This episode is recorded in front of a live audience in Leeds and explores division and belonging. Understanding what makes a community feel like a community and how we can build connections when people have different backgrounds, identities and experiences.

Joining Sonali is Humma Nizami, the CEO of Race Equality Network, an organisation that tackles racial inequality and strengthens the voice and representation of ethnically diverse communities.

And, Rokhsana Nowroozi, the Director of Yaran Northwest, an organisation supporting refugees, people seeking asylum and migrant communities to build confidence, access opportunities and develop connections in their communities.

If you’d like to see all of the tips and actions Humma and Rokhsana shared in this episode, head to our website: https://www.bridgingdivides.org.uk/toolkit

Bridging Divides is a podcast from the British Red Cross, hosted by Sonali Shah, exploring why we feel so divided and what we can actually do about it. Across the series, Sonali speaks to leading thinkers, practitioners and community leaders to unpack what’s shaping division in our society, from national debates to the conversations happening in our own homes.

For more info visit www.bridgingdivides.org.uk

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