Anti-racism progress – ADD International
In the final piece in our series, we hear from Mary Ann Clements (pictured right), Co-Chief Executive Officer of ADD International.
In the final piece in our series, we hear from Mary Ann Clements (pictured right), Co-Chief Executive Officer of ADD International.
In the second in our series, we hear from Christine Allen (pictured right), CEO of CAFOD.
Following a series of anti-racism seminars for CEOs hosted by Bond and the subsequent formation of the Bond CEO Anti-Racism Working group, we asked three CEOs to take us through their progress on anti-racism within their organisation.
The race riots in the UK over the summer were a glaring reminder of how deeply entrenched inequities can erupt into visible unrest and how far we still have to go. Our Head of Anti-Racism and Equity Lena Bheeroo looks at what progress we made as a sector in 2024, and how the ugly events over the summer are happening both on a micro and macro level across the globe, both institutionally and societally.
After a year in the job, our CEO Romilly Greenhill reflects on what she has learned working internally on anti-racism and equity, diversity, the challenges she has faced, and how she plans to take this crucial work into her second year.
The Advocacy Team, Bond and Peace Direct have built on existing work to address racism and decolonise the system. This is the Work has been co-created with UK policy and advocacy staff with input from diaspora and low and middle income country communities. This webinar discusses how the resources were created and how they can be used.professionals, along with decision-makers, in open reflections on the challenges, opportunities, and their roles in driving change.
This work has resulted in the co-creation of three resources, which will be launched on 28th October:
Bond, Peace Direct, and the Advocacy Team have created a new set of resources and findings focused on advancing anti-racist and decolonial approaches in international policy and advocacy. Bond’s Lena Bheeroo and Katherine Strasser-Williams and Peace Direct’s Kit Dorey introduces us.