Thriving While Leading: Global Majority voices from health and care

About the event

In this special BDAS we explored leadership, identity, and lived experience within the health and care sectors through the lens of the panel’s extensive expertise. It brought together voices from creative practice, policy, community leadership, and lived experience. Looking into how they intersect to shape more inclusive and equitable systems of care.

Host Corrine Walker, a Bristol-based writer, director, creative producer, and performer, spoke with Sophie Chester-Glyn, Managing Director of a local care organisation and Director of Coproduce Care, and Councillor Lorraine Francis, a Green Party Councillor, social worker, and therapist.

This discussion explored how co-production, representation, and storytelling can challenge inequality and inspire structural change, with a particular focus on amplifying the voices of underrepresented individuals in health and social care. It highlighted the evolving role of leadership – from community-led action to policy influence – and how authenticity and resilience can drive meaningful transformation.

About UWE Equity

UWE Equity a positive action coaching programme for Global Majority students providing personal and professional development opportunities. As part of the programme there are speaker events linked to our Bristol Distinguished Address Series – last year’s event was Crossing Generations with Dr. Edson Burton and Guests.

There are also targeted initiatives for Global majority students in the form of insight sessions, webinars and for undergraduate students the option to undertake coaching/skills sessions together with mentoring.