The category is...realness
(with apologies to Billy Porter)
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
The newsletter
I write a regular newsletter about my adventures navigating issues of equality, equity, social justice, and diversity: the work I’m doing, the campaigns I’m involved in, people I’ve met, what I’m listening to and the books I’m reading. Even the music I’m listening to.
The First Rule of Equality Book Club
Against a backdrop of division in politics and the wider world, it felt good to hold the first meeting of the Equality Book Club to discuss and explore issues of social justice with people who are committed to learning from each other and moving forward together. We started by discussing
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
Sharing Your Platform Doesn't Mean Giving Up Your Power
On 2 July 2016, 60,000 people took part in a March for Europe from Park Lane to Parliament Square. There were probably 60,000 different reasons for being there. Mine was to share a message of togetherness, reconciliation and tolerance. When I was asked to speak, I immediately wanted
