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SUMMARY:How to engage people that disagree with you (Part 2)
DESCRIPTION:PODCAST \nHow to engage people that disagree with you (Part 2) – with Magid Magid Ever struggled speaking with people who disagree with you?  \nWant to learn how to speak with people outside your echo chamber?  \nAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcasts by tackling a big question in activism – how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? In part 2 of this episode\, we hear from Director of Union of Justice\, as well as ex Lord Mayor of Sheffield and MEP\, Magid Magid \nIn part 1 of this episode we heard from Irise‘s young’ trustee and Empower Period Committee chair Sophie Rowson\, Irise’s ‘Agent of Change’ and Empower Period Forum member Nkechi Adeboye\, Irise’s UK Projects Manager Acushla Young and Founder.  \nAbout the speakers \nAbout Magid Magid \nMagid Magid is a Somali-British race and climate justice activist/organiser and author who came to the UK as a refugee aged five. He is Founder & Director of Union of Justice. He was a member of the European Parliament representing Yorkshire & the Humber\, Mayor of his beloved city\, Sheffield and was also an elected councillor representing his community. He sits on the Board of Trustees for the think tank ‘Friends of Europe’ and is co-chair of refugee charity ‘City of Sanctuary Sheffield’. Magid was also named one of TIME’s 100 rising stars shaping the future of the world. \nAbout Acushla Young \nMy name is Acushla Young and I am the UK Project Manager at Irise International. Irise works with girls\, women and people with periods across the UK and East Africa to end period poverty and shame\, and empower menstruators to reach their full potential. I first got involved with Irise as part of my Master’s course\, where I worked with our incredible team in Uganda to produce project evaluation. Now I have the honour of supporting hundreds of young people to lead their communities to period freedom. I am also on the board of trustees at Girl Friendly Society\, a fantastic organisation that builds girl’s confidence and ability to thrive in the UK. \nAbout Sophie Rowson \nSophie is a researcher and menstrual equality advocate living in Sheffield. She has been part of the Irise community since 2018 having started out as a fundraising and campaigning volunteer before joining Irise’s UK Board of Trustees in 2019. She believes in the power of collective youth-led advocacy and action to create a better world in which people with periods can thrive.  \nAbout Nkechi Adeboye  \nNkechi is a recent graduate of economics and software engineering with a range of volunteering experience with Sheffield based and international charity which in addition to Irise International\, include FoodWorks\, South Yorkshire Housing Association\, Women Working Worldwide and Chayn. Interest areas of Nkechi include the role of FinTech for financial inclusion\, tech policy and the role of technological advancement for the effective realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals.  \nOrganisation \nOther podcast episodes		\n		AFCT Podcast LaunchJuly 26\, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pmThe Act for Change Together Podcast platforms the experiences of young people across the UK who want to change the narrative on assumptions that have been made about them. How to engage people that disagree with you (part 1)July 26\, 2021 @ 7:30 pm - 8:00 pmAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcast by tackling a big question in activism - how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? 		\n		Mental Health in EducationJuly 27\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmNewport Mind present a podcast looking at Mental Health in education\, specifically secondary school provision for teachers. More than a statisticJuly 28\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmHeadlines about young people with lived experience of care focus on the negatives. We’re told they’re trouble-makers\, don’t do well at school\, live their lives on benefits and getting mixed up in crime. 		\n		Stop and SearchJuly 28\, 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:00 pmYoung people of The Warren are joined by the head of stop and search in Hull. We work with many young people who have been through the stop and search process and feel they have been stereotyped not only because of their race but also their age\, appearance and gender. 		\n		Being a Young RefugeeJuly 29\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmThe Kent Refugee Action Network (KRAN) presents a podcast on the false and harmful stereotypes that refugees confront. Narrated by KRAN's Youth Ambassadors\, young refugees describe their reality\, made worse by common myths about who they are\, and what they seek. 		\n		Being TransJuly 30\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmHow would you feel if your very existence was being debated\, ridiculed and judged everyday? Not just by the expected crowds\, but people who you love and share community with? 		\n		Facebook Has No StandardsJuly 30\, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 4:30 pmWe share our stories of times people have assumed we’re not capable because of our disabilities\, how this made us feel and how this has pushed us to become activists. 		\n		How to engage people that disagree with you (Part 2)July 31\, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 2:30 pmAward winning menstrual health charity Irise International open the Act for Change Together podcasts by tackling a big question in activism - how do we engage people in our work who disagree with us? Share This Story\, Choose Your Platform!
URL:https://actforchangetogether.org.uk/event/how-to-engage-people-that-disagree-with-you-part-2/
CATEGORIES:Irise,Podcast
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