If not BAME, then what? Report by Tiata Fahodzi - The term assumes default is white - One has to specify: not white - BAME = other - Where’s the tipping point? o When will that change? o 2036; 50% of London BAME - What happens when: ethnic ¹ minority - Who is ‘we’? - Is BAME UK specific - do we use it in other places? - BAME = fundraising terminology - Industry movement; grabbed hold of terminology; oppositional to the sentiment - Make inclusive/creative - Useful to have language o To target who you want - People of colour o Black/brown - Not using the descriptive term to those the term describes - The name is the thing or isn’t the thing? - Covers ignorance - Makes things easy and should be hard - It’s about power - Restricting, doesn’t represent - BAME – what is Turkish? - Ethnic versus nationality - You need to know what BAME means to opt in/recognise it - What other industries are using BAME? - POC – if you don’t identify as being of colour? - London stories o Migrant o Narratives o Stories o We want you - Partnership working? - Global majority - Terms become buzzwords that alienate those that it’s describing - Listen to Reith Lectures - Heritage? - ‘Where are you from?’ as aggressive, Heritage as neutral and respectful - ‘Minority’ is loaded - ‘Diversity’ is loaded - Diversity as a thing that needs to get done - Inclusivity as concept problematic – you don’t really mean everyone - If you HAD replace BAME with another term, what would it be? o Those of global heritage o Ethnic diversity o Non-white (putting white in the box) o People of diaspora o POC – What BAME people are choosing to call themselves o Global majority o People of non-white heritage o Black and Asian o Ethnically diverse o Melaninate o Politically black o Black, location, heritage o POC - is it too American? Tags: bame, people of colour, ethnic minority, non-white, migrant, diaspora, Diversity, diversity, heritage, BAME, minority