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DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE! WE CAN HELP YOU CALL OUT RACISM

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Feb 25
2 min

DON'T SUFFER IN SILENCE! WE CAN HELP YOU CALL OUT RACISM

HOW TO STOP RACISM IN ITS TRACKS. Reading this article made me think about the work I am doing coaching and supervising others in this area. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11788587/NHS-accused-institutional-racism-sidelined-black-nurse.html Racist behaviours within the workplace (and communities) certainly need to be challenged. Unfortunately it’s not always easy to find the courage. I am coaching a number of applied psychologists (and others) who are facing discrim

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BECOME A CHANGE MAKER IN FIGHTING WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jan 24
1 min

BECOME A CHANGE MAKER IN FIGHTING WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION

by Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah "The Six Stages Framework for personal growth and deeper development of conscience awareness is a tool for both personal and organisational development. Stage six of the Framework offers the opportunity for you to embrace leadership, and a higher and deeper understanding of self, with the goal of only having ‘one aligned face’ that is comfortable with moving beyond bias and discrimination." https://www.trainingzone.co.uk/lead/culture/become-a-chang

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The Asymptomatic Racists-If Racism Was A Virus…

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jan 22
2 min

The Asymptomatic Racists-If Racism Was A Virus…

See link for the article "If Racism was a Virus..." below Check out this Instagram reel which Ekua Cant sent to me. This guy’s description would fall within the ‘asymptomatic group’ described within my recent article ‘if racism was a virus’. I have provided an extract below of my article, but do check out the full article and let me know what you think. The link is at the bottom of this post. https://www.instagram.com/reel/CnnLs0RIf5y/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= “In virology terms t

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How can we create a workplace where 'masks of tolerance' do not exist?

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jan 17
1 min

How can we create a workplace where 'masks of tolerance' do not exist?

"When we are in the workplace we learn to walk the walk and talk the talk in line with our organisational values and expectations. We proudly wear #mask or faces that communicate acceptance and #tolerance of all people, regardless of their #ethnicity and racial background. The question is: how many of us keep these masks/faces on when we go home?" (M'gadzah, 2023) Ekua Cant and Dr Shungu Hilda M'gadzah invite HR leaders to reflect on how to embrace #leadership and create a tr

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Black teens misdiagnosed with aggression/ hostility disorders when depressed, anxious or traumatised

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Dec 20, 2022
2 min

Black teens misdiagnosed with aggression/ hostility disorders when depressed, anxious or traumatised

Many thanks Matt Richtel for this post. https://www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.nytimes.com/2022/12/13/health/adolescents-mental-health-psychiatry.amp.html https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shunguhildamgadzah_when-black-psychiatrists-reach-out-to-teens-activity-7009619207084457984-mh3_?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop For many years myself and other black psychologists (and a few white psychologists) have been raising the issues of differential diagnosis rel

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ANTI-RACISM SEMINARS

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Dec 17, 2022
1 min

PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT ANTI-RACISM SEMINARS

What are you doing to increase your understanding and ability to deal with racism? We saw recently just how important it is to check our biases and avoid discriminating. We need to keep up to date with what racism is and how it manifests. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-64005705?at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=link&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_id=151428A8-7D58-11ED-A0C9-DE9E96E8478F&at_medium=social&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_ori

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Are You Concerned About The Increasing Levels Of Hate Crime? The Six Stages Framework Can Help.

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Oct 29, 2022
6 min

Are You Concerned About The Increasing Levels Of Hate Crime? The Six Stages Framework Can Help.

Sharp Rise In Hate Crimes: Deeply Worrying And Highlights That Not Enough Is Being Done By The Government and Organisations On 6th October 2022 the UK government published the annual national statistics on hate crime in England and Wales. The sharp rise in hate crimes is deeply worrying and highlights that not enough is being done by the Government to firstly explore why these crimes are happening and secondly to educate people, at scale, about why these feelings exist in the

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Everyone is talking about the Six Stages Framework!

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Oct 22, 2022
1 min

Everyone is talking about the Six Stages Framework!

The word is spreading about the Six Stages Framework. More and more people are talking about it! Read more here for the evidence. 72 people have signed onto the next free Eventbrite seminar : In what ways do we discriminate? Inclusion Discrimination Profiles. It’s on 2nd November at 7pm BST. Why not come and join us, we have some great discussions. When people register for the event I ask them how they heard about the seminar and it’s amazing how the word is spreading about S

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Aug 19, 2022
1 min

IN WHAT WAYS DO WE DISCRIMINATE?

In what ways do we discriminate? We all like to think we’re good people but the truth is we all have biases. What are yours and how do they show up? What impact do our biases have on the people we work with and on our clients? Come and explore your individual discrimination inclusion profile as well as that of your organisation. This workshop/discussion will support individuals in using the Six Stages Framework as a tool for identifying individual and organisational profiles.

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 30, 2022
1 min

Own your privilege and be proud of it!

YES, I AM PRIVILEGED! OWN IT AND BE PROUD OF IT! HOW ARE YOU USING YOUR PRIVILEGE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE? My gardener came round with his brother who seems to have a learning disability. He saw my car and said loudly “privileged, isn’t she?”His brother told him you can’t say that. But you know what he’s right, compared to many I am. At first I felt uncomfortable and embarrassed and then I stopped and embraced it. We should be proud of our privilege, it means we are in a positio

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 28, 2022
1 min

DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS MADE FUN

Check out my conversation with Grandma Cheri. How the six stages framework can be applied to other areas of discriminations. Reflections on Roe v Wade, human rights and social justice issues. #games #DEI #racism #organisationaltool #organisationalchange #schools #discriminations #sixstagesframework #biases #disability #identity #gender #intersectionality #communitynarratives #allyships #personaldevelopment #charityfundraising #foodbanks #humanity #promotingsocialjustice #pa

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Community Narratives & Diversity and Inclusion

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 24, 2022
1 min

Community Narratives & Diversity and Inclusion

Join me today at 19:00hrs BST for free seminar- details below. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-narratives-for-dealing-with-everyday-prejudice-discriminations-tickets-357207365847 #sixstagesframework #choices #Compassion #Humanity #BuildingBridgesOfEmpathy #Tolerance #Discriminations #Prejudice #SixStagesFramework #antiracism #DEI #DiversityEquityInclusion #Clubhouse #leadership #Board #allyship #LeadershipDevelopment #antiracist #DiversityandInclusion #racism #Hate

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Supporting Individuals and Organisations in their Journey Towards Anti-racist Development

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 17, 2022
3 min

Supporting Individuals and Organisations in their Journey Towards Anti-racist Development

Using Structured Conversations and Frameworks. So why do I spend hours doing this work? I consider it my responsibility to bring change into this world. We all have a responsibility to help change narratives and to leave the world in a better place than when we entered it. So, what stops us getting on board the anti-racism train. The truth is for some of us it’s fear. We have been led to believe that it’s best to keep silent when issues around race are being discussed. The Si

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 3, 2022
1 min

A Message of Hope

I wrote a blog THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE EVIL AND WORSE STILL THE INDIFFERENT and then I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it. So ask me again do I believe in good and evil? The Six Stages Framework and The Prejudice Racism Equity Spectrum can be adapted to help us understand and deal with other areas of discriminations. It does so by providing us with the language and structure to talk about challenging issues. How does the Six Stages Framework help us talk abou

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 2, 2022
1 min

Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Discriminations and Behaviours

Unfortunately, my Linkedin Live broadcast did not work so I am sharing the recording I made. The full presentation is available on Anchor Fm as a podcast. https://anchor.fm/shungu-hilda-mgadzah/episodes/Understanding-and-Dealing-with-Everyday-Discriminations-and-Behaviours-e1je2li The Six Stages Framework and The Prejudice Racism Equity Spectrum can be adapted to help us understand and deal with other areas of discriminations. It does so by providing us with the language and

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Let’s Talk About Everyday Discriminations and Behaviours.

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

Jun 2, 2022
1 min

Let’s Talk About Everyday Discriminations and Behaviours.

Today, I'm hosting Understanding and Dealing with Everyday Discriminations and Behaviours. Would you like to attend? https://www.linkedin.com/posts/shunguhildamgadzah_work-community-hr-activity-6938109428151795712-_EQ-?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web I will be discussing the stages of the SIX STAGES FRAMEWORK from my new book. For a summary of the stages visit my website. https://www.sixstagesframework.com/six-stages-framework/what-are-the-six-stages/

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE EVIL AND WORSE STILL THE INDIFFERENT.

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 29, 2022
9 min

THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE EVIL AND WORSE STILL THE INDIFFERENT.

USA shootings- round and round we go: The nightmare merry-go-round which no one seems willing or able to switch off, whilst parents scream get our children off and don’t put any more on. But like some terrifying déjà vu, it carries on turning and the eerie music is all too familiar to us all as we have heard it before. There are those that speak out when they see that things are not right whilst there are others that are silent, in denial, turn the other way and worse still a

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CONSULTATION HELPLINE OFFERING EXPERT ADVICE AND COACHING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION ISSUES

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 28, 2022
3 min

CONSULTATION HELPLINE OFFERING EXPERT ADVICE AND COACHING ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION ISSUES

I am introducing a confidential coaching service which offers the following: A) Opportunity to explore your biases and discriminations with an expert B) Opportunity to reflect on any discriminations (including racism) you may be experiencing within the community or workplace? https://clarity.fm/dr-shungum-gadzah A. Explore your Biases & Discriminations: The Prejudice, Racism & Equity Spectrum Are you ready to do the work? Are you ready to transform your understanding an

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Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 25, 2022
1 min

Conversations that make a difference: Community NarrativesChild Q & training for police and one man

"I’m in a hotel sipping coffee and two white guys in their 60's walk in and start playing snooker and we start talking about racism and some of our experiences." This podcast and zoom involves me telling Penny Holding about this conversation and others. Watch or listen to us as two psychologists reflecting on anti-racism and the work required in this area. The conversation helps us reflect on individual experiences of being viewed as racist and how deep quality listening can

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Why is so little being done to challenge the negative rhetoric around racist thinking & behaviours?

Dr Shungu Hilda M’gadzah

May 15, 2022
6 min

Why is so little being done to challenge the negative rhetoric around racist thinking & behaviours?

There’s no place for hate violence in our communities. Why is it that we keep saying hate crime doesn’t exist and that black people have negative narratives of their experiences. This is what happens when we turn a blind eye to the biases and discriminations we see on a day-to-day basis. How was it that an 18-year-old white young man became so filled with hate that he drove three hours to go target and shoot black people. 13 people were shot, 11 died. 11 of those shot were b

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