
The British Federation of Race Equality Councils, formed in 2002, is the national
umbrella grouping that represents the interests of the 100 or so local Race Equality
Councils in England and Wales. Following the introduction of the Equalities Bill
in 2005, over £4 million of dedicated funding to these anti-
Because of our acknowledged expertise in equality politics, Champollion was asked to help mobilise in public the opposition of important stakeholders, MPs and Peers to ensure that Section 44 funding, as it was known, was maintained when all the national equality bodies were merged into the Commission for Equalities and Human Rights.
“Our funding and future status were at risk. Champollion worked with us to develop a campaign to press politicians and partner organisations for their support. They really gave us a voice and really got our messages across, so we can carry on fighting all forms of racism.”
John Azah, Chair, BFOREC