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061: Beyond Diversity and Inclusion to Anti-oppression, Liberation & Freedom

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Charmaine Roche, coach and supervisor, drawing on the research report Racial Justice, Equity and Belonging in Coaching, joins host Dr Alexandra Morgan to argue that we need to move beyond diversity and inclusion to anti-oppression, liberation and freedom. She asks, "What if people do not like the table you are inviting them to sit at? Why not redesign the table, or remove the need for one, not just change the composition of the faces that sit around it?”

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Why the intention behind change is as important as the nature of the change
How the issue of race exemplifies many tensions
How structural and systemic racism is hard-boiled into our social, economic and political systems

Guest Bios

Charmaine Roche is Director of Lifeflowbalance Coaching and Consulting Ltd. She holds several roles in Governance and Associations based on her 29-year career as a leader, advisor, and consultant to the education sector. She is an AC Accredited Executive Coach, a recognized thought leader, and podcaster working to advance the theory and practice of coaching for social change and social justice. Charmaine is currently undertaking Ph.D. research exploring the ethics of coaching for social change in oppressive contexts. Her most recent publications include Decolonising Coaching (2019) and Racial Justice, Equity, and Belonging in Coaching, co-written with Jonathan Passmore (2021).