The Quiet Revolution

The March

Something happened that we couldn't ignore. On 28th March, around 500,000 people marched through London with the Together Alliance. Among them was a Birmingham bloc: eight organisations, hundreds of people, six coaches. It was organised by brap's Lakshnie Hettihewa, starting from her living room in Moseley. In this bonus episode, Lakshnie narrates the journey through audio journals recorded along the way. You will hear her in the car with her family, at the assembly point, and in the crowd. You will hear voices from across the Birmingham bloc: grassroots activists, organisers who have marched for decades, and people who showed up for the first time. In Series 1, The Quiet Revolution took listeners inside organisations. This episode goes outside, to the communities where the work of anti-racism is lived every day, not just in boardrooms but on streets, on coaches, and around kitchen tables. It is a different kind of episode. Raw, immediate, and made on the move. Birmingham Bloc Organisations * brap * Brig * Brummies United Against Racism * Brum Together * Indian Workers Association * Kings Heath Against Racism * Moseley is for Everyone * Unite the People * Birmingham Stand Up to Racism This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The March - Bonus Episode - COMING SOON

"At some point it was just me sitting in my living room deciding there has to be a Birmingham bloc." In Series 1 of The Quiet Revolution, we took you inside NHS trusts and charities to explore what happens when organisations stop outsourcing anti-racism and start living it. But anti-racism does not clock off at five o'clock. For the people doing this work, the boundary between professional life and personal life does not exist. Racism follows you from the office to the street and back again. On 28th March, brap's Lakshnie Hettihewa organised a Birmingham bloc for the Together Alliance March [https://www.togetheralliance.org.uk/]. Eight organisations, hundreds of people, six coaches. She recorded audio journals along the way. This bonus episode is a different kind of listen. It is raw, immediate, and made on the move. But it belongs in this series because it shows what the work looks like when it steps outside of the boardroom and into community. This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

When did you realise you are white?

In the Season 1 Finale of The Quiet Revolution, we travel to South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. With 40,000 people in care and a staff of 3,000, the Trust is both a lifeline and a mirror of the inequalities it cannot ignore. Host Joy Warmington speaks exclusively with senior and clinical leaders to explore a critical piece of the puzzle: what happens when leaders stop treating anti-racism as a theoretical project for marginalised groups, and start reckoning with what it demands of them personally? From the visceral shock of the "doll experiment" to the PR nightmare of admitting "our organisation is racist," this episode tracks the journey from personal awakening to structural accountability. We explore why the fear of saying the wrong thing paralyses leadership, the radical act of simply believing staff, and how anti-racism is fundamentally linked to life-or-death clinical metrics, like detention and restraint. Guest Bios: * Vanessa Ford is the Chief Executive at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. * Ian Garlington is the Better Communities Programme Director. * Jenna Khalfan is the Director of Communications and Engagement. * Dr. Yvonne Hemmings is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist. In this episode, we cover: * Unseeing the Norm: Why Ian Garlington described confronting racism as having "the skin peeled from your eyes." * The PR Taboo: Why a Director of Comms and a CEO decided to start telling inductees that the organisation has systemic racism. * Believing the Experience: Why organisations demand "proof" of racism, and the power of changing the default response to belief. * Clinical Outcomes: Why anti-racism isn't just an HR issue, it's about shifting the data on patient restraint, seclusion, and detention under the Mental Health Act. Resources & Links Mentioned: * brap Website: https://www.brap.org.uk [https://www.brap.org.uk] * Equality Republic: https://www.brap.org.uk/republic [https://www.brap.org.uk/republic] Music Featured: * Melting Glass by Eden Avery * Floods * Neutral State by Blue Saga * Signs by Lennon Hutton * Missing Memories by Christopher Moe Ditlevsen * Fauna This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Coming Soon: When did you realise you were white?

"It's having the skin peeled from your eyes, because once you've seen it, you see it everywhere and you can't unsee it again." What happens when white NHS leaders stop treating anti-racism as an intellectual exercise, and start reckoning with what it asks of them personally? In the Season Finale of The Quiet Revolution, we head to South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust. We hear from Ian Garlington and CEO Vanessa Ford about the moments that shattered their illusions, and why the fear of "getting the language wrong" is no longer an excuse to stay silent. Episode 5 launches Tuesday 7th April. Subscribe to the podcast here: https://podfollow.com/the-quiet-revolution [https://podfollow.com/the-quiet-revolution] #TheQuietRevolution #brap #NHS #AntiRacism #Podcast #Leadership This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The boxing ring and the rollercoaster: Comic Relief & UNICEF UK

In Episode 4 of The Quiet Revolution, we step into the charity sector, a space defined by its values, public promises, and mission to do good. But what happens when that external promise collides with the messy internal reality of confronting inequality? Host Joy Warmington explores the journeys of two household names: Comic Relief and UNICEF UK. We hear from Mabinty Esho (Head of DEIB, Comic Relief) about the grueling personal toll of leading this work as a Black woman, feeling like she is constantly stepping into a "boxing ring". Comic Relief CEO Samir Patel candidly discusses the fallout when the work moves from safe "diversity" to charged "anti-racism," and how a leader holds belief when teams start to lose hope. Finally, UNICEF UK CEO Phillip Goodwin unpacks the tightrope walk of integrity for a "white boss": how do you celebrate progress without dismissing the pain your staff is still experiencing? Guest Bios: * Mabinty Esho is the Head of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at Comic Relief. * Samir Patel is the CEO of Comic Relief. * Dr Philip Goodwin is the Chief Executive of the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK). Between 2015 and 2024, he was Chief Executive of VSO, a charity that brings together local, national and international volunteers to work alongside the world's most marginalised and vulnerable communities to build generational change. He was previously CEO of TREEAID, a development organisation working on agro-forestry in dryland Africa. He spent 11 years with British Council and held leadership positions in Kenya, Uganda, Pakistan and Belgium including being Regional Director for sub-Saharan Africa. Philip has been a community development volunteer in Timbuktu, Mali and a researcher on poverty issues at the Overseas Development Institute. He has a PhD and MSc in rural resource planning and environmental policy and a degree in agricultural economics. In this episode, we cover: * The Illusion of Kumbaya: Why the naive assumption that anti-racism is just "the right thing to do" crumbles upon contact with reality. * The Boxing Ring: The immense personal weight placed on Global Majority staff tasked with fixing the system. * The "White Boss" Dilemma: The tension leaders face when trying to express pride in progress while colleagues are still suffering. * The Slow March of Progress: Why leaders must become architects of change, not just sponsors, and commit to the long haul. Resources & Links Mentioned: * brap Website: https://www.brap.org.uk [https://www.brap.org.uk] * Equality Republic: https://www.brap.org.uk/republic [https://www.brap.org.uk/republic] Music Featured: * Melting Glass by Eden Avery * Floods * Neutral State by Blue Saga * Out the the world by Axon Terminal * Missing Memories by Christopher Moe Ditlevsen * Come to, Alan Ellis * The Great White North by Eden Avery * Hara Noda, Wood and Skin * Fauna This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.