What has the CSP done to promote equality, diversity and inclusion during 2020?

In addition to the developing the strategy, we have been actively addressing racism and promoting diversity and inclusion in a number of other ways this year. They have included:

• Gathering information and insight to inform our future work and focus
• Facilitating local and regional events on EDI, including webinars with members, staff and diversity network members
• Producing issues of Frontline to mark Black History Month in October and Disability History Month in December
• Recruiting a diverse range of members to act as CSP spokespeople
• Strengthening links between the Student Reference Group and the diversity networks
• Hosting a joint training day between diversity network convenors and the National Group of Regional Stewards, which included encouraging attendees to consider engagement with Council and committees
• Providing regional training on anti-racism to all CSP stewards
• Publishing a revised and updated Equality and Diversity Toolkit to highlight members’ rights and employer responsibilities
• Launching a BAME Twitter account and a LGBTQIA+ Twitter account, both run by network members
• Removing joining fees for overseas-qualified physios to encourage more to become CSP members
• Offering a member of the BAME network a co-opted seat on CSP Council and ARC (Annual Representatives Conference) Agenda Committee
• Submitting an anti-racism motion to TUC Congress, having BAME representation on our member delegation, and speaking in an anti-racism debate at the event
• Featuring EDI champions in Frontline
• Inviting representatives of the diversity networks to join the ARC Agenda Committee
• Members of the Leadership Team and Council Chair attending diversity network meetings.

Thank you to everyone who has been involved with this work to date.

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