Lexie Sims, one of our Trustees, has written a brilliant reflection on her experiences with race. Inspired by people like Lexie, and as part of our support for Black Lives Matter, we’re taking five actions for anti-racism at Scouts:
- We’re reviewing and removing barriers from our volunteer recruitment processes to increase representation at all levels.
- We’re embedding anti-racism tools and learning within volunteer training and inductions.
- We’re setting up community engagement forums to involve members of diverse ethnicities in our decision-making.
- We’re amplifying the voices and experiences of Black, Asian and minority ethnic young people and volunteers.
- We’re embedding inclusion in all we do, providing young people with opportunities to learn about race equality, rights, and freedom.
If you’re from a Black, Asian, or minority ethnic background and want to share your own experiences, have ideas we need to hear about anti-racism at Scouts, or want to help us develop our community engagement and learning opportunities, please get in touch.
