Episode 4 from BAMEOTUK Network, Let's talk to BME leaders about leadership. This podcast is a joint venture with LSBU AHP BAME Academics and Brunel university occupational therapy course. BAMEOTUK Network members requested a podcast about BME leaders, so we did just that.

Panel: Professor Maria Stokes, Denise Sterling, Andre Ansah, Vimal Sriram

Angela Davis, renowned American political activist, philosopher, academic, and author “We have to talk about liberating minds as well as liberating society”. You are all potential leaders, liberate your minds about your place as leaders.

Episode 003 - Let's Talk to White Allies 

In this episode, we discuss what an ally is, some of the the boundaries to becoming an ally and what strategies an ally can take to be influence change.

This was a collaborative episode between @BAMEOTUK and Bridges Self Management (Twitter: @bridgesselfmgmt) 

Host: Scott Ballard-Ridley (Twitter: @ballardridley) 

Co Host: Mish Ahmed-Landeryou (Twitter: @LecturerMish) 

Panel 

Rachael Moses (Twitter: @AHPLeader )

Sean Pert (Twitter: @SeanPert ) 

John Hammond (Twitter: @johnishappier )

Books to refer to are:

 1. Becoming an Ally by Ann Bishop; 

2. Fieldnotes on Allyship Achieving Equality Together by S. Matlock & C. Rivers

The 5 steps to Allyship (Bishop 2015) were also discussed, please see these below.

1. The personal is political 

2. Understanding different oppressions 

3. Consciousness & healing 

4. Becoming a worker in your own liberation 

5. Becoming an ally

Welcome to our 2nd podcast from BAMEOTUK Network a Let’s Talk series. This is Episode 2 - Part 3, and as we are still celebrating 33rd Black History Month October 2020, we thought it would be advantageous to discuss with Black Male Occupational Therapists, a rarity in the profession, about their experience of the profession. Since these guys had loads to talk about we have broken the audio down into three parts, this is real life experience discussions. Wow wow wow! 

[If you are a Black Asian or other ethnicity student, clinician or educator why not join BAMEOTUK Network today, DM us on twitter @BAMEOTUK] 

Question in Part 3:  What makes you proud to be an occupational therapist and how would you encourage Black males into the profession? 

Host: Mish Ahmed-Landeryou (Tweet @LecturerMish) 

Panel: Kwaku Agyemang (Tweet @kwakuot or @ot_chill), Oliver Miller (Tweet @iamoliboi) , Chiké Okonji (Tweet @ch33kz_), Valentine Mutsvairo (Tweet @iamvalentine_ot), Andre Ansah (Instagram - @blackobjectiveuk) [If you are a Black Male Occupational Therapy student, clinician or educator and want to join the Black Male OT WhatsApp Group, DM Kwaku on twitter]

Welcome to our 2nd podcast from BAMEOTUK Network a Let’s Talk series. This is Episode 2 - Part 2, and as we are still celebrating 33rd Black History Month October 2020, we thought it would be advantageous to discuss with Black Male Occupational Therapists, a rarity in the profession, about their experience of the profession. Since these guys had loads to talk about we have broken the episode into different parts, this is real life experience discussions. Wow wow wow!

[If you are a Black Asian or other ethnicity student, clinician or educator why not join BAMEOTUK Network today, DM us on twitter @BAMEOTUK] Part Questions In Part 2 -Why do you think there are so few Black male occupational therapists?

Host: Mish Ahmed-Landeryou (Tweet @LecturerMish)

Panel: Kwaku Agyemang (Tweet @kwakuot or @ot_chill), Oliver Miller (Tweet @iamoliboi) , Chiké Okonji (Tweet @ch33kz_), Valentine Mutsvairo (Tweet @iamvalentine_ot), Andre Ansah (Instagram @blackobjectiveuk) [If you are a Black Male Occupational Therapy student, clinician or educator and want to join the Black Male OT WhatsApp Group, DM Kwaku on twitter]

Welcome to our 2nd podcast from BAMEOTUK Network a Let’s Talk series. This is Episode 2, and as we are still celebrating 33rd Black History Month October 2020, we thought it would be advantageous to discuss with Black Male Occupational Therapists, a rarity in the profession, about their experience of the profession. Since these guys had loads to talk about we have broken the video into different parts, this is real life experience discussions. Wow wow wow! 

[If you are a Black Asian or other ethnicity student, clinician or educator why not join BAMEOTUK Network today, DM us on twitter @BAMEOTUK] Part Questions In Part 1 - Introductions, How did you find out about occupational therapy?  What specialism do you work in as an occupational therapist and what does your work involve? 

Host: Mish Ahmed-Landeryou (Tweet @LecturerMish) 

Panel: Kwaku Agyemang (Tweet @kwakuot or @ot_chill), Oliver Miller (Tweet @iamoliboi) , Chiké Okonji (Tweet @ch33kz_), Valentine Mutsvairo (Tweet @iamvalentine_ot), Andre Ansah (Instagram @blackobjectiveuk) [If you are a Black Male Occupational Therapy student, clinician or educator and want to join the Black Male OT WhatsApp Group, DM Kwaku on twitter]

Hello welcome to our first podcast from BAMEOTUK Network, a Let’s talk series. 

This is Episode 1, Let’s Talk with Black Female Occupational Therapists in the UK about their job. 

This episode is taking place in Black History Month October 2020.    

BAMEOTUK (Black Asian Minority Ethnic Occupational Therapy UK) Network  was formed as a response to the ongoing race and health inequalities that are impacting the global majority populations in the UK, affecting life expectancy, access to services and resources for a healthy life, educational attainment and career progression, just to name a few. This was ever more brought into the public view by the world televised murder of George Floyd in May 2020 that highlighted the existing status quo of social injustice and inequity for people of colour and marginalised groups. Furthermore, during this time, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists’ (RCOT) response to this event was a lack of show of compassion and solidarity with its paying members from the global majority populations in the UK. Additionally, the Public Health Report (2020) identified the disproportionate deaths of people of colour from the COVID19 virus, due to existing and unattended race and health inequalities due to institutional racism.