To mark and honour Black History Month Gillian has an honest, inspiring and challenging conversation with Rosemarie Davidson-Gotobed, the founder and director of the Sam Sharp lectures and a diversity and inclusion consultant. In this lengthy and indepth conversation they cover many topics, including:
- Rosemarie's experience of lockdown and how music helped.
- Walking away and returning to the work of diversity and inclusion in the church.
- The dashed hopes after the Faith in the City report.
- The recent BBC panorama documentary on the church and racism.
- The Lament to Action report of the Church of England.
- The intersection of gender and racism in the church.
- Whiteness as the lens through which everything is seen.
- The need for education, deconstruction and sharing stories of heritage.
- Deconstruction illustrated by a house metaphor.
- The need to include healing as part of the racism conversation.
- The impact of the pandemic on UKME communities.
- The impact of intergenerational trauma on physical health.
- Hesitancy within UKME communities to engage in mental health issues.
- The helpful, healing song lyrics of 'I need you to survive.' Hezekiah Walker.
- What we need to do in practice: Educate, empower yourself to ask questions and don't be afraid to make mistakes.
