Queen of the New Year
Looking for hope in dark times
Passing the Baton and Sharing Power
As we enter the next phase of living with Covid-19, it’s been interesting to look back and reflect on what this time has revealed about the interplay between social change and power, particularly in London where I live and work, and where I am also a Lambeth councillor. In
Pride Month in a Plague Year
It’s a strange Pride Month this year. Instead of coming together in festivals, marches and celebrations during June and on into the summer, over 500 Prides around the world have been cancelled or postponed. Lesbians, gay men, bi, and transgender people the world over are reeling from the impacts
Charities Seem to be Failing at Change and Justice. So What’s the Point of Them?
I wrote this post with my colleague, Matthew Sherrington. It originally appeared in Third Sector Let us know what you think! There are moments when scales fall from eyes, and you start seeing things afresh, perhaps as they always were. Moments that become turning points. Covid 19 should be the
Because normal was the problem
As we started to see some signs that the UK lockdown was working, people’s thoughts have started to turn towards life after the current crisis. For those of us working for social justice, we’re not going to be content with a return to “normal”. My friend, Paul de
If you're in the market for an UpRising, I'm your woman
(Email to UpRising [https://www.uprising.org.uk/] staff on my last day 29.3.19) My gosh what do you ever say on your last day in an organisation? I've been thinking lots of thoughts over the last few weeks as this day got nearer and now
Odes and ends
I felt far sadder than I expected to feel about our departure from the European Union a week ago. At the moment of departure itself, I was singing “Ode to Joy” with tears streaming down my face with members of the 3 Million campaign group. The EU might miss the
What's this ChangeOut all about then?
ChangeOut is a social enterprise and consultancy working with charities, activists and campaigners
Remember the Big Idea
No one ever started a charity with a small idea. The Red Cross was started in 1863 by Swiss businessman Henry Dunant, who was appalled by the suffering of thousands of men left to die on the battlefield after the Battle of Solferino in 1859. His work led to the
Lessons in inclusion from the corporate sector
It is well documented that UK civil society doesn’t represent wider society. Only Barnardos, St Mungos and Victim Support featured in Stonewall’s Top 100 Workplace Equality Index 2018. Furthermore, research by Colour of Power published in October 2017 found that only two of the top 10 charities have
