Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda (CURB) is a

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s working to identify and dismantle

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in all its forms and to address its effects on the Bermudian community. CURB initially formed following a meeting held on June 30, 1998 when nearly six hundred Bermudians and residents converged on the campus of the

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to brainstorm and recommend solutions for uprooting racism in

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. A change in the political parties in November 1998 resulted in the newly formed organisation being unable to raise support from the new Government, and by 2000 the organisation became dormant. In the

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2005 delivered in November 2005 by the Duke of York, KCVO, ADC on the occasion of the convening of Parliament, the Government stated that it would "...facilitate and support the

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, the

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, and Non-Governmental Organisations in a major

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initiative. Citizens Uprooting Racism in Bermuda - or CURB - will be the vehicle tasked with recommending to the Government tangible, achievable strategies for the elimination of racism in Bermuda." In January 2006 the new CURB began to meet and drew up bye-laws and a

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, which was later revised in January 2009. In September 2006 the organisation registered as a charity (Reg. No. 768) under The Charities Act 1978 and

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. CURB gives presentations, forums,
/ref> workshops, and training as well as engaging in political activism. CURB has a Central Council consisting of up to 15 members, as well as

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s in Advocacy, Education, Research, Communication, Finance, and Strategic Planning.

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