Hello! It's been a while, Twitter. I recently joined @BiPrideUK volunteering as their Head of Inclusion and Access and I'm really excited to be a part of the team! Are you looking for a part-time volunteering role? We are looking for volunteers for a variety of positions.
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If you have experience in income generation, event management, fundraising, sponsorship, marketing, education, outreach - please have a look at the site and give me a shout if you've got any questions!
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“The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work." ...Toni Morrison.
So, when they tell you there is no (institutional) racism, this is the ultimate attempt at distraction. Stay woke, stay wise, stay focussed. Do not waver.
To my HUGE following (I joke but, like, I actually have 100s of followers now, that's pretty cool!) this account will just be a personal one going forward, but I'll still probs be tweeting about EDI, health promotion, dogs, 🇺🇸 politics, etc.(I won't be crushed if you unfollow🙂)
Hoo boy - last day and I'm definitely feeling lots of feelings!! 😭
Thanks everyone for all of your love and kind messages, my head is now almost too big to fit through the door.
To everyone in @UoN_SHS and @UniofNottingham - thanks so much for all of the opportunity, collaboration, and friendship over the years!
I hope that HE finds its feet in this weird, difficult time - I'm hopeful that innovation and creativity will abound!
By the way - the wobble room is a place to vent, cry, laugh, share, speak honestly and be heard - that's what I mean by "healing". It's not always feel-good like today, & it doesn't disappear problems - but it helps.@misssdjohnson and @adahui1 will continue to facilitate weekly!
Today I've had time to reflect on joy, in my last three days at @UniofNottingham@UoN_SHS. It was my last BME Student Network weekly wobble room, which has been a really healing and inspiring meeting to help facilitate, and today's theme was "cultivating joy during COVID-19". 1/
work with, & the terrific students I've gotten to know over the years. Student Experience Manager can be a nebulous role but its ambiguity has meant I've had the opportunity to do some great things (big & small) and I'm able to leave this job after four years feeling proud. END❤️
Today I've had time to reflect on joy, in my last three days at @UniofNottingham@UoN_SHS. It was my last BME Student Network weekly wobble room, which has been a really healing and inspiring meeting to help facilitate, and today's theme was "cultivating joy during COVID-19". 1/
It was also my last Extenuating Circumstances panel, which is made up of a great group of staff where we often discuss really heavy subjects but I always leave feeling energised and supported by my colleagues. I'm going to miss this role, the fantastic people I've been able to 4/
I would LOVE to go to the supermarket and see more than 3 other people wearing masks while I'm there. Hasn't happened yet. Come on people, WEAR A MASK!! I know it's getting warm, I know the restrictions are easing...but that doesn't mean #COVID19 has disappeared! #Masks4All
We will be hosting a training session for clinical skills peer tutors which will take place in July 2020." @UoN_SHS@MedicineUoN 3/3
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“The booklet addresses many issues that have been further exacerbated during the Covid-19 pandemic, such as families being asked if potential Covid patients are ‘pale’ or if their lips ‘turned blue’. These are not useful descriptors for a black patient and, as a result(cont'd)1/2
their care is compromised from the first point of contact. It is essential we begin to educate others so they are aware of such differences and the power of the clinical language we currently use. 2/3