Make the path by walking it

Black Leadership Group

Join leading innovators and influencers in racial equity on 21 March for an interactive online conference to inspire, provoke and inform.

Why does racism persist? Where are we now? What can I do? Where do we start? What’s our next step? Through a mixture of fresh perspectives, showcasing and provocations, this on-line action-focused conference will:<ul><li>Demonstrate the on-going, urgent, imperative to dismantle structural and systemic racism whilst simultaneously making the most of an ethnically diverse Britain</li><li>Showcase the work of individual, national, regional, sectoral, organisational Anti-racist pathfinders and way-makers </li><li>Provide opportunities to examine and reflect on innovative and sustainable Anti-racism practice </li><li>Include collaborative learning sessions for participants to contribute to and influence the debate, and to identify individual next steps and opportunities for collective action </li><li>Celebrate the emergence of powerful, professional Anti-racist communities across the UK</li></ul>Sponsored by Jisc, the conference will conclude with the launch of the Institute of Black Leadership, a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO).Target AudienceAll levels of leadership in the F/HE system, schools, voluntary/community, public and private sector and will be of special interest to decision-makers, thought leaders and all who have an interest in creating and sustaining an Anti-racist society. BLG uses *’Black’ as an inclusive definition for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds who share a lived experience of the effects of racism.

Agenda

Lesley will open the conference, welcome participants and introduce Heidi (pre-record)

Welcome

The Race to the Top – an ambitious blueprint to unlock Britain’s potential

Conference Opening Keynote Address

Structural Racism and How to Fight it –Action and Reaction

In conversation with Nazir Afzal OBE

Break

Making the Path and Walking It. Parallel sessions

ROUNDTABLES/WORKSHOPS

Roundtable Plenary 

A new annual appraisal of the progress made by universities in England to become Antiracist institutions with Panellists

Ethnic Representation Index

Lunch and Networking

David will share the foundations of Equity by Design including new work in progress, such as the Mayor of London’s Design Lab for 30 top London employers. David will be joined by two panellists, leading innovation expert, Coach and Design Director at DK&A, Susana Osorio and Amarjit Basi, Co-Founder & Director of the BLG.

Equity by Design – Co-creating the integrated workforce with Employers

Anti-Racist Wales 2030 leading the way: Crafting an Authentic Anti-racist curr

A critique of the Equality Act 2010

Conference Plenary and Close

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