Anti-Racism Ally Network | Equality and Diversity Unit

Our mission is: ‘To create a supportive community to tackle systemic racism at the University of Oxford’ by:

Building a network of students and staff supporting the actions of the BME Staff Network.
Being proactively anti-racism allies/co-conspirators.
Drawing particular attention to and challenging acute anti-Black racism.

Chrissy Bunyan (she/her)

Graduate Studies Manager
Oxford Internet Institute

Kirsty Jackson (she/her)

Bursars’ PA
Brasenose College

Mary Logan (she/her)

Programme Manager
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences

Sarah Randall (she/her)

Senior Student Funding Manager
Student Fees & Funding

Joseph Talbot (he/him)

User Interface Team Lead
IT Services

Educate yourself

Sign up for the online training Tackling race bias at work.
Read books, Anti-racism resources and participate in discussion groups, including TORCH's Race and Resistance seminars.
Find out more about the University's work on Race Equality through the Race Equality Charter and the Race Equality Taskforce.

Leverage your privilege

Use your privilege to amplify supressed voices.
Support the demands of the BMESN and other anti-racism groups.

Listen and support

Listen to what your BAME friends and colleagues are saying.
Join us on the Anti-Racism Ally Network. The Anti-Racism Ally Network was formed by a group of voluntary members from the BME Staff Network in the summer of 2020. It aims to create a supportive community to tackle systemic racism at the University of Oxford. You will receive the network newsletter which will contain suggestions of readings/videos/podcasts, tips on how to be an ally, be invited to relevant events and contribute to create a supportive community of allies.

Challenge racism

Have conversations with people who deny racism.
Be a Responsible Bystander.
Report bullying and harassment.