{"id":561779,"date":"2025-11-10T16:58:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:58:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561779\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T16:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T16:58:10","slug":"liverpool-council-launches-new-commitment-to-drive-action-against-racism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/561779\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Council launches new commitment to drive action against racism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool City Council has set out a bold new plan to become an anti-racist organisation and build a city where everyone feels safe, valued and respected.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Council\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/councillors.liverpool.gov.uk\/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=1881&amp;MId=20619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">anti-racism commitment and action plan<\/a> represent a significant step forward in the Council\u2019s determination to address racism in all its forms, both within the Council and across public services, as well as within communities. The Council acknowledges that there have been false starts in this area and is committed to rebuilding trust through transparency, action, and accountability.<\/p>\n<p>To coincide with the publication of the plan, the Council is launching the \u2018This is Liverpool\u2019 campaign, which aims to celebrate the city\u2019s rich diversity, promote inclusion and encourage the city to unite in creating a future free from discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>The plan has been shaped by the voices of community groups, as well as over 1,200 residents and 550 council staff. It provides a clear and accountable framework for change with clear priorities for action, these include:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A zero-tolerance approach to racism\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Leadership that more reflects Liverpool\u2019s racial diversity, demonstrates accountability and delivers visible, measurable action\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Countering misinformation and challenging racial misinformation<\/li>\n<li>Ensuring our recruitment is fair and transparent<\/li>\n<li>Improving opportunities for racially diverse businesses and community organisations\u00a0\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A community oversight group will oversee the delivery and hold the Council accountable. The Council will publish progress updates and continue to listen to communities, residents, partners, and its workforce as the work develops.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cllr Liam Robinson, Leader of Liverpool City Council, said: <\/strong>\u201cLiverpool\u2019s strength has always come from its people; from our diversity, our solidarity, and our shared sense of fairness. But we know that racism, in all its forms, continues to affect too many lives in our city, including within our communities and within our own workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis plan is our commitment to do better, to listen, to act, and to lead with honesty and courage. We want to confront racism wherever it exists, rebuild trust where it has been lost, and ensure that every resident feels safe and welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs part of our commitment, we have launched our \u2018This is Liverpool\u2019 campaign and reached out to a number of partners across the city, inviting their support and encouraging them to join us on this important journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe encourage everyone in Liverpool to come together, support each other, and openly oppose racism wherever they see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cllr Ruth Bennett, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Resources and Transformation, said<\/strong><strong>: <\/strong>\u201cThis commitment and action plan is about accountability. It recognises that tackling racism in the city requires more than good intentions; it demands consistent action, openness and collaboration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur communities and workforce have spoken with honesty and courage throughout this process. Our responsibility now is to turn those voices into meaningful change, and to make sure equality and respect are at the heart of everything we do as a Council; and that\u2019s exactly what we are going to do.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool City Council has set out a bold new plan to become an anti-racist organisation and build a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561780,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[51158,748,393,4884,179,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-561779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-anti-racism","9":"tag-britain","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-liverpool","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115526467779377886","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561779"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561779\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}