Diversity And Inclusion Episodes

In the season finale of Season 11 of the Meet the Mancunian podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe engages in a heartfelt conversation with Wardeh Al Nasir, Director of Community Thriving Together and nominee for Volunteer of the Year at the Spirit of Manchester Awards. Wardeh shares her inspiring journey of using her own experiences of isolation and language barriers to build a supportive community for underrepresented individuals in Manchester. She discusses the significance of volunteerin...

In this episode, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe spotlights the inspirational journey of Nathaniel Yates, a train safety access campaigner whose personal experience with inaccessible train stations in Manchester spurred them into action. After a fall in 2013 and subsequent investigation into the city's train station accessibility, Nathaniel started a petition and raised awareness through videos and panels, gaining the support of Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham. Nathaniel highlights the c...

In the ninth episode of Season 8 of the Meet the Mancunian Podcast, host Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe welcomes Advita Patel, founder of Comms Rebel. Advita shares her passionate journey towards fostering diversity and inclusion, recounting personal experiences of feeling excluded and how witnessing a colleague's poor treatment ignited her advocacy. Advita explains the inception of Comms Rebel, emphasising the importance of being a 'positive disruptor' in driving inclusive communication. She also di...

A warm Mancunian welcome to all my listeners. Presenting Season 7, Episode 4 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #GM #manchester #SocialJustice #SexualViolence #SocialImpact #NonProfit. Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe .(https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the fourth episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Jesmin Chowdhury, Founder, Ayna Arts and social justice activist. Jesmin talks about her passion for societal change and her personal journey from being a victim of unfavo...

Good morning. Presenting Season 5, Episode 7 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #disabledcreatives #community #socialimpact #nonprofit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the seventh episode of Season 5, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Melissa Johns, actor, writer and co-creative lead of TripleC (https://triplec.org.uk/) [https://triplec.org.uk/], about enabling deaf, disabled and neuro divergent creatives to access an...

Good morning. Presenting Season 5, Episode 6 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #interfaithunderstanding #community #socialimpact #nonprofit Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the sixth episode of Season 5, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to Qaisra Shahraz MBE, Founder, MACFEST (https://macfest.org.uk/) about promoting interfaith understanding with a special focus on combating Islamophobia and antisemitism. Qaisra elabor...

Good morning. Presenting Season 5, Episode 1 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #diversity #disabled #community #manchester #mancunian Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). In the season premiere episode, the Meet the Mancunian podcast talks to John Galloway, Co-Founder, Speed of Sight charity (https://www.speedofsight.org/) [https://www.speedofsight.org/] about offering people of all abilities the thrill of driving a race car. Spe...

Good morning. Presenting Season 4, Episode 11 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #disabledpeople #diversity #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Alex Winstanley. Managing Director, Happy Smiles Training (https://www.happysmilestraining.co.uk/) [https://www.happysmilestraining.co.uk/]. Happy Smiles Training aims to empower disabled people to create positive social change and ha...

Good morning. Presenting Season 4, Episode 10 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #integration #diversity #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Nidhi Sinha, Trustee, We Stand Together (https://www.westandtogether.org.uk/) [https://www.westandtogether.org.uk/], and Co-ordinator, Sangha Manchester (https://twitter.com/sanghamcr) [https://twitter.com/sanghamcr]. We Stand Together i...

Good morning. Presenting Season 4, Episode 9 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #healthandwellbeing #black #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Charles Kwaku-Odoi, Chief Officer, Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) (https://www.cahn.org.uk/). CAHN's vision is to eradicate health disparities for Caribbean and African people within a generation. CAHN supports the health ...

Good morning and a very Happy New Year to you. Presenting Season 4, Episode 7 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #disabled #diversityandinclusion #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Ben Andrews, Author and Managing Director, Beyond Empower (https://benandrewsinc.com/). Ben is a disability rights advocate writing a children's book series – Better Places (https://www.tinytreebo...

Good morning. Presenting Season 4, Episode 6 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #homelessness #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Lauren Rosegreen, Business Development Manager, Invisible Cities (https://invisible-cities.org/). Lauren is also Trustee, Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity (https://gmmayorscharity.org.uk/) and Policy and Influence Manager, MACC (https://macc.org....

Good morning. Presenting Season 4, Episode 5 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #finanical wellbeing #community #socialimpact Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Ruth Downs, Financial Advisor, The Platt Partnership (https://ruthdowns.com/) Ruth is passionate about providing friendly financial advice. She volunteers with the Leading Ladies in Business (https://www.leadingladiesinbusiness.co.uk/) and T...

Presenting Season 3, Episode 11 of the #MeettheMancunian #podcast #mancunian #manchester #accessible #diversityandinclusion Hosted by Deepa Thomas-Sutcliffe (https://www.instagram.com/meetthemancunian/). This week's Mancunian guest is Simon Naylor, Creative Director, 53Two (https://www.53two.com/). Simon shares how 53Two serves underrepresented communities and provides them a platform to showcase their talent. He also talks about how their arts venue is accessible and how that core value transla...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #inclusivebooks #representativeliterature #community This week's Mancunian guest is Ayesha Ansari-Choudhury, Founder, Mirror Me Write (https://www.mirrormewrite.com/). She is focused on bringing inclusive books to school children in Manchester and offering positive role models they can relate to. Ayesha is an educator and uses her experience to work directly with schools and teachers and encourage change in the curriculum. --- Send in a voice message: ht...

#podcast #Season2 #mancunian #manchester #STEM #careers #genderdiversity This week's Mancunian guest is Annabel Latham, a university professor, Chair of IEEE Women in Engineering for UK and Ireland (https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/affinity-groups/women-in-engineering/) and a STEM Ambassador. Annabel is passionate about encouraging more gender diversity in science & technology and encouraging cultural change. She does a lot of outreach as a STEM ambassador with schools, corporates, and technic...