We couldn't be prouder to finally announce the creation of the first-ever formal body within @equityuk to represent the interests of thousands of #ForeignBorn members, expand the #Equality debate and work towards a culture shift in the industry and society as a whole. #WeAreBritainToo, making up almost 10M (1 in 7) of the UK population, and both "nationality" and "national origin" are protected characteristics in the UK Equality Act. The entertainment industry thus has a responsibility to fight discriminatory practices and be inclusive of such talent both on- and off-stage and -screen: in quantity by reflecting actual population statistics across all levels and avoiding tokenism, and in quality by portraying communities of non-British origin authentically and avoiding harmful stereotypes. The inaugural meeting will take place on Thu, 01 Oct 2020. More info including sign-up email via link below. Non-members are welcome to join too, though please mention this in your email to help Equity staff get an idea of who is in the Network. Thank you (in all the languages of the world). Encouraging times ahead, but now the real work begins, which will require a good amount of patience, some uncomfortable truths, and plenty of helping hands... 🙌 #Diversity #Inclusion #Equity #EquityUK www.equity.org.uk/nukba-launch https://www.instagram.com/p/CFZYputHWSf/?igshid=1qg50chpf4oas