On Monday 3 October 2022, housing diversity day will host a social media day of action and an online mini-webinar series focusing on EDI lessons and best practice from the sector, open to all.

Social housing organisations and residents care invited to join any of the free sessions to share their EDI experiences and journey.

Whether sharing case studies, highlighting resident voices or encouraging open discussion around the organisational challenges of genuine equality, diversity and inclusion work, the industry aims to come together to support one another’s learning.

Housing diversity day is being supported by the NFA, Inside Housing, the Housing Quality Network, the Chartered Institute of Housing, Swan Housing, and Tower Hamlets Homes and by all the organisations hosting webinars. 

See the full programme here, and use the registration links on the diversity day hub page to claim a free place at one or more of the free sessions – each sessions lasts around 20 minutes including a short question and answer session.

Follow the action on social media throughout the day at #HousingDiversityDay.

• Communicating with a diverse audience: 10:00 – 10:30 am
  with Jo March, PR and Communications freelance consultant
• Youth and Community Development: 10:30 – 11:00 am with 
  Kerry Copson, Community Development Manager at Ongo. 
• Drag show and quiz, 11:00 – 12:00 am with Crayola the Queen – an open discussion format LGBTIQ+ Issues Quiz
• Black History Month storytelling, 12:00 – 1:00 pm with Alim Kamara, a British-Sierra Leonean rapper and storyteller.
• Why diversity matters for housing boards, 1:00 – 1:30 pm with
  Kam Urwin, Board Member at South Yorkshire Housing Association, and Moreen Pascal, Non-Executive Director at Broadland Housing Group and First Garden Cities Homes
• Dementia Care, 1:30- 2:00 pm with Helen Wright, Tenancy Services Manager at Ongo Homes
• Regeneration and the Westcliff Campaign, 2:00 – 2:30 pm with Fran Rhodes, Regeneration Coordinator at Ongo. 
• HDN accreditation, 2:30-3:00 pm: Tower Hamlets Homes gained 11 areas of distinction in its diversity accreditation. Find out why your organisation should become accredited.
• Setting up Staff Networks, 3:30 – 4:00 pm with Natalie Quilter, Diversity Inclusion and Wellbeing Lead at Notting Hill Genesis.
• How the Housing Diversity Network can support you, 4:30 – 5:00 pm with Mushtaq Khan, CEO of the HDN.