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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2020 · 1H 20M

Roisin Wood OBE ex Chief Executive Kick it Out - growing up in N.Ireland and tackling diversity.

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Roisin Wood comes onto the show to talk about her journey growing up in Northern Ireland. She talks about her family not being accepted in society and being a catholic in a loyalist town. They were subjected to physical and verbal abuse on a daily basis and had to learn to run to cope. Roisin always wanted equality and fairness. She eventually worked with the reintegration of ex political prisoners as part of the Peace protest in Northern Ireland. Losing people she loved who were killed which affected her mental health but still kept the passion for wanting change. She talks about the need for change and being a CEO at Kick it Out. Roisin is very passionate about life, humans and what makes us say and do the things we do. Listen to her story!

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