Anil Soni is the CEO of the World Health Organisation Foundation and in this episode he shares his own journey, from privilege to understanding and curating his relative privilege in order to balance the scales for social justice in the arena of healthcare

He discusses why the only way to achieve equity, fairness dignity and decency is to acknowledge the source of the inequality and to ensure we are all conducting repair in the work we do and the way we conduct our lives

KEY TAKEAWAYS 

• There has been progress but there is much more to do to achieve health for all
• The systems represent structural discrimination and we are all complicit in them 
• We all need to share in the reckoning and recognise the ways in which the systems are operating 
• Aid is a system where we move money from wealthy countries to poorer countries but the wealth we are moving is itself stolen as a consequence of hundreds of years of injustice 
• development, philanthropy and charity are themselves systems that are the product of injustice 
• It’s uncomfortable to realise you are complicit but investing in the internal work is the only way to bring change and each of us needs to try and understand the lived experiences of people whose lives are different to ours 

BEST MOMENTS 

‘Equity is a concept that’s come alive for me’

‘Now I aspire to be more of an agent of restorative justice’

‘Equity has to be about repair and it requires us to acknowledge that the inequality that exists in the world today is a product of systems injustice’ 

VALUABLE RESOURCES

Privilege Survey  https://intelligentlinking261447.typeform.com/to/SNkQvD0v

Website: https://belongingpioneers.com/privilege-research-and-podcast

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ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ishreen Bradley is a Strategic Pioneer who guides Professional Leaders to navigate complex situations and achieve success with clarity, confidence, and courage. Her focus is to cultivate mindsets and cultures that acknowledge valuable differences, inclusive behaviours, and authentic leadership.  She advises, consults, trains, and coaches senior leaders through her compassionate, intuitive and incisive approach - facilitating them to develop themselves and their teams towards their growth strategy.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ishreenbradley/

Kami Nuttall is a culture at work expert, derived from 20 years of experience working with organisations, seeing how they work from a governance, risk, ways of working and people perspectives - understanding the human experience at work. And because she is committed to human development, she is building on her psychology and social anthropology background – she has trained with the Anti-Discrimination Foundation on culture, heritage, and anti-discrimination practices, and is a qualified hypnotherapist. Her purpose is to help leaders create cultures that are inclusive, and psychologically safe, that enable people to safely speak up.  She is driven to do this work because of her belief that organisations should maintain and evidence high standards of accountability towards their people and customers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaminuttall-cultureguru-cultureauditor/

Privilege, Eruption, Culture, Diversity, inclusion, Equity, diverse, cultural, impact, power: https://privilege-eruption.com