The Good Problem
Jon Cornejo: Charity So White
Today's episode features Jon Cornejo from the advocacy organisation, Charity So White which exists to tackle institutional racism in the charity sector. Jon and I talk about the importance of shifting the conversation to power and privilege instead of diversity and inclusion and how these structures and cultures actually reinforce inequality in the sector.
Jon is a campaigner and activist who also works with Save the Children UK, leading campaigning and organising work on the Protecting Children in Conflict campaign. He has previously worked with Amnesty International UK where he led campaigns in response to human rights crises. Throughout his career, he has worked with other people of colour to highlight issues of systemic racism and push leaders to tackle institutional racism in their own organisations.
Follow Charity So White on Twitter @CharitySoWhite
Jon is reading Woman Who Glows In The Dark by Elena Avila
Jon is listening to the Radio Menea podcast
Correction: In the episode Leigh Mathews mentions 'forced' Covid testing of residents of Victoria's housing commission flats. We would like to clarify that no residents were forced to be tested, however testing was required to ensure the lockdown was lifted.