#BAMEOver
Following Inc Arts UK statement on the use of the term BAME, Touchstone has surveyed all our staff on the terminology Touchstone should be using to describe people who are not “White British”. Please see below the outcome of that consultation and our statement on the terminology Touchstone will use
Healthy Ramadan Cookery Book by Ellen Rabia & Lena Meryem
Asalamu Alaikum everyone. I’ve compiled a few recipes and ideas for Ramadan to raise awareness about eating dishes that are healthy, ethical, wholesome, vegetarian, very tasty and also that can be made from seasonal and local sources with an added benefit of zero waste. It’s often thought that vegetarian food
Ramadan advice for employers
Ramadan starts today for millions of Muslims all over the world and many of our staff, volunteers and service users will be fasting. The below link is to a briefing document from the organisation Muslim Engagement and Development (MEND) which outlines ways we can all support our staff, volunteers and
*Potentially triggering blog* Raising awareness of maternal health disparities amongst Black Mothers
Black Maternal Health Week, April 11-17 2021, was established in the United States to raise awareness about the alarming rate at which Black mothers face life-threatening experiences while pregnant. In November 2020, the Joint Committee on Human Rights released a report titled Black People, Racism and Human Rights. At the time, it found black women were five
Trans Day of Visibility – Quenby Harley
Today is Transgender Day of Visibility, and as a trans person I have mixed feelings about it. On the one hand I love to see trans experiences being shared, trans representation in my favourite shows, and more people seeing this and realising they're not alone. But in some ways we
Trans Day of Visibility – Finn Dobson
My name is Finn, my pronouns are they/them, and I’m a Peer Support Worker with Leeds Mental Wellbeing Service (LMWS) and the Community Pain Service. I also happen to be transgender and non-binary (meaning my gender identity doesn’t fit within the binary categories of man and woman). When I came