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Transformative Summer Internships at Diversity Role Models: Lesley, Elena and Kabir share their storiesBy Diversity Role Models Team
In the summer of 2023, Diversity Role Models had the privilege of hosting three remarkable interns who had signed up as part of the SOAS University internship scheme. Here's a summary of their summer with us...
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My first year at Diversity Role ModelsBy Matt Garvey
Reflections on my first year at Diversity Role Models: CEO Update, June 2023.
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Celebrate Pride Month with the 'Proud Beary' Auction Prize by Thomas WolskiBy Diversity Role Models Team
Join us at the Diversity Role Models Summer Soiree Pride Fundraiser for a chance to bid in the auction and win exclusive 'Proud Beary' artwork by artist, Thomas Wolski. Find out more about this unique piece of artwork and how to purchase tickets to the event here...
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Empowering Change: Join Our #50for50 Schools Campaign to End LGBTQ+ BullyingBy Matt Garvey
This May and through to August we are launching our £50k for 50 schools campaign for the 2023-24 academic year . Our aim is to support 50 schools in the most deprived parts of the country to end LGBTQ+ bullying. Let’s give the pupils of today the role models many of us never had. Support our £50k for 50 schools’ campaign and together we can change the future.
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The Power of Being an Upstander, Not a Bystander, in Ending LGBTQ+ BullyingBy Matt Garvey
If you see someone in trouble, by being an Upstander NOT Bystander you might be the lifeline they need.
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Celebrating our new lookBy Diversity Role Models Team
Introducing…our new logo! Our starburst has had an upgrade. Now with the inclusion of the six core Pride Flag colours and smaller circle spokes representing the full LGBTQ+ flag. As our CEO, Matt Garvey, explains, with this new logo ‘we wanted to reaffirm our commitment to ending bullying on the basis of gender identity or sexuality.'
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Reach Out this #AntiBullyingWeekBy Amanda Whiteside
This year, the theme for Anti Bullying Week is ‘Reach Out’. At Diversity Role Models we know how most victims of bullying suffer in silence. They are often ashamed at being bullied and unsure of who can help them. That means the bullying can go on for a long time with drastic consequences for the victim.
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How to identify bullying, challenge it and protect the victimBy Matt Garvey
For Anti Bullying Week 2022 Diversity Role Models’ focus is on being an ‘Upstander’ rather than a ‘Bystander’. An Upstander has the confidence to identify bullying, challenge it, and protect the victim. They aren’t just against bullying, they are anti-bullying.
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My DRM JourneyIn 2010, I first learned of the soon to be Diversity Role Models. I was immediately struck by the necessity of the charity and how it linked so very well to my own area of expertise – citizenship education. To break down barriers and misconceptions, to teach others about difference while connecting them with what we all share.
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