Challenging Racial and Religious Prejudice
This Cross-party group's purpose:
To bring together elected members from all political parties, agencies and individuals working on issues of racial and religious prejudice in order to explore the nature and extent of these issues in Scotland and how they can be challenged and overcome. The group recognises that the issue of racism and religious prejudice presents specific challenges that have received relatively little attention in the Scottish context. It will seek to monitor the issue of racial and religious hatred in Scotland and develop strategies for tackling it. The group’s main purpose will be to inform Parliament of the work that it does in the hope of increasing awareness about racism and religious intolerance in Scotland and to ensure such matters are engaged with where necessary in policy and practice.
Next meeting
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
CPG on Challenging Racial and Religious PrejudiceSubgroup on Islamophobia meeting
Tuesday 17 April
Get in touch
If you want to get in touch, you can contact [email protected]
Address: The Scottish Parliament, Edinburgh, EH99 1SP
Email: [email protected]
Involved in the group
MSPs, individuals and organisations who participate in and support this group.
Current Members
Foysol Choudhury
Convener
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Lothian (Region)
Pam Gosal
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
MSP for: West Scotland (Region)
Fulton MacGregor
Deputy Convener
Party: Scottish National Party
MSP for: Coatbridge and Chryston (Constituency)
Alex Cole-Hamilton
Member
Party: Scottish Liberal Democrats
MSP for: Edinburgh Western (Constituency)
Anas Sarwar
Member
Party: Scottish Labour
MSP for: Glasgow (Region)
Non MSP Individuals
Peter Hopkins - secretary
Organisations
Active Life Club
Al Masaar
Amina MWE
Amina MWRC
BEMIS Scotland
Breathe
Call it Out
Community Policy Forum
Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland)
CRER
Edinburgh Hebrew Congregation
Edinburgh Liberal Jewish Community
Faith Matters and Tell MAMA
Garnethill Synagogue
Gathering the Voices Association
Gandhian Peace Society
Glasgow Life
Interfaith Glasgow
Interfaith Scotland
MEND
Muslim Council of Britain
Muslim Council Scotland/Council of British Pakistanis (Scotland)
NASUWT
Newcastle University
NFRN Federation of Independent Retailers
NUS Scotland
Scottish Ahlulbayt Society
Scottish Association of Mosques
Scottish Council of Jewish Communities (SCoJeC)
Scottish Iraqi Association
Show Racism the Red Card
Sikh Sanjog
Socialist Educational Association Scotland
The University of Edinburgh
Turkish Consulate General in Edinburgh
University of St Andrews
University of Aberdeen
University of Glasgow
West Dunbartonshire Muslim Education Society
West of Scotland Regional Equality Council