Bare Faced Cheek of Race Watchdog

Agree with the sentiments expressed above.  If the CRE pursues spurious complaints and has the 'bare faced cheek' to ask an organisation to explain why it is legitimate to run an Award for Ethnic Minority young people aged 13 - 17 in a borough like Brent, then it makes you wonder why the organisation was set up.  I would have thought that there was enough real work to do examining publications and statements by the BNP but perhaps that is too much like hard work.  It is easier to undermine poorly resourced organisations in the hope that they will not be able to respond.  I am also interested in the names and backgrounds of the people who have complained.  Organisations like BTWSC exist to make a difference and encourage young people, our future, to embrace positive behaviour.  That is what Brent Youth Spotlight is about.  What we need is an apology from the officer at CRE who thought it OK to waste our tax money on needless communication.  Fact is, the Race Relations Act has exceptions and she should know about them, recognise that this is the sort of circumstance to which it applies and not undermine a community organisation by distracting it from its work.  I will be watching this space

<p>You say the White man isn't getting a fair deal.&nbsp; Fact is the Black is still not getting a fair deal and much as you might like a curry or shop at Mr Patel's, it does not mean&nbsp;White society&nbsp;respects the&nbsp;contribution of Black society.&nbsp; I for one do not accept it right for anyone to treat anyone badly and would defend any White man or woman's right to enjoy their life as they want.&nbsp; But their freedom to enjoy does not mean stepping on the rights of Black people.&nbsp; Your heart is probably in the right place, luv, but the reality is immigration and asylum&nbsp;are part of a bigger story.&nbsp; Part of the story is, these folk are here because you were there: you trampled over the rights of Black people in the colonies, sold islands you did not have the right to sell for military bases (e.g Diego Garcia) &nbsp;and terrorised populations into exile, supported tyrants and made it impossible for people to live at home.&nbsp; So spare us the poor White people nonsense.</p><p>I was disappointed with your opening sentence.&nbsp; What fancy words, what mumbo jumbo?!&nbsp; The English language is a beautiful tool and just because you cannot use it well or understand it does not mean you should resort to childish insults.&nbsp; Fact is the Race Relations Act and amendments were brought in to address what British society acknowledged was wrong and did not fit with the British sense of fair play and justice.&nbsp; Fact is asking an organisation to justify an award which is covered by the exemptions is bare faced cheek. It is a waste of tax payers money (immigrants pay taxes too!) It is also a lost opportunity to educate the ignorant.</p><p>For your information, national insurance numbers enable you to work and not to live in luxury.&nbsp; Many immigrants have contributed to the national pot without taking a penny out in terms of benefit. Making a fuss over foreign prisoners not being considered for deportation and not getting the point that the whole criminal justice system is in shambles is very sad.&nbsp; Does it feel better to be murdered or raped by someone who is not foreign?&nbsp; You suggest that BTWSC give Black youth a kick up the backside.&nbsp; You might believe in vigilantism, some of us don't.&nbsp; The police and courts should be supported to do their job.&nbsp; Whilst I subscribe to firm parenting I will affirm anyone who wants to reward positive behaviour and is doing something to make a difference.&nbsp; Rather than pontificating you might consider putting your words into action - some young people (Black &amp; White) need to rediscover firm boundaries and some parents would welcome a bootcamp where they could send impossible children so they can rediscover the values they were taught when they were younger.&nbsp; You might take the trouble to set one up and leave BTWSC to continue the work it is called to do without being harrassed.&nbsp; In any case the organisation does more than organise the awards.&nbsp; That is why the CRE letter has been a destructive, unnecessary &nbsp;disruption: the training courses are open to everybody but the awards are targeted for a justifiable reason, and that is permitted by the law.</p>