Local Startup Minds en Place Brings Mental Health, Disability, Anti-Racism Training and More to the Hospitality World
Broadsheet talked to the founders of the diversity, equity and inclusion hub on their quietly radical new approach to education and workplace safety in the hospitality world.
Becoming anti-racist: what businesses can learn from Wellcome
In 2020, charitable foundation Wellcome made a public announcement: it acknowledged that it had perpetuated racism within its organisation, and it pledged to do something about it.
Rather than just pledging to not be racist, Wellcome went a step further and promised to become anti-racist, with a swathe of actions including the creation of anti-racist principles and an anti-racist toolkit, anti-racism training for staff, and an external evaluation of its progress on the issue.
Now, two years on, the evaluation is in and its verdict is known: “Wellcome is still an institutionally racist organisation”.
As the foundation prepares to dig deeper into its anti-racism mission, an Australian anti-racism consultant believes there are lessons to be learned from Wellcome’s journey so far.
Demonstrating how ‘things can be done radically differently’
Elsa Tuet-Rosenberg is the co-founder of racial and social justice organisation Hue, entirely run by people of colour. She is this week’s Probono Changemaker.
How real inclusion and anti racism practices supported me to single parent in a pandemic
With childcare workers overworked and underpaid, there are not many places to direct the frustration of constant calls to of the ailments passing from child to child and sometimes child to parent during the pandemic. As a parent who depends on childcare providers, employers need to take time to understand how the current systems are restrictive and not inclusive and do what they can to provide the best care for their employees.
How organisations undermine anti racism work, even while they’re doing it.
We’ve discovered patterns across organisations that we see again and again, that continue to undermine anti-racism work. We want to share with you five of the ways we see organisations undermining antiracism work - so you can meaningfully invest in anti racism work.