Events

For staff:

Race Equity in Practice: Allyship and Advocacy Foundations

📅 Monday 30 November 2026, 10am–3pm📍 Malmaison York, 2 Rougier Street, York YO90 1UU (a short walk from York railway station)
👉 Register here

This in-person workshop will bring consortium partners together to build a shared understanding of racial equity and strengthen how we approach organisational and cultural change across research and citizen science. Through facilitated discussion, scenario work and self-reflection, we’ll explore:

the root causes of racial inequality
how racism shows up in universities, environmental NGOs and government organisations
what meaningful allyship and advocacy look like in practice.

The session will be facilitated by Safina Nadeem and Ayo Barley (Bakare Barley Associate). Safina and Ayo have strong track records of guiding boards and executive teams to embed meaningful and sustainable EDI and anti-racist practice. The workshop is the first in a series of staff learning opportunities running through CAREERS2 (2026–2028).

Who should attend

We can welcome two to three people from each partner organisation. The workshop is for:

colleagues in senior roles who can help drive organisational change
colleagues who work face to face with students, volunteers and citizen scientists, particularly in the field

In many organisations these roles overlap, and both are very welcome. Please feel free to pass this on to relevant colleagues, such as volunteer coordinators and lecturers.

‍Registration

‍‍Please register using our online registration form by Monday 16 November 2026. As places are limited to two to three per organisation, we’d encourage you to coordinate with colleagues before registering.

If you have any questions, accessibility needs, or barriers to attending, please get in touch at CAREERS2-project@york.ac.uk.

Note: We use the terms People of Colour and Students of Colour respectfully, while recognising the limitations and complexities of these terms. We value the importance of acknowledging, respecting, and celebrating the cultural and ethnic identities of individuals within the broad categories they describe.