by Gifford | Oct 24, 2022 | Uncategorized
Had a wonderful time with Integrated Care 24 (IC24)as their keynote speaker, sharing the platform with the intrepid yet graceful Natasha Johnson. What an honour! What a joy! The architect of the ‘Sharing Stories’ event was the organiser...
by Gifford | Oct 17, 2022 | Uncategorized
What’s the first to go when thinking about cuts?One of the several appointments I have this month (as Black History Month) has been pulled because of budget cuts. While it was a small assignment in the scheme of things, it got me thinking about the proverbial image of...
by Gifford | Oct 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Has your organisation ever been asked to plan for Black History Month? Mine have. My consultancy, Rockstone, have been asked to organise this week as an intensive at a university, and it’s been exciting for several reasons. Of course, there are the usual logistics of...
by Gifford | Oct 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
I had the great honour of speaking to two very different organisations over the weekend as they kicked off Black History Month (BHM). Yesterday’s was incredibly immense at The Globe in Reading. It was a festival of cultures coming together. We were served with a rich...
by Gifford | Sep 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
Since becoming an EDI practitioner I’ve been conflicted with the question, “Does my EDI work constitute social justice?” This is because my interests in social justice and liberation essentially drive my academic work.What do you think? Should EDI work aim to do the...
by Gifford | Sep 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
This week, my company, Rockstone Consultancy, teamed up with the amazing Marteka Swaby, of Benevolent Health to deliver to an illustrious London Firm of lawyers on the topic “Racial Gaslighting: Bullies Out!” Racial gaslighting is a lot more rampant than you...
