Taking Pride in everyone We have had so much to celebrate over the summer – Pride, Disability Pride and South Asian Heritage Month. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
Sobia Butt (Business Analyst and co-chair for the embRACE Network) said: “South Asian Heritage Month encompasses a vast number of languages, cuisines, ethnic groups and religions originating in countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Pakistan, the Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. Around one in every 20 people in the UK are from a South Asian heritage, so this was a great opportunity to recognise and celebrate that contribution to UK culture.” A lunch and learn session, organised by the embRACE Network, shared personal stories of heritage, experiences and journeys their families made from South Asia to the UK. As part of #DisabilityPride month, our enABLE Network explained some common phrases or words used when talking about disabilities. Tayyaba Ajrullah, Senior Change and Configuration Analyst explained: “Not everyone with an impairment or long-term health condition self-identifies as disabled but this is starting to change. Many people living with life-long conditions are now proud to stand up, make their voices heard and are proudly
reclaiming the word ‘disabled’.” Lauren Gill (Internal Communication Assistant and chair of the Rainbow Network) said: “During Pride month, colleagues and residents came together to celebrate 50 years of Pride in the UK. The Rainbow network shared lots of information around key LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and others) events on Workplace. “All of these activities helped to
show how important Pride still is and how far we’ve yet to go.” To help promote everyday inclusion, Rainbow Network members also hosted a Pride drop-in session which discussed how to be a better ally, which covered lots of topics, including using correct pronouns, LGBTQ+ language and challenging queerphobia. The session is available to watch in MyLearning by searching ‘Pride’.
A fitting dessert at The Ridings, Banbury
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