For many years housing organisations have been trying to improve Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. This has been given new impetus in the last 18 months by the disproportionate effects of the pandemic on disadvantaged communities, and by the Black Lives Matter movement and Tai Pawb’s Deeds not Words programme. This talk will look at the part allyship has to play in supporting inclusion, and how everyone has a part to play. The more of us who are taking action, the quicker change can come.

Allyship is central to creating inclusive cultures, where discrimination and disadvantage is challenged and tackled. By supporting marginalised individuals’ and groups, allyship can improve engagement and productivity and foster a culture of better understanding and awareness and the ability to move forward on issues of equality, diversity and inclusion.

Although the talk will focus mainly about race, the principles are applicable to all protected characteristics.

There will be plenty of time for you to ask questions 

What will be covered:

Why allyship? What is allyship?

What do terms like ‘privilege’ ‘white privilege’ ‘underprivilege’ mean anyway?

What gets in the way of being allies?

A model of allyship and anti-racism

What we can do as individuals

What organisations can do

Moving to action as individuals and organisations

How to challenge in a constructive way

THIS IS A FREE SESSION FOR MEMBERS