The Quiet Revolution

brap and Joy Warmington

The world feels louder and more divided than ever. In the face of resurfacing prejudice and public unrest, many organisations are retreating into silence, or worse, performance. But behind closed doors, a different kind of work is happening. The Quiet Revolution asks what happens when we stop performing anti-racism and start living it. Hosted by Joy Warmington (CEO, brap), this five-part series takes you inside the rooms where that shift is actually being led. From major NHS trusts to national charities, we follow the collisions, the resistance, and the breakthroughs that occur when anti-racism meets power. These are not polished PR stories; they are honest accounts of the human cost of change. This is not a podcast about quick fixes or "fixing people." Drawing on brap’s 25 years of practice, the series moves beyond toolkits to examine the quiet habits and everyday assumptions that keep inequality in place. It explores how we hold space for the uncomfortable and why real leadership is often about staying in the room when everyone else wants to leave. The Quiet Revolution is a limited series from brap, launching February 2026. Listen and subscribe to the series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at brap.org.uk. Produced by www.wearefieldwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Season 1

  1. EPISODE 1

    The Illusion of Progress

    In this debut episode of The Quiet Revolution, host Joy Warmington sits down with brap colleagues Cheryl Garvey (brap Associate) and Lakshnie Hettihewa (Psychotherapeutic Lead) to ask a difficult question: Have we gone backwards? As racist rhetoric returns to public life and flags appear on our streets, they explore whether the last few decades of progress were real, or merely a veneer that hid a society in deep distress. This raw conversation moves beyond the diagnosis to ask how we hold space for grief without validating hate, and why true progress means fixing the conditions where racism grows. In this episode, we cover: The Veneer of Progress: Why the "politically correct" era forced honest conversations underground, only for them to explode now.Backlash as Evidence: Why the current unrest might actually be a sign that the old systems are under threat.The Politics of Grief: Understanding how survival mode and loss of identity fuel division, and how to address the fear without validating the racism.Hope in Resistance: Why the counter-resistance is just as important as the backlash.Guest Bios: Cheryl Garvey and Lakshnie Hettihewa are senior brap Associates and long-time activists at brap, bringing decades of experience in navigating systemic oppression, community cohesion, and organisational change. Resources Mentioned: brap Website & ToolsJoin the Equality Republic Music featured: Melting Glass by Eden AveryFloodsNeutral State by Blue SagaEntanglement by Luba HilmanMissing Memories by Christopher Moe DitlevsenOut of the World by Axon TerminalFaunaThis is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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The world feels louder and more divided than ever. In the face of resurfacing prejudice and public unrest, many organisations are retreating into silence, or worse, performance. But behind closed doors, a different kind of work is happening. The Quiet Revolution asks what happens when we stop performing anti-racism and start living it. Hosted by Joy Warmington (CEO, brap), this five-part series takes you inside the rooms where that shift is actually being led. From major NHS trusts to national charities, we follow the collisions, the resistance, and the breakthroughs that occur when anti-racism meets power. These are not polished PR stories; they are honest accounts of the human cost of change. This is not a podcast about quick fixes or "fixing people." Drawing on brap’s 25 years of practice, the series moves beyond toolkits to examine the quiet habits and everyday assumptions that keep inequality in place. It explores how we hold space for the uncomfortable and why real leadership is often about staying in the room when everyone else wants to leave. The Quiet Revolution is a limited series from brap, launching February 2026. Listen and subscribe to the series on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at brap.org.uk. Produced by www.wearefieldwork.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.