BAME Planners Network

We have achieved another milestone! In 2023, the Network has continued to grow and become a community of more than 500 members. We have published the first nation-wide diversity in the workplace survey and organised Diversity and Inclusion in Planning Roundtable Conference. To recognise individuals who have made outstanding constitution to EDI for the profession, the Network has also presented the first EDI Recognition List and the Rhema Dapaah Award. Thank you to all our speakers, committed volunteers and partners for their continued support. We will continue to work with like-minded partners to advance a more inclusive and diverse planning profession this year and in the years ahead. Please stay tuned! If you have any ideas for future collaboration, please email info@bameplanners.com To know more about the Network's updates, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/eQ2BgDF5 Please also subscribe to our Youtube Channel : https://lnkd.in/exk5EGWd If you are not yet a member, we would like to invite you to join the Network to experience and make a difference: https://lnkd.in/dJ4EEEU Helen Fadipe MBE, MRTPI Ransford Stewart MBE Gavin Chinniah MRTPI Abraham Laker FRTPI FRSA  Judith Dapaah MRTPI Helen (Hong) C. Artemis Christophi Karen Daye Ganesh Gnanamoorthy MRTPI Pan Chong MRTPI Morgan Cheung Edith Ho-Ying Leung MRTPI Annice Lui Kwan Yee (Queenie) Lam Yvonne Sampoh  Ayoola ALONGE Machel Bogues Parag D. Dominic Ambulo Ballon #diversity #inclusion #townplanning #2023hightlights

Today involved a lot of reflection on what planners and planning can do to improve diversity and inclusion. Enjoyed being on the POS (Planning Officers Society) 🏳️🌈 Annual Conference panel about diversity discussing what Women in Planning does alongside Helen (Hong) C. from BAME Planners Network, Jenny Offord from Neurodiversity in Planning and Rob Krzyszowski from Planning Out. Thanks to Rob Bristow for the invitation and bringing us together. Followed by a fab launch at Arup for London Legacy Development Corporation for their new toolkit on gender inclusion in planning. Congratulations Marina Milosev for pushing this project forward!

🌟 Join Our RTPI APC Webinar! 🌟   In collaboration with the RTPI, the Network is going to host a webinar on the APC submission process! Whether you're just starting out or in the final stages of your RTPI APC application, this session is packed with essential tips and guidance to help you succeed.  📢 Why Attend? ▶️ Tailored Content: Submit your questions in advance to help shape the webinar content. ▶️Essential Guidance: Learn key aspects of the APC submission process. ▶️ Interactive Q&A: Get your questions answered by RTPI membership team 👉 Register Now: https://lnkd.in/e5vYpiQk Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to learn more about RTPI APC! Royal Town Planning Institute Helen Fadipe MBE, MRTPI Ransford Stewart MBE Abraham Laker FRTPI FRSA Judith Dapaah MRTPI Helen (Hong) C. Artemis Christophi Karen Daye Ganesh Gnanamoorthy MRTPI Pan Chong MRTPI Morgan Cheung Annice Lui Kwan Yee (Queenie) Kathy Lui Dominic Ambulo Ballon Lam Parag D.  Ayoola ALONGE

We are thrilled to support this year's POS Annual Conference! Our steering group member, Helen (Hong) C., will be joining a discussion panel with other diversity groups to address and promote increased diversity in planning. This is a great time for reflection since our Network, in collaboration with Women in Planning, Planning Out, and Neurodiversity in Planning, jointly presented “The State of Diversity and Inclusion within the Planning Profession” for the first time last August: https://lnkd.in/e6UXv7Ey Please contact secretariat@planningofficers.org.uk for more details about the POs Annual Conference. #POSAnnualConference #DiversityInPlanning #InclusiveFuture Charlotte Morphet MRTPI FRSA AoU Women in Planning Rob Krzyszowski Jenny Offord Neurodiversity in Planning

Gain invaluable insights from Mike Blissett’s experience in infrastructure planning. Learn about the current infrastructure planning regimes, practical strategies and real-world project experiences. Enhance your skills and network with fellow professionals in the planning sector. Date: 15 July 2024 (Mon) Time: 6:30pm Location: Online (Details provided upon registration) Why Attend? This event is essential for planning professionals aiming to venture into this sector or excel in their careers. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from an experienced practitioner. Register Now: https://lnkd.in/eA6Ezj9b Helen Fadipe MBE, MRTPI Ransford Stewart MBE Gavin Chinniah MRTPI Abraham Laker FRTPI FRSA Judith Dapaah MRTPI Helen (Hong) C. Artemis Ansell AoU Karen Daye Ganesh Gnanamoorthy MRTPI Pan Chong MRTPI Morgan Cheung Edith Ho-Ying Leung MRTPI Tsz Lam (Annice) Lui Kwan Yee (Queenie) Lam Yvonne Sampoh Ayoola ALONGE Machel Bogues Parag D. Dominic Ambulo Ballon --------------- The BAME Planners Network is an initiative founded in August 2020 which seeks to promote diversity and inclusion in the planning profession in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Website: https://lnkd.in/eQ2BgDF5 LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/d_M6_rd Twitter: https://lnkd.in/gWy4xG2 Facebook: https://lnkd.in/g3r2HqE Instagram: https://lnkd.in/giajPeV Youtube: https://lnkd.in/gQdX9Za #InfrastructurePlanning #PlanningProfessionals #BAMEPlannersTalks

Lived experiences and needs can so often differ from the way in which decision makers, developers, contractors, architects, planners, and engineers ‘assume’ people live their lives.     So, I’m pleased that Arup University has collaborated with decosm, Social Broadcasts, and residents from marginalised communities in two areas of London to undertake research that explores how communities experience, engage with, and are impacted by the built environment.      This formed the basis of two fantastic panel discussions at Arup yesterday which extended way beyond the built form to recognise the multifaceted and interconnected layers of influence which impact peoples experience of the city: Narratives, Agency and Power, Interactions, Spaces and Systems.  This collaborative research culminated in a report, Racial Equity and the City, which will be available online soon. This project, and the event last night, highlights the importance and value of collaborating with and listening to communities during the process of shaping a city.     Thank you to all our guests for attending the event, which include our fantastic research team: Umi Lovecraft, Neba Sere and Sanaa Shaikh at decosm, Lucia Scazzocchio at Social Broadcasts, Deborah Frimpong and Paizah Malek-Neave - alongside our panellists Kamna Patel, Associate Professor, The Bartlett Development Planning Unit, UCL, Stephen Burns, Executive Director Care, Supported Housing and Inclusion at Peabody, George Mpanga (George The Poet Limited) Spoken Word Artist and Podcaster and finally Helen Fadipe MBE, MRTPI, MBE, MRTPI Vice President of the RTPI, Founder and Co-Chair of BAME Planners Network (who is pictured with me).      Finally, a massive thank you to Loraine Martins OBE FRSA (she/her), our Global Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Director, who hosted this engaging and impactful discussion.     #Equity #EDI #SocialValue #InclusiveDesign

Women & Planning Conference 2024: From Theory to Practice 1st – 2nd July 2024, Cloth Hall, Leeds BAME Planners Network are proud to be a supporters of the Leeds Beckett University Women & Planning Conference 2024: From Theory to Practice. Join us in Leeds on 1st and 2nd July 2024. About the conference: The ways in which we can better consider the needs of women and girls when planning our towns and cities is a subject that has been gathering increasing interest both in planning academia and practice. Questions are being asked as to what planning can do to make practice more inclusive, and planners are increasingly interested in how this can be applied to their own work. It is in this context that the Women and Planning: From Theory to Practice conference welcomes academics and practitioners to come to Leeds, UK and explore this from 1 – 2 July 2024. The conference is kindly sponsored by the Royal Town Planning Institute and supported by ISOCARP - International Society of City and Regional Planners, Commonwealth Women in Planning Network, Women in Planning, Women in Property 📅 Date: 01 Jul 2024 - 02 Jul 2024 📍 Location: Cloth Hall Court, Quebec Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 2HA 💵 Prices: Standard fee £150 Student £50 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_kUY4JN #WAP2024 #womeninplanning #leedsbeckett School of Built Environment, Engineering and Computing @ Leeds Beckett University

Congratulations to all those shortlisted for the Building London Planning Awards.

Great to catch up with these fabulous BPN colleagues .... and an elephant!? at #UKREIIF24