Dez Holmes
dezholmes1.bsky.social
Dez Holmes
@dezholmes1.bsky.social
Director of Research in Practice | Strategic Director @ National Children’s Bureau. Trustee of Family Action.
All views & swearing my own. Expert in nowt (except maybe Transitional Safeguarding).
Actually, “ranting with references” is a job.
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Explore an open access Strategic Briefing that aims to support leaders in developing critical thinking to understand how systemic racism is constructed and perpetuated in policies, tools and practice within individual organisations and partnerships. www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/publicat...
Anti-racist systems leadership to address systemic racism: Strategic Briefing (2024)
This briefing offers an overview of anti-racist systems leaderships. It includes concepts, resources and practice tools to support leaders to develop critical thinking and work in partnership to estab...
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March 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Racism and other forms of social inequality function through divisions based on difference.

In a new blog, Dr. Suryia Nayak explores the importance of intersectionality, building on the work of the Reserach in Practice Equity: Change Project. www.researchinpractice.org.uk/adults/news-...
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We need a method to understand the holistic impact of multiple oppression – that method is intersectionality.
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March 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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In a new two-part podcast, @dezholmes1.bsky.social talks to Meera Spillet about how our systems leadership could and should eradicate inequalities.

They explore the roots of racism, what progress has been made and what needs to be achieved. www.researchinpractice.org.uk/all/content-...
March 21, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Mmm thanks. I am a bit ambivalent as per my blog!
January 9, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Thank you. It’s not exactly my thing (!) - but very happy for the RiP team’s hard work to be recognised.
January 9, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Thanks! Feels a bit 🤮
Never too important to speak to you!
January 7, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Thank you - that’s really lovely of you
January 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM