Pari Dhillon and Martha Awojobi discuss what is needed from anti-racist leadership in this current political moment.
Anti-racist leadership is needed now more than ever
Our last Power, Justice and Accountability event was extremely popular and we didn't have anywhere near enough time to get through all of the questions from our audience so we are hosting a part two where we delve in to your questions and more!
Our civic spaces are shrinking, protest is being criminalised, our government is implicated in a genocide. Things are serious. They always have been.
For so long our systems have rewarded denial over truth. But the truth is now impossible to ignore. The charity model does not deliver justice, in fact its very foundations are rooted in imperialism. So what do we do now?
We have an opportunity! The old systems are failing, and new ones are trying to be born. It’s time to shake things up; we cannot let our future be dictated by people who think empathy is a personality flaw. What is the social sector's role in facilitating the birth of transformative systems? And what is needed from our leaders?
Sometimes it is stepping up, sometimes it is stepping out of the way. But it is never doing nothing.
We need leaders who are equipped to face down systems of oppression with courage, strength and integrity. We should be mobilising, building power and alliances, taking risks and transforming our systems. Instead, leaders are holding on to 'the way things have always been done' for dear life.
Join Pari Dhillon, Director of Social Justice Collective and Martha Awojobi, CEO of JMB Consulting and creator of Uncharitable as they reflect on the state of leadership in the social sector, and what is needed to face rising authoritarianism and the shrinking of our civic space. They will be offering a sneak peak at their leadership programme, Power, Justice and Accountability, and speaking with past cohort member Caron Bradshaw about what they learned from the course and how they have translated their learning into practice.