Compassionate Cultures

Compassionate Cultures

Hosted by: Rebbecca Hemmings

Bringing humanity, compassion, and logic to conversations about discrimination and harassment in the workplace.

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Episodes

Episode 28 Undoing Unconscious Biases on The Apprentice

An interaction on the UK TV show The Apprentice forms the basis of this episode on undoing your unconscious biases. Using a situation that occurred between two show participants, where one displayed their biases...
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Episode 27 Undoing Unconscious Bias - Contact Theory

Learn how using Contact Theory developed by theorist Gordon Allport can help you to reduce or diminish your unconscious biases.   Let us know what you thought about this episode. Listen to the Compassionate Cultures...
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Episode 26 - 5 Ways to Attract the “Hard-to-reach”

Many organisations find it tricky to attract ethnic minorities for projects, consultations, jobs, etc
 In this episode I share my 5 top tips to consider when embarking on such a task. Make sure you’re taking notes!...
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Episode 25 Avoiding Defence Triggers & Centring Joy

This week’s guest came all the way from Arizona, US. Racial justice expert and founder of 4 Da Hood, Frank Velasquez Jr spoke ‘frankly’ and openly about the challenges faced and powerful techniques used in developing...
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Episode 24: Black Women and Misogynoir

In the immediate aftermath of the recent racist and sexist comments made about the first British Black MP Diane Abbott, this episode was created to help black women process the pain felt and to offer allies ways to...
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Episode 23 How to Be an Ally

One of the most frequently asked questions during training is: “How can I be an ally?”. Sharing scholar Tema Jon Okun’s 6 R’s of Antiracism, Rebbecca explains in clear terms some of the key actions that can be taken...
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Episode 22 Tales from Eire: Living Through Discrimination in Ireland"

British born Helen Gibson has been living on the beautiful isle of Ireland for over 30 years. In that time, the racial climate has changed. In this episode Helen talks about her experiences, the challenges faced by...
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Episode 21: Black Men, Vulnerability and Creativity Part 2

Continuing the conversation from Part One, Nathan and Sipho explore the animation industry and its role communities and increasing diversity. Nathan speaks of ‘building bridges’ between communities and creativity, and...
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Episode 20 But What About Irish People?

Having been invited to deliver antiracism training in Ireland, I had to grapple with the challenge of talking about race, racism and antiracism in an Irish context. Given the nation’s history of having to face racism...
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S1: 19 Black Men, Vulnerability and Creativity

Guest hosted by Strawberry Words’ trainer and creative Sipho Ndlovu, he interviews award-winning animator and entrepreneur, Nathan Addai. They CAREfully speak about Nathan’s work as a creative, his multi-media brand...
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S1:18 –“She Never WANTED to Be an Activist!”

Director & co-writer of the play Wanted (produced by Gazebo Theatre) tells the hidden stories of trailblazing women. In this episode we spend time learning about Olive Morris, a British-Jamaican woman, member of...
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S1: 17 - 5 Reasons I Sometimes Avoid the Tough Topics

When talking about race, sometimes I feel the need to avoid the more difficult topics and moments. Find out the 5 reasons why I do this as they may prove useful to you when in similar circumstances. Let me know what...
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