Race Equality Week

What is the week about?

Race Equality Week is a UK campaign that asks its participants to address barriers to race equality in the workplace. The campaign invites organisations and individuals to take part in anti-racist activities such as raising awareness, engaging senior leaders in the importance of anti-racist work cultures and sharing activities throughout the week.

When does the week take place?

The date for Race Equality Week 2026 is to be announced. Bookmark this page to come back later to check the date.

Why was the week created?

Recent research has found that two in five Global Majority colleagues experience racism at work. This includes racist jokes or “banter”, racist remarks, being made to feel uncomfortable at work due to people using stereotypes or commenting on their appearance, and bullying and harassment.

Many employees will experience this type of bullying and harassment, but will choose not to report this behaviour because they do not believe they would be taken seriously, or fear reporting would impact their career or workplace relationships.

Research also suggests that institutional racism impacts performance assessments, disciplinary procedures, who is subject to scrutiny, who is denied promotions and development opportunities. It is important to call out racism to prevent it from impacting our decisions at work.

Facts you should know about the week

Here are a few quick Race Equality Week facts to know:

• It created the #MyNameIs campaign, a simple campaign that ensures the correct pronunciation of people’s names.

How to celebrate this event in the workplace

There are many ways to commemorate Race Equality Week at work, including:

• Organising or attending anti-racism training and webinars or inclusion allies training.
• Learn from colleagues of colour about their experiences with racism.
• Embed an anti-racist work culture with our anti-racism in the workplace toolkit.
• Share our podcast on Anti-racism in the UK to explain why we still need to talk about this topic.
• Use the bitesize inclusion toolkit to facilitate conversations about racism with your colleagues.
• Read our guide on how to prevent microaggressions in the workplace.

How can I support Global Majority colleagues who might be experiencing racism at work?

If you would like more support on embedding policies and practices to create an anti-racist workplace culture, please complete the contact form below and a friendly member of our team will contact you: