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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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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S1: 16 - I Wish I Had Said This!

Faced with a microaggression, what do you say in the moment? How can you respond if you’ve been accused of a racial microaggression? Listen as I work through an incident in the park with a lady and her dog, where I...
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S1: Ep 15 Who You Calling BAME Quiz?

Challenge yourself in this multiple choice quiz and learn more about suitable language to use when talking about people from ethnic minority backgrounds. This is one of the most commonly asked about topic when we...
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Girls' Education is a Waste of Time

Having to deal with attitudes as “Girl’ 'education is a waste of time” and “Do as the man says…” are no easy feats, but Sponsor a Gambian Girl is doing it. Co-Founder of the charity Annetta Paps-King talks about the...
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S1: Ep: 13 Why I Stopped Talking About Race

Tune in to hear why I (Rebbecca Hemmings) stopped talking about race and racism for 10 years! Racial trauma is very real.   Listen here: https://www.strawberrywordscourses.co.uk/blog, Spotify or Apple Podcasts   Learn...
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S1: Ep: 12 Three Creative Ways to Explore Culture & Identity in Schools

Whether you are a school teacher, lecturer or trainer, these 3 tried and tested creative exercises can be used to help spark discussion about culture, identity, discrimination and so much more. Listen here:...
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Ep: 11 Finding Kindness in Dispute Rebecca Eldredge

How do you set up safe conversations? Why, when and how should you ask questions when discussing difficult topics? What approaches can you take to manage disagreements kindly? Get the answers to these questions and...
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Ep: 10 Book Look: SWAY

Take a quick look through the information-packed, well-researched and illuminating book: SWAY Unravelling Unconscious Bias by Pragya Agarwal. Learn key unconscious biases, get an overview of the book and Rebbecca’s...
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