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Fighting back against racism

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 Abraham Eshetu

Abraham has felt a reluctance in some quarters to admit that inequality still exists in Norfolk. He used to contact schools, offering to visit and talk to children, only to be told that there was no need - there was no problem. He says he sometimes felt as if he was banging his head against a brick wall, but he is now seeing results. Pupils at Poringland Primary School organised a fundraising concert for the NNREC recently, and invited Abraham to speak. It is that kind of progress that motivates him to carry on.

Over the years Abraham has grown to love Norfolk and he particularly enjoys getting out into the countryside and to the coast. "In a city like London you don't get that opportunity to be near nature", he says, "but as a black person it is harder, if you go to a beach people stare at you". Despite this, Abraham emphasises that he has met lots of white people in Norfolk who are committed to making things better, and who have sometimes been an inspiration to him.

Limited financial resources mean Abraham is the NNREC鈥檚 only community worker for Norfolk, and that can sometimes be frustrating, but he finds the job very rewarding. "What we do is what's right, that's where all the happiness and satisfaction comes. My goal is eventually that we won't need the NNREC because Norfolk would be a great place to live, there won't be any of those issues. Hopefully that day will come."


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Norfolk's Racial
Equality Council

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