We have heard it too many times that it has graduated from dogma to undisputed fact. Population growth is at heart of the climate change crisis. There are too many people and the planet cannot cope. But is that really the case? What other subliminal messaging could be lurking in such thinking? Michael Moore's "documentary", Planet of The Humans, tried to expose (and rightly so) what he saw as the issues with renewable energy in the fight against climate change. In the doc

In today's polarised society, the term "white privilege" has been weaponised. Ditching it may be the best way to move the conversation foward. Origin of the term “White Privilege” is an academic term that was supposedly coined by civil rights activist William Du Bois in the 1930s, but brought into academic prominence by anti-racism activist and writer Peggy McIntosh in her 1988 essay entitled White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. In the essay, Peggy wrote: “As a

Here is how to challenge language, behaviours, and actions that you find offensive and discomforting in the workplace. Remember, it's not about conflict or blame. It should be about building understanding. Sinead Bovell, founder of @wayetalks, offered a useful template of responses to racist comments. You can use this template to challenge language and behaviour you consider unacceptable.

Being an ally means you are tuned into the lived experiences of people who are different from you. If you are white, that means black and brown and minority people. If you are a man, it means women, if heterosexual it means those who are not, and so forth and so on. What does that mean in reality? It means you must always have your antenna up and be ready and prepared to: ​Engage Listen Empathise Observe Acknowledge Challenge Educate Learn Engage Be

Allyship is a committment to a cause that does not affect one. After the murder of George Floyd in 2020, “allyship” was in vogue. But I noticed one concerning trend. It appeared the concept of allyship became associated with a specific group of people. In most cases people who outwardly sought to or declared themselves allies were mostly, if not exclusively, liberal and white. But that was my observation based solely on my examination of what I saw around me, in my personal

In today's polarised society, the term "white privilege" has been weaponised. Ditching it may be the best way to move the conversation foward. Origin of the term “White Privilege” is an academic term that was supposedly coined by civil rights activist William Du Bois in the 1930s, but brought into academic prominence by anti-racism activist and writer Peggy McIntosh in her 1988 essay entitled White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. In the essay, Peggy wrote, “As a

We agonise over the outcomes and consequences of our decisions. But should we? Decisions are neither good nor bad, they are different. But here is how to make decision-making easy. Our lives are series of decisions punctuated by intended and unintended consequences of those decisions. We make decisions every minute, hour, day, month…. Whether it’s a small decision - to eat an apple or a banana, or big decisions like buying a house, marrying someone, moving to another country;

Most leaders focus on and agonise over diversity targets, data, and success stories. But the ones who create real, lasting inclusive cultures invest in something else - the small things. Most leaders in organisations big and small spend a disproportionate amount of their time worrying about making a tangible difference on diversity and inclusion within their organisations. They worry about diversity and inclusion data and stats. How many new black or brown people did we hire

The British and American media have been dominated by headlines that black and ethnic minority people are dying disproportionately from Covid-19. That is a crass and gross misrepresentation. The British media has been carrying headlines about the disproportionate impact of coronavirus on black and ethnic minority people. In the US, similar stories have dominated most news networks, especially in Chicago where 70% of those who have died from Covid-19 are black. These developme

Microaggressions can be difficult to grasp, especially if they arise from common phrases and words we use often without any bad intentions.

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Data on diversity and inclusion suggests top-down diversity and inclusion initiatives have made little impact. Here is why.