ByJocelyn Chaplin
This recent painting shows the many layers and dimensions in which Equalia dances. I ‘channelled’ the name Equalia when in deep meditation a couple of years ago. Then of course I Googled it and found that it was the name of a fantasy island in the Simpsons TV show. All the citizens were equal but…
ByJocelyn Chaplin
I made this painting at a silent retreat in Wales. The Tymawr Convent is in the background, in front of the primeval Trelech ridge above the Wye Valley. In the middle is the path we walked each day past fields of grass to join the nuns. On the left is the goddess Demeter and on…
ByJocelyn Chaplin
The word GOD is not one I associate with the Leftish New Statesman. A friend passed an old copy onto me. And there to my surprise and even shock there was this word on the cover in enormous letters…GOD. The subtitle was ‘What atheists can learn from believers’. Now I have no problems with my…
ByJocelyn Chaplin
I was talking to a friend about the way so many of us are on journeys or paths that are in some way moving towards greater equality. Liberals and progressives have always hoped for this. Yet more and more of us are disillusioned by world events and initial hope turns easily to despair. I used…
ByJocelyn Chaplin
How come the right often do so much better at ‘spiritual’ inspiration’? In France they have Joan of Arc, in Greece ‘The Golden Dawn.’ Isn’t it time that the left developed a spirituality of its own. Many progressives are often passionately atheist or on the liberal wings of essentially patriarchal religions. The distinction between organised…
ByBeverley Powell
Beverley Powell is a highly qualified Leadership Associate: Organisational development, Inclusion, Coach and Mentor with a proven track record in embedding organisational change. She can design and deliver credible and engaging equality and diversity training that is relevant to the current challenges that a company or organisation is facing. She is able to design specific…
ByRasheed Ogunlaru
My Top 10 Step Guide to building an effective network that serves and empowers BME staff. Whether you seek to establish a strong network for the first time or are looking to add impetus, engagement or effectiveness to build or develop an existing one you need to be strategic, effective, creative – and also authentic,…