Race Equality Guiding Principles

Angela Martinez Dy, Senior Lecturer at Loughborough University London and Strategic Architect for the LU Race Equity Strategy talks through Loughborough University's Race Equity Guiding Principles.

These principles have been developed by members of the BAME Staff Network to support all those who are asked to take action in the area of race equality, and address the wide variation in understanding around race that currently exists across the University.

00:00:25 Avoid negative impacts on BAME staff and students by efforts to advance race equality at the University.
00:01:41 Respect the stories and identities of BAME staff and students.
00:03:02 Accept the need for safer spaces.
00:04:23 Centre the collective expertise of BAME staff and students
00:05:36 Enable the leadership and participation on decision-making bodies of BAME staff and students.
00:07:05 Recognise the valuable contributions of BAME staff and students.
00:08:35 Familiarise those involved with the characteristics of structural, systemic and institutional racism, white supremacy culture and bias of professionalism standards.
00:10:56 Acknowledge and account for intersectionality, or the knowledge that people can be multiply and simultaneously marginalised or advantaged.
00:11:32 Recall that BAME is not a homogeneous group but instead a catch-all and contested term that covers a range of individuals, groups and lived experiences.
00:13:04 Call on knowledge, skill and leadership in relation to racial equality and equity initiatives according to experience and competence.

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