Granger Reis

What a night! 🎉 Thank you to everyone who attended and engaged with the launch of The Legacy Report at packed out event at Simmons & Simmons in central London last night. This is a pivotal piece of work undertaken by our Real Assets team over 18 months, with more than 170 female real estate leaders. Backed by Real Estate Balance, the report reveals the key reasons women would leave the sector - with a resounding 80% citing lack of flexibility. The report was co-authored by GR's Real Assets Senior Partner Edward Ali M. and Michela Hancock, Managing Director, Greystar Europe, with a conclusion with Real Estate Balance MD Sue Brown. Michela was also part of a fascinating and lively panel discussion alongside Ciaran Bird, CEO UK & Ireland CBRE, Kate Craig Waller, Partner Granger Reis, Kate Curneen, Partner at Simmons & Simmons, and was moderated in style by Green Street News residential and retail editor Jessica Middleton-Pugh. The Legacy Report constitutes hundreds of hours of testimony and written feedback from the 172 women which revealed five key recommendations. ⤴️ Develop better flexible working as an absolute priority 🔝 Promote and recognise female talent in organisations 🙋🏽♂️ Foster male allies and develop role models 🏢 Build better support systems & networks 🫸🏼 Challenge cultural and institutional barriers Our heartfelt thanks to everyone who contributed. We are already looking forward to what comes next. Read the full report and join the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/ecufavzA #genderdiversity #influentialchange #realestate #leadership

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 $𝟯𝟭𝗯𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. But according to this article in Global Trade Magazine two-thirds of executives are concerned about continued economic unpredictability and cybersecurity threats. The following 10 trends showcase the vital need for investment in skills to help manage high-risk environments to build resilient networks and seize new opportunities in the complex supply chain environment. One stand-out area is the prediction around integrating autonomous vehicles and drones in last-mile delivery to improve efficiency and reduce costs. We'll be watching this space with interest. Read more here 👇: https://lnkd.in/g8jatJCv #supplychainmanagement #investinskills #leadership #ESG

𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Real Estate Balance, 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟳𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿. The report showed that there is serious work to be done on access to flexible working and a real need for representation, male allies, and a culture change to support more inclusive policy-led working environments. This insight was gained by our amazing Real Assets team under the direction of Edward Ali M., over 18 months of commitment and dedication and feedback on the launch event at Simmons & Simmons has shown how endemic the problems continue to be. You can read the full report here and please contact our team if you would like to find out more about the insight and how we can create the change needed together. 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗶𝘀.𝗮𝗶/𝘁𝗵𝗲-𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗰𝘆-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁-𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 #genderequality #realassets #thelegacyproject #influentialchange

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙮𝙚𝙩 𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙤𝙧 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙? According to Stuart Hayton, Weir's VP in Comminution in the Netherlands, it centres around 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘀; 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲, 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿, 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. In this article he expands on Weir Minerals' commitment to providing innovative end-to-end people-focused solutions that accelerate the transition to smart, efficient and sustainable mining. This is as the mining and OEM community stands on the cusp of the ‘floodgates’ opening on multiple major projects.  As Stuart says: “𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝘀. “𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 ‘𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗻’ 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹.” Read more here from our Natural Resources partner Alexis Bird with expert insights into how to plan for the future today. https://lnkd.in/eW4g2nyb #floodgatephenomenon #naturalresources #influentialchange #executivesearch

“I want to be a world-class player. I want to be a world-class mum - the challenge is, can you be both?” - Abbie Ward As the main sponsors of Bristol Bears Women, it has been fantastic to see co-captain Abbie's journey to be the first contracted England Rugby player to give birth and get back on the international field since the Red Roses went pro in 2019. In this ground-breaking role, Abbie was also the first to benefit from the Rugby Football Union's new maternity policy, which includes 26 weeks of fully-paid maternity leave, after announcing her pregnancy in 2023. This awesome documentary 'Bump in the Road' follows the Red Roses star as she embarked on her journey through pregnancy, begins life as a mother and returns to the pitch after the birth of daughter Hallie. Sue Anstiss MBE, who directed the documentary, said: “I believe this film will transcend the world of sport, resonating with audiences everywhere, especially with women who face the societal challenge of balancing careers with motherhood.” This is influential change in action and we can’t wait to see what Abbie and the team do in the season ahead! #genderequality #genderbalance #womeninsport #influentialchange https://lnkd.in/eiFm3usB

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙙 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙧𝙖𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙚𝙩𝙨? That was one of the key questions our industry experts Craig Davidge and Thomas Hateley addressed when they spoke with more than 50 students at LBS Infrastructure & Construction Club. During the interactive session they investigated how executive search has evolved and how important Leadership Assessment is in today's talent market. Craig and Thomas also shared knowledge of the impact of the infrastructure value chain, asset operations, ESG initiatives and global private equity, providing a snapshot of future global talent trends in the real asset sector. Thank you to Radim Radkovsky and the organisers for hosting – and to all the incredible students who attended. The future of the industry is indeed looking bright! #realassets #realestate #infrastructure #construction #executivesearch #futureleaders #influentialchange Alvaro Canga Ruiz, Jose Luis Garcia Rubio, Hanping Wen, Marcella Thompson, Jinlong LI, Alexandra Ramírez Contreras

In the rapidly evolving battery industry, U.S. businesses face the challenge of regaining market leadership. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace highlights the necessity for the United States to focus on next-generation battery technologies to leapfrog current global leaders. To facilitate this transformation, leaders should: 💰 𝙄𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣: Prioritise research and development in advanced battery technologies to drive future growth. 🤝 𝙁𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘-𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙨: Collaborate with government entities to secure funding and support for scaling up new technologies. 🙋🏽♂️ 𝘿𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙡𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙩: Cultivate a workforce skilled in cutting-edge battery technologies to maintain a competitive edge. ⛓️ 𝙀𝙣𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚: Build robust and diversified supply chains to mitigate risks associated with global dependencies. This article showcases the pivotal role leaders have in empowering teams with the direction and resources needed to turn ambitious goals into achievable realities. #battery #energytransition #influentialchange https://lnkd.in/e9eArm-j

𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 Cracking Good Food C.I.C., 𝗮 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆. Manchester is home to most of our Advanced Technologies team and they are taking part in the campaign called ‘𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗞𝗶𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗢𝘂𝘁’. The campaign is a fundraiser for pre-loved kitchen items to be donated and redistributed to around 75 different organisations helping people in disadvantaged communities set up home after times of hardship. As part of the project, a bright orange 'bin' has been delivered to the office and the team will be taking the contents to a volunteering day on Dec 3rd, which will be the sixth event of its type. Over the previous five campaigns Cracking Good Food have worked alongside Recycle for Greater Manchester and Greater Manchester Environment Fund and have: • 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝟴.𝟭 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 • 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝟵𝟱.𝟱 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 • 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝟭𝟱𝟴 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀/𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 • 𝟵𝟰𝟳 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀 • 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝟭𝟵,𝟬𝟬𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: 𝗵𝘁𝘁𝗽𝘀://𝘄𝘄𝘄.𝗴𝗼𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗺𝗲.𝗰𝗼𝗺/𝗳/𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻-𝗸𝗶𝘁-𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗿 #bcorp #volunteering #manchesterbusiness #influentialchange

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 '𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴'. And, increasingly, CEOs and CFOs have been at the centre of this programme of transparency to ensure organisation-wide actions have longevity not just immediate impact. We are noticing some key trends arising including: 🏋🏾♀️ 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: doubling down on creating the teams who can deliver what is needed for the long haul 👀 𝗢𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹𝘀: increasing urgency to identify gaps between current disclosures and additional required information  📈 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀: assessing in real time sustainability-related risks and opportunities within the business and across the value chain 🤝 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲: Increased understanding of what investors need and capabilities to collaborate with climate governance experts Read our full insight on how this is impacting the Boardroom and how to build the right teams for 2025 here: https://lnkd.in/eyf-a-v6 #influentialchange #executivesearch #climatereporting

✨ 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 – 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗛𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 ✨ Black History Month this year has been about reclaiming and amplifying the narratives of Black people and communities – and there are few better ways to experience this than through the power of poetry and art. Earlier in the month, our Advanced Technology team had the privilege of attending an inspiring evening at The Poetry Place in Manchester in support of Black History Month. They were fortunate to witness the artists share thoughts, experiences, reflections and create an evening that was both moving and transformative. As a whole business, we also learned some important lessons to help us activate change and are seeing the month out with some key learnings: 𝟭. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟮. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 – 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝟯. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗵𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆, 𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝟰. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝗹𝗹-𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸 - 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲! There is so much work to do, but creativity and curiosity is a wonderful place to support greater understanding, so thank you to the wonderful poets who performed including: Reece Williams; Dija Bhlue; Griot Gabriel; Diary of a Poet. Ros Deans, Sara Cruttenden, Nick Williams, Nikita Pottinger, Cara Dineen #blackhistorymonth2024 #reclaimingnarratives #influentialchange