The Diversity Conversation

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This conversation spotlights the important contributions refugees make to our communities here in the UK and at Leeds University Business School. In this episode Professor Edgar Meyer speaks to alumnus Walid Mousa and was recorded in support of refugee week 14 - 20 June 2021.Music: "Bloom" created by Jahzzar under CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed, duration shortened.

Alison Lowe was the first black woman Leeds City Councillor, serving from 1990 to 2019, and has served as the Chief Executive of Touchstone, a mental health charity based in Leeds, since 2004. Lowe won the 2014 Forward Business Woman of the Year award and Stonewall Senior Champion of the Year in 2015.This conversation was recorded as part of our celebration of the first Black Inclusion Week within the UK. The conversation centres around the experiences of and challenges for black people.Music created by Jahzzar under CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed, duration shortened

As part of the university’s LGBTQ+ History Month, we are delighted to be able to speak to MBA alumnus Jaymin Dalal, Co-founder of Salvation Star (2007) and Bait Mumbai (2020), which provide safe space weekend LGBT+ soirees for the community in Mumbai. Jaymin has also served on the Organising Committee for Mumbai Pride (Queer Azaadi Mumbai), the largest in South Asia, since its inception in 2007 and successfully helped the committee raise funds for Pride 2019 and 2020.In this podcast, Jaymin is speaking to Professor Edgar Meyer, Deputy Dean, Leeds University Business School, and discusses his experiences and how he overcame the challenges of being a gay man in India as well as discussing his activism and support for the LGBTQ+ community.  Music created by Jahzzar under CC BY-SA 4.0, remixed, duration shortened.