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Roots to Change

Jan 30, 2024

In this episode, I interview two incredibly self-aware, compassionate and driven young people Ashleigh & SJ  who participated in the Young Changemakers programme, a collaboration between UK Youth, Centre for Mental Health and Diana Award.

We talk about what systems change means to them, their experiences of racial...


Jun 22, 2023

In this episode, I interview a stand-out leader Craig Pinkney, criminologist, youth specialist and chief executive of SOLVE, the center for youth violence & conflict (https://solvecyvc.com/home)

We talk about his journey into youth work, why self-exploration is so important for systems change and what it means to...


Mar 15, 2023

Part 2

This is a 2 part episode, featuring an inspirational group of young people known as the Youth Led Commission on Separated Children (YLCSC) and Hilda, Youth Led Campaigns officer at the Children's Society. 

They are campaigning for all unaccompanied young refugees, who arrive in the UK alone to get a legal...


Mar 15, 2023

Part 1

This is a 2 part episode, featuring an inspirational group of young people known as the Youth Led Commission on Separated Children (YLCSC) and Hilda, Youth Led Campaigns officer at the Children's Society. 

They are campaigning for all unaccompanied young refugees, who arrive in the UK alone to get a legal...


Mar 2, 2023

In this episode I interview Ghino Parker, Centre director at Barnardo's who has worked across many communities to ensure that diverse voices are heard.

In this episode we talk about:

  • Systems Change as 'common sense youth work'
  • Kimberle Crenshaw's movement around intersectionality
  • Cultural competency crucial for Systems...