Everything now, we must assume, is in our hands; we have no right to assume otherwise. James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (1963) Every day, many of us wake up to a world we struggle to recognise. We were encouraged to believe that racism was in decline. That progress was inevitable. That renewed commitments to anti-racism - catalysed again by the murder of George Floyd - were taking hold. And yet, here we are. History reminds us that we stand where we do today because of the

Here's a version of a video we sometimes show in our development courses. The setup is simple. Children are presented with two dolls - one black and one white - and asked a series of questions: Which doll is the pretty doll? Which doll is the nice doll? Which doll is the ugly one? Why? Have a watch and see how you feel. When we showed a version of this to Ian Garlington from South West London and St George's he felt sick. It's just devastating to watch, devastating. It's bee

Do you know the difference between the social and medical model of disability? And could you give an example in 90 seconds? The difference is something like this: 👉 The medical model asks us to see disability as a problem located within the individual. In this view, the goal is to 'fix' or manage the person so they can live a more 'normal' life. You’ll often notice deficit-based language here – phrases like 'suffering from' or 'wheelchair-bound'. The power sits with medical