52 min

Now is the Time for Real Change / with Pheona Matovu Trust Me, I'm a Leader

    • Management

“Scotland needs to be louder on the issue of racism...” In the final episode of series 2, Martin Ewart and Suzanne Lamont are joined by Pheona Matovu - co-founder of Radiant and Brighter. They discuss the impact of George Floyd’s murder on conversations about race and injustice now taking place around the world. Pheona talks about the need to fully get to grips with meaning of racism and the importance of developing solutions with the right people. She goes on to share her experience of becoming aware of racism after moving from Uganda to the UK. Martin, Suzanne and Pheona end the episode with a discussion about how organisations are responding to the challenge of bringing about real change. 


Pheona Matovu: ‘Pheona is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of Radiant and Brighter Community Interest Company - an award winning social enterprise founded with her husband Micheal Matovu in 2012’ (from LinkedIn).


RECOMMENDATIONS:


Suzanne: ‘Unremembered - Britain's Forgotten War Heroes’ - documentary on Channel 4 - www.channel4.com/programmes/unremembered-britains-forgotten-war-heroes


Pheona:


‘Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race’ - book by Reni Eddo-Lodge - www.waterstones.com/book/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race/reni-eddo-lodge/9781408870587‘Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance’ - book by Barack Obama - www.waterstones.com/book/dreams-from-my-father/barack-obama/9781782119258

Martin: ‘The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration’ - book by Isabel Wilkerson - www.waterstones.com/book/the-warmth-of-other-suns/isabel-wilkerson/9780141995151


For more information about Trust Me, I'm a Leader, visit: www.thebiglight.com/trustmeimaleader

“Scotland needs to be louder on the issue of racism...” In the final episode of series 2, Martin Ewart and Suzanne Lamont are joined by Pheona Matovu - co-founder of Radiant and Brighter. They discuss the impact of George Floyd’s murder on conversations about race and injustice now taking place around the world. Pheona talks about the need to fully get to grips with meaning of racism and the importance of developing solutions with the right people. She goes on to share her experience of becoming aware of racism after moving from Uganda to the UK. Martin, Suzanne and Pheona end the episode with a discussion about how organisations are responding to the challenge of bringing about real change. 


Pheona Matovu: ‘Pheona is a social entrepreneur and the co-founder of Radiant and Brighter Community Interest Company - an award winning social enterprise founded with her husband Micheal Matovu in 2012’ (from LinkedIn).


RECOMMENDATIONS:


Suzanne: ‘Unremembered - Britain's Forgotten War Heroes’ - documentary on Channel 4 - www.channel4.com/programmes/unremembered-britains-forgotten-war-heroes


Pheona:


‘Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race’ - book by Reni Eddo-Lodge - www.waterstones.com/book/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race/reni-eddo-lodge/9781408870587‘Dreams From My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance’ - book by Barack Obama - www.waterstones.com/book/dreams-from-my-father/barack-obama/9781782119258

Martin: ‘The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration’ - book by Isabel Wilkerson - www.waterstones.com/book/the-warmth-of-other-suns/isabel-wilkerson/9780141995151


For more information about Trust Me, I'm a Leader, visit: www.thebiglight.com/trustmeimaleader

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