We all have choices in life. But sometimes society, our community or situations are created unequal. Sometimes, people are excluded, or included, because of the colour of their skin, their gender, their finances, where they were born or their disability. How many of us would choose to be excluded from society? Would we choose to be denied access to opportunities, … Read More
Jen’s summer months – in her own words
I hope you had a lovely summer. I did. I’m loving my life, just being me. I’m having a blast! The July community showcase of my charity DanceSyndrome was just amazing. All my dancers were together in one space. Everyone shone in their own unique way and lit up the theatre but we came together in a new dance where … Read More
Inclusion Awareness Week – Now is the time
Inclusion rocks! Inclusion is key to happiness. Most of us have experienced exclusion at some time in our lives. Just imagine if that was the norm, if you were routinely left out. How would you feel? What would you have to live for? Why get up in the morning? Now is the time to stop paying lip service to EDI. … Read More
True inclusion is endemic within your practice
Inclusion, or rather the lack of it as a given has been the challenge of our lives. So much lip service paid, so much time, talk and energy poured into it, so much money spent, so many claims made, about something which in essence is so simple; in practice can be daunting. But is it of necessity such a huge … Read More