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“Diversity: the art of thinking independently together.”
This month, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jiyoung Jo, Senior Cities Account Manager, and Darius Subramaniam, Multimedia Creative Specialist at ING Media, one of PREACH Inclusion’s corporate partners. Despite having varying backgrounds and expertise, their shared experiences of navigating complex cultural identities while forging meaningful careers within Built Environment communications, offer a unique perspective on their journeys.
This year’s Islamophobia Awareness Month’s theme is #SeedsOfChange, with a goal to emphasise the importance of how small actions contribute to big changes. From having a conversation to making adjustments in the workplace, such actions can foster more inclusion and allow your Muslim employees to feel more comfortable.
In this blog, we discuss the many types of Islamophobic behaviours which can occur within the workplace and how you can take small actions to promote more inclusion.
As we approach the festive period, we’re reflecting on what has been a fantastic year.
One key word that sums up 2024 for us is evolving. This year has marked significant growth, not just in what we do, but how we do it and who we are.
A key milestone this year was our rebrand. After seven years of operating as BAME in Property, we made the bold decision to rebrand to PREACH Inclusion in April. PREACH, standing for Promoting Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage, signalled a new chapter for us.
This month, we had the pleasure of speaking with Jiyoung Jo, Senior Cities Account Manager, and Darius Subramaniam, Multimedia Creative Specialist at ING Media, one of PREACH Inclusion’s corporate partners. Despite having varying backgrounds and expertise, their shared experiences of navigating complex cultural identities while forging meaningful careers within Built Environment communications, offer a unique perspective on their journeys.
This year’s Islamophobia Awareness Month’s theme is #SeedsOfChange, with a goal to emphasise the importance of how small actions contribute to big changes. From having a conversation to making adjustments in the workplace, such actions can foster more inclusion and allow your Muslim employees to feel more comfortable.
In this blog, we discuss the many types of Islamophobic behaviours which can occur within the workplace and how you can take small actions to promote more inclusion.
October marks Black History Month, a time to honour the contributions of Black individuals and communities while reflecting on the past and looking toward a more inclusive future. In this spirit, we are delighted to speak with Emmanuel Alade, a Senior Associate at Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH) – one of PREACH Inclusion’s corporate partners’ – whose journey to a prominent role in the UK’s built environment sector encapsulates resilience, adaptability, and a commitment to inclusivity.
As part of ESEA month, we are thrilled to have Haziq Ariffin, share his reflections on this year's theme: Changing Seasons.
As I find myself at a unique crossroads, it feels like the theme for this year’s ESEA Heritage Month, “Changing Seasons”, couldn’t be more apt.
This time last year, I wrote about Roots and Routes, reflecting on a short trip back to Southeast Asia. Now, I write this from my new home in Singapore, having relocated after seven years in the UK. Personally, I’m really excited to be expanding ING Media’s international presence, particularly in Asia.
This month we caught up with Hannah Tottie, Marketing Executive and Lamarr Bonaparte-Myers, a Building Surveyor from Trident Building Consultancy (Trident), one of PREACH Inclusion’s corporate partners.
Although Hannah and Lamarr work in different parts of the business, the nature of working in a smaller company has enabled them both to be exposed to other disciplines, whilst developing new skills and having more responsibility overall.
At PREACH Inclusion, we are marking East and Southeast Asian Month 2024, by sharing experiences from our ESEA members based on this year’s theme: Changing Seasons.
To kick this series off, we are featuring Jessie Leung a Chartered Surveyor, born and raised in Hong Kong. Here she shares with us the impact of adapting to British life, while holding onto her unique cultural identity and values.
Founder and Director of PREACH Inclusion, Priya Aggarwal-Shah shares some thoughts on the current Far Right riots, what has led to this and how we as an organisation can support you with our free resources.
This month, we’re spotlighting our corporate partner, Quod and sharing a candid interview with Joshua Skyers (Josh), a Consultant in Socio Economics and Arslan Iqbal, a Senior Consultant in Development Economics, within the company.
Both in their early careers, Josh and Arslan have already achieved a significant amount in a few years, including professional qualifications and progression within their respective roles.
In recent years, the use of diversity networks or committees within organisations has increased exponentially. From catch-all networks covering different diversity perspectives, to single identification networks, such as ethnicity, sexuality or gender, nearly every organisation has at least one if not several networks.
Nevertheless, there are several factors that can make or break a diversity network and its success, as discussed in this blog.
As part of PREACH Inclusion’s (Promoting Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) rebrand and in response to calls from clients and individuals wanting to do better, we've introduced Cultural Intelligence (also known as CQ) as a new area which we'll be sharing more insights on.
PREACH Inclusion founder, Priya Aggarwal-Shah, shares more about CQ and why it matters more than ever today.
BAME in Property, which works to promote equity, diversity and inclusion in real estate, has announced a new name, brand and expanded purpose. The new name, ‘PREACH Inclusion®’ (PREACH standing for Promoting Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage), acknowledges the evolution of the organisation’s services and scope. PREACH Inclusion® will not only promote racial, ethnic and cultural diversity across the Built Environment sector, it will also support the sector towards greater intersectional inclusion.
After seven years of being known as BAME in Property, we’re excited to share that we’ll be rebranding and announcing a new name for the organisation.
In anticipation of some questions, we’ve pulled together some FAQs to help you. We’ll continue to update this if any others come through.
For National Careers Week 2024 (4 – 9 March), we’re spotlighting our partner, National Grid to showcase the array of careers within the UK Land and Property (UKLP) department.
To help us with this, we caught up with Priscilla Ephraim, a Senior Project Manager and Palvinder Kalsi, a Grantor Relations Assistant, who share with us how they carved a career into property and what their roles entail at National Grid.
Applications have just opened to join the Elevate programme which will be providing pro bono communications and business development support to a cohort of small firms with ethnically diverse leaders, within the built environment.
As we approach the festive period, we’re reflecting on what has been a fantastic year.
One key word that sums up 2024 for us is evolving. This year has marked significant growth, not just in what we do, but how we do it and who we are.
A key milestone this year was our rebrand. After seven years of operating as BAME in Property, we made the bold decision to rebrand to PREACH Inclusion in April. PREACH, standing for Promoting Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage, signalled a new chapter for us.