impartial evidence on structural racism in the UK, which is used to dismantle barriers to opportunity and racial justice, across society.
We believe in working collaboratively with grassroots organisations, policy makers, academics, thought leaders, businesses and our public services to effectively challenge racial injustice.
We create educational assets, policy briefings and public engagement pieces to provide the tools with which to challenge racial injustice.
We use the evidence we generate to inform decision makers and the wider public of how we can dismantle structural barriers and build a Britain in which we can all enjoy equal opportunities.
Founded in the year of Martin Luther King’s assassination and Enoch Powell’s ‘Rivers of Blood’ speech, we take our name from the field of Runnymede, the site at which the Magna Carta was sealed over 800 years ago. Under the Magna Carta, human rights and equality were granted official legal protection in Britain for the first time.
