Equity, diversity and inclusion programme
Putting equity, diversity and inclusion at the forefront of our city, we are co-ordinating a fully funded programme where organisations will come together to challenge established practice with a view to enacting genuine change through our commitment to inclusion in Southampton.
Delivered through a series of sessions from January – April 2024, the group will be open to a range of organisations motivated to drive lasting change and impact in Southampton. The sessions will be led by EDI expert and highly skilled facilitator, Amanda Parker.
Amanda Parker is the Founder of Inc Arts UK, a national centre for advocacy for the creative, contractual and economic rights of the UK’s ethnically diverse arts sector workforce. As CEO, Parker led Inc Arts to produce sector-leading research and consultancy on equity, diversity and inclusion in creative and cultural organisations. Amanda was one of this year’s recipients of the Olivier Awards Industry Recognition Award for her work in this field.
Amanda Parker’s career spans screen, broadcast, arts and culture – including Director, London Short Film Festival and Editor of Arts Professional magazine. A former BBC programme maker and arts campaigns manager, she’s a Trustee of the RSC, and advisor to the UK Coalition for Cultural Diversity.
“We’re a creative culture and a creative nation; we grasp the new and we’re ready to explore. We always have been”
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