Values in Practice

For participants & facilitators
Protected characteristics
There are nine protected characteristics, and it’s against the law to
discriminate against someone because of their: age, disability, gender
reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity,
race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation. This is written into the
Equality Act 2010.
Racism
Racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism by an individual,
community, or institution against a person or people based on their racial
or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized.
Racism can be direct or indirect, a one-off or a series of individual,
systemic, or organisational incidents. It can be conscious or unconscious.
Racism is harmful even if the person is unaware, they are discriminating.
Racism causes lasting harm, pain, and distress, for no one more so than
Black people and people from the Global Majority. Racism destroys the
fabric of our society. Experiencing racism has significant consequences on
mental and physical health.
Self-awareness
When we talk about self-awareness, we’re talking about being alert to how
we show up in a room or how we take up space. It’s normal and
encouraged to bring ideas, reflections, thoughts and your unique creativity
into the room and we don’t want to stifle that, but we do want to create a
space in which all voices are heard. Being aware of which voices you do
and don’t hear and being curious about why that may be is key. Whilst
you’re participating in the workshop, it’s the job of the artist or facilitator to
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