Join us for a free online roundtable, designed and delivered by Mabadiliko CIC, exploring the issue of ‘White Silence’ in Anti-Racist Action and discussing practical ways to create change, both in our individual behaviours and in our organisations.
Flourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing invite you to our latest free online workshop exploring anti-racist action and inclusive practice in arts & wellbeing services.
We are delighted to be working in partnership with Mabadiliko CIC on this roundtable and are immensely grateful to Hillna Fontaine (Director) from Mabadiliko for designing and facilitating the session.
In this session we will explore:
- What exactly is ‘white silence’? We’ll unpack this concept and look at how it shows up in our daily lives and work in the arts and wellbeing sector.
- Let’s talk about fear. We all have fears that sometimes hold us back from speaking up. We’ll acknowledge these fears and start to address them head-on.
- Why does ‘white silence’ matter? We’ll discuss the impact of staying silent and how it affects our colleagues, our organisations, and the communities we serve.
- Time for action! We’ll work on practical ways to create change, both in our individual behaviours and in our organisations.
We’ve got some interactive activities planned where you’ll get to explore your own experiences and practice engaging in conversations about racism. It’s a chance to learn from each other and build our skills together.
Remember, we’re all at different stages of our antiracism journey, and that’s perfectly fine. This workshop is about moving forward, wherever your starting point may be.
Please note: the roundtable has limited capacity to ensure enough time for a rich and full discussion amongst participants so early booking is advised to avoid disappointment.
About Mabadiliko CIC
At Mabadiliko CIC, we are passionate about creating workplaces and communities that are inclusive and provide equity for all racial groups. This means creating safe, open and honest spaces to talk about race, raising awareness about cultural biases and prejudices, driving behaviour change and sharing critical antiracism tools. We work to make sure that we amplify the voices of those who are often overlooked through our community engagement and research activity. This includes participating as a board member at multiple public service, charity and social purpose organisations such as Mind. We also provide culturally sensitive emotional support and resilience building tools for Black African and African Caribbean people experiencing racism and oppression in the workplace and wider community. As a community interest company, our social purpose is at the centre of everything we do.
About The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing:
The Anti-Racist Action Group in Arts & Wellbeing is a group of representatives from arts, wellbeing and race equality charities – including Flourishing Lives, HEAR Network, Race Equality Foundation, Decolonising the Archive, and Southwark Culture Health and Wellbeing Partnership – who partner with ethnically and culturally diverse organisations, facilitators, community groups, participants and people to share their knowledge, expertise, learning and lived experience to support the wider arts and wellbeing sector to explore anti-racist action, and develop wider engagement in the arts and mental health. The aim is to facilitate conversations, deepen understanding and identify opportunities for change.
This discussion is part of an ongoing series of workshops and roundtables kindly funded by The National Lottery Community Fund which support Flourishing Lives and the Anti-Racist Action Group to explore a range of topics, issues and anti-racist actions to help advocate for inclusive practice across the arts and wellbeing sector.
Supporting people to participate:
We recognise it can sometimes be hard to attend events if you’re self employed or work part time, if you are a volunteer for a project or are the only person working in a community organisation, so we are offering a limited amount of financial support to ensure everyone who wants to attend is able to. For this event we can offer a £50 bursary to five participants. Unfortunately funds are limited so we can’t support everyone, and will be allocating on a first come first served basis once the criteria is met. When you register for the workshop you will have the option to apply for one of the bursary places. On review we will be in touch with those who have been successful in receiving the financial support.
Join us to share ideas and advocate for inclusive practice and anti-racist action across the arts and wellbeing sector.
Date:
Tuesday 29th October 2024, 11am – 1pm GMT