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#20 - Unseen Bias: How prejudice in DE&I Circles Can Influence Our Words and Actions Without Us Even Realising
Shedding light on how unconscious bias weaves itself into our daily interactions and conversations with a particular focus on those working in…
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#19 - UK focus: The rioting may have stopped, but where do we as communities go from here?
The violence may have ceased, and the streets may be clear, but the scars left on our communities are far from healed. This month, I explore some of the…
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#18: Navigating Difficult Conversations: Part 1
No one likes to be uncomfortable, but we often make the situation worse when we avoid essential conversations that could move us forward.
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#15 - What do I call people who aren't white? 'Non-white' can't be right, right?
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#09 - A Business Leader's Guide for speaking on current global and social events
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#11 A guide to talking about the crisis in Israel and Palestine around the Christmas dinner table
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#19 - UK focus: The rioting may have stopped, but where do we as communities go from here?
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#08 - Why do people say an incident is a result of "white supremacy" when no white people are involved?
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#16 - Can slur words ever be reclaimed?
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#17 I’m no fan of Rishi Sunak, so why do I bristle when I see him being attacked?
This topic is a risky choice on my part, and if I’m particularly unlucky, a significant portion of my readership may already have sent me straight to…
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#16 - Can slur words ever be reclaimed?
Deconstructing this much-contested topic.
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#15 - What do I call people who aren't white? 'Non-white' can't be right, right?
A guide to ethnicity-based terminology.
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#14 - Should you go out of your way to cultivate friendships with people of colour?
An exploration of awkward but age-old question.
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#13 Should celebrities weigh in on politics?
Given the last President of the United States was a former reality star, can we really tell celebrities to butt out of politics?
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#12 Having meaningful conversations about Isreal and Palestine - minus the bigotry
Language Matters Memo, a monthly newsletter from Sadia Siddiqui, focused on fostering more progressive and inclusive language and discourse.
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#11 A guide to talking about the crisis in Israel and Palestine around the Christmas dinner table
Language Matters Memo, a monthly newsletter from Sadia Siddiqui, focused on fostering more progressive and inclusive language and discourse.
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The Language Matters Memo
From Sadia Siddiqui - Founder of Language Matters - a monthly newsletter where I examine problematic language in relation to identity. The goal is to encourage the use of more progressive language to create a more equitable society for us all.
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