Original post by @alokvmenon: Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance a day to honor all of the trans and gender non-conforming people we have lost due to murder this year. This year alone there have been over 368 reported murders. This is a conservative estimate because our community is often misgendered by media and family when we die. The majority of victims are Black, indigenous, transfeminine, poor, and sex workers. These identities and experiences are just as important to acknowledge as gender. Every year we read the names of our deceased and dream that next year we won’t have to do this. But unfortunately violence and murder are escalating and getting worse — with little to no substantive outcry or support from white/cis people. It’s not enough to grieve, we have to continue to show up for trans and gender non-conforming justice. Art by @micahbazant for @audrelordeproject (2014) for the @fwdtogether tdor art project. . . #translivesmatter #transgenderdayofremembrance #representation #diversity #equality #lgbtqia
Had such a great day with the @panmacmillan team at the #thiscanhappen18 event addressing mental health in the workplace. Was so lovely to see some familiar faces and particular loved @poornabell panel discussion with PRINCE WILLIAM 👑 in the front row 😱! As always with these events, we hoped for more diversity and representation on stage, and in the audience - especially when having conversations on #mentalhealth but hoping for big changes to be made in 2019 for this.
How lovely is this illustration from @priyamistryart 😍 original post by @lectureinprogress // "Instead of spending three to four years at uni, I’d say to use the time to focus on building a solid portfolio and skillset that allows you to work as a professional in the field. I’ve never been asked whether I went to uni, let alone what grade I received. In this industry your portfolio gets you hired – let it do the talking. Once you’ve landed a project, your personality and professionalism will have clients calling you back for repeat work."⠀ ⠀ Able to switch seamlessly between editorial and television work to online and virtual reality platforms for clients like WIRED and The Guardian, illustrator and animator @priyamistryart complements her commercial work with a healthy dose of personal projects. Earlier this year, she spoke to us about starting out, battling self-doubt and sharpening her skill-set.⠀ ⠀ Head to the link in bio to revisit our interview with Priya! . . #illustration #london #artist #wocartist #pocart #illustrator
Our pals at interior design brand @tiipoi are taking over a shop space at 32 Thurloe Place in South Kensington 💥💥💥 And WHAT’S MORE our babe @pdhuffer is doing the food for the launch with her punjabi supper club @_ysm8. A match made in the most heavenly of heavens 🥳🥳🥳 It’s free but RSVP via @tiipoi so they know how many people to feed! Details: Tuesday, 27 November from 6-8pm, at the shop, which is at 32 Thurloe Place, SW7 2HQ. There is a press preview from 5:00pm, but the shop is open all day so feel free to come in earlier. Friends, family, loved ones and puppies are all welcome, (they're offering 15% off on the night if you wanted to get your prezzies). . . #tiipoi #takeover #interior #design #indianinspired #shoplaunch #launchnight #southkensington #shopopening #collaboration #wocdesigners #womenofcolour
Then last night we had the honour of speaking at Facebook HQ on a panel with some creative POWERHOUSES: @cheersfelicia @amiesnow @janeykinns @pula_pula // we talked about creativity, community and how to navigate this industry! Thanks for having us Facebook 💙
Yesterday, we delivered our Know Your Bias workshop to some of the lovely team over at @panmacmillan 📚 we looked at unconscious bias and how to overcome this, identity and culture, privilege, and the importance of language when trying to create an inclusive workforce that retains talent. Thank you for having us - we’re so excited for the future and to work with you on improving our industry 👏🏻👏🏼👏🏽👏🏾👏🏿 . . #knowyourbias #workshop #work #inclusion #diversity #childrensbooks #characters #inclusivity #bias #unconsciousbias #training #unconsciousbiastraining #diversityinpublishing #publishing
We’re so so pleased to announce that our co-founder @roshnigoyate has made the #IB100, as one of #InclusiveBoards top 100 most influential BAME leaders in tech 🎉🎉🎉 She’ll be at the House of Commons this afternoon celebrating with fellow listers at the launch of #TechAllianceUK, fancy that! See you at House of Commons later yeah? 🎉 . #bame #bameleaders #wocintech #womenintech #diversity #tech #leaders #founder #business #work
How many of you need to buy this badge? We definitely need one! In our Know Your Bias workshop, we look at identity and the importance of a name - and it’s so good to see mainstream media talking about it too! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Head over to @refinery29 and read their latest piece on names: “Like many professionals with unique or non-traditional Anglo-Saxon names, my name has presented some career challenges. It is constantly misspelled, butchered, and mispronounced. I answer the question ‘Where are you from?’ pretty much once a week...” Pin by @not__sari . . #knowyourbias #diversity #inclusion #inclusivity #unconsciousbias #name #identity #culture #diaspora
We had such a blast with the @studiocanaluk team today delivering our Know Your Bias workshop looking at unconscious bias, company culture, diversity and inclusion - we even saw some familiar faces! Hi Shaun and Paddington 👋🏾 . . #unconsciousbias #diversity #inclusion #workplace #culture #bias #worklife #workculture #prejudice #minorities #creativeindustries #workshop #knowyourbias #workinfilm #studio #studiocanal
A Monday MOOD courtesy of @mindykaling 💕 and a reminder for you to tell your imposter syndrome to do one! - we will be doing events exploring this in the new year! To be up to date with news and events follow our FB group here: Facebook.com/groups/theotherbox ✨ // original post @browngirlgang - Hear that? It’s the sound of @mindykaling breaking a thousand stereotypes so all of us melanin queens around the world are inspired to chase our dreams too 👸🏿👸🏾👸🏽👸🏼👸🏻 (via @wearproclaim) . . #monday #mood #impostersyndrome #identity #mindykaling #inspiration #quote #quoteoftheday
Yesterday we had the pleasure in taking part in one of the loveliest panels - talking about intersectionality in the industry with @bloomuk_org at #BloomFest #FightingOurFictions - thank you for having us @bloomuk_org team and creating this beautiful space! And shoutout to the lovely panel Dora Michail, @vicsbuchanan, @adrianwalcott and Dannielle Beechey - was such a pleasure sharing the stage with you! . . #bloomuk #business #culture #intersectionality #diversity #equality #workplaceculture #worklifr #inclusivity
#TOBFollows @t_farinto, entrepreneur, diversity + inclusion champion, fellow Utopian at @weareutopians, Programme Director at @ideasfoundation and one of the nicest guys we know! He founded Limitless Future Achievements, a recruitment consultancy addressing the lack of opportunities for motivated individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds. Tolu's voice in the world of diversity and inclusion and his role as a socially conscious entrepreneur saw him recognised as a finalist in the Black British Business Awards within Arts and Media last year and he's showing no signs of resting on his laurels. Tolu is also part of the team responsible for The Great British Diversity Experiment, an important diversity initiative within the communications industry - if you haven't yet read the report, go and check it out: https://www.thegreatbritishdiversityexperiment.com/the-report. We can't wait to see what Tolu will do next. . . #Founder #Diversity #Inclusion #Representation #Aspiration #SocialImpact #SocialEntrepreneur #Blackexcellence #followfriday #changemaker #diversity #inclusion #representationmatters #rolemodels #diaspora #identity #culture #creativeindustries #poc
Check out our co-founder sharing bits with @bbcstories and her first Diwali with baby Raïf 😍 // original post: I‘M GOING ALL OUT ON DIWALI FOR MY BABY. Roshni, 31, London. “Although I was brought up Hindu, I stopped believing in God as a teenager, and spent most of my 20s distancing myself from the religious side of it. But as I’ve grown older, I’ve actually found comfort and belonging in the rituals of the culture - including festivals like Diwali. . As a family, we celebrate Diwali by praying to the goddess Lakshmi at home. There’s a few days’ run-up where we light divas around the house every night, then on the actual day, we decorate the house with colour, lights, sing prayers, have a big home-cooked meal and fireworks in the garden. . This year is my baby’s first Diwali. I do worry about how I’ll pass on the traditions, culture and language I grew up around, especially as my husband comes from a different background. We’ll be celebrating Christmas with his parents, so we’re going to go all out for Diwali with mine! Christmas is so widely known- everyone celebrates it. . Whereas as Diwali is something not everyoneunderstands. I’ve never gone into detail about what it is with people at work, for example. So I’ve been asking my parents more questions about why we do certain things. . Diwali is part of me, so I’m going to try extra hard to pass on that part of my identity to my son.”
We love when members of our beautiful community come together and create pure MAGIC!✨ Here we have @a8lia x @aorists who collaborated on something special for Diwali this year with this lovely message: “We wish our desi family and beyond a happy, healthy and prosperous Diwali, and we hope this festive season brings you the kind of light and love that comes with a community where nobody gets left behind."🧡View the full series on the profiles now and go send your love and support!🙏🏾 Photographer @a8lia Illustrator @aorists  Styling + Makeup + Model @yasitskrishy Photo Assistant @freyantonia . . #diwali #diwali2018 #illuatration #photography #southasian #poc #poccreatives #identity #britishasian
BIG UP to the @nikewomen team @supernoodlerach @shaysade_ + co for such an amazing, powerful evening celebrating ✨FORCE IS FEMALE✨It’s been so fun working with you and watching weeks of your hard work come together for something incredibly beautiful - the energy was electric and was such a good night ♥️ also shoutout to the mentors @erincalexis @leahabbott_ @ana_sting dropping pearls of wisdom at the panel talk and the Mentees - who smashed it last night and we are SO proud of how much you’ve grown over the past few weeks - lots of love to you @indlawrence @abbienaomi @lottie_dionn @bozfloz_ ♥️ #ForceIsFemale
A very very Happy Diwali and Saal Mubarak to our friends all around the world celebrating this week. May your year be filled with an abundance of love, light, laughter and joy ✨💫🎆 . . Rangoli handcrafted by our very own @bhavinigoyate 🧡 . . #diwali2018 #rangoli #saalmubarak
Poetry peeps, have you heard of @lunarpoetrypodcasts? Latest episode features the babe @shaguftakiqbalpoet of @theyoniversecollective (and our fellow @burntrotimag cover star heyyyyyy). Link in @lunarpoetrypodcasts bio 🗣🗣🗣 . . #lunarpoetrypodcast #poetry #theyoniverse #wocpoets #womenofcolourpoets #southasianwomen #desidiaspora #poetrypodcast #poetsofinstagram #spokenword