Equality & Diversity – "Let Us Listen To The Other Side"
Saturday 15 June 12.00pm to 5.00pm in the James O'Connell Peace Field
Sidcot School invites you to the Sidcot Festival of Peace, our community festival including music, speakers, performances and more. This year, the festival is themed around our core Quaker values of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity.
Thank you to the Sidcot Afro-Caribbean Society for choosing this year's strap line, 'Let Us Listen To The Other Side', translated from the Greek 'Audiatur et altera pars' - Aeschylus, 525 - 456BC Ancient Greek tragedian. Thank you to our Equalities Office Holders for contributing to the logo design.
Our sincere thanks also to the George Cadbury Trust for supporting this year's Festival of Peace.
Book your free tickets today and keep an eye on this page for updates to our festival line-up!
Speakers
Ruth Ibegbuna is the founding CEO of RECLAIM, an award-winning social action and youth leadership programme with a focus on working-class young people being seen, being heard and leading change. Prior to this, Ruth was a senior teacher in a South Manchester state school and supported young people in obtaining some of the best GCSE results in the country, for 3 consecutive years.
Achievements awarded to Ruth include; Manchester Peace Activist of the Year 2008, Manchester City Council Women’s award for Outstanding Contribution 2009, 2011 National Business in the Communities award for best collaboration with business to benefit society, Ashoka UK Fellow, 1 of the 500 most influential people in the UK according to the Sunday Times and listed by Virgin and Ashoka as one of the top six female changemakers internationally.
Her latest venture is the Roots Programme, a radical cultural exchange programme for influencers from hugely different backgrounds, as well as for young people from state and private schools, to create a more compassionate, curious and united UK.
Bee Bailey is an openly trans police officer based in the south west region of the UK with 21 years police service.
In 2008 she was outed in the workplace for being trans. Describing the experience she said; "At that time I distinctly realised two things; I could never put my secret back in its box and it hurt being outed. I felt my world, career and opportunities changed from that moment on. So after getting back to my sense of ‘normal’ it has been my wish, my passion and my duty, to ensure no one else endures that same hurt by progressing trans and non-binary awareness, equality, policy and law both within the Police but just as importantly within communities."
Today, Bee delivers guidance and presentations across Europe and the rest of the world, be that in person or remotely, exploring her own real life experiences, progressing trans and non-binary understanding, policy, best practices and law to varied audiences both within Police and law enforcement and external groups.
A Trans Cop trying to make the world a slightly better place for LGBT+.
Music
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Performances
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Question Time Panel
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Therapists
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Other Activities
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