Developing our Racial Consciousness as Coaching Professionals with Bernice Hewson
The subject of race has long been taboo in British society however, since May 2020 when George Floyd was murdered and protests broke out around the world, the discourse has changed.
In our workplaces, executives are under the spotlight to ensure diversity and inclusion is on the agenda. In your role as their independent sounding board, the person in their corner that brings challenge and supports change, how well equipped do you feel holding that space?
Developing our racial consciousness means to build knowledge and awareness of the racial inequalities that exist in society and understanding how these inequalities impact our everyday institutions and lived experiences.
This session sets out to explore the value of racial consciousness and how vital it is, individually and professionally, if we are to truly flourish.
Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James A. Baldwin
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About Bernice Hewson
Bernice Hewson, founder of Raising Racial Consciousness Ltd (RRC) is on a mission to disrupt our common-sense mode of thinking in pursuit of a racially equitable society. Working with Leadership teams, Executive Coaches, Supervisors, Mentors and Coach Service Providers, RRC seeks to raise individual and collective racial consciousness as the foundation for driving change
As an EMCC accredited coach and emotional intelligence practitioner with a Psychosocial MA in ‘Race’, Empire and Post coloniality, Bernice adopts an integrated approach to anti-racism work that operates with hearts and minds to drive change.