The Quiet Revolution

In this debut episode of The Quiet Revolution, host Joy Warmington sits down with brap colleagues Cheryl Garvey (brap Associate) and Lakshnie Hettihewa (Psychotherapeutic Lead) to ask a difficult question: Have we gone backwards?
As racist rhetoric returns to public life and flags appear on our streets, they explore whether the last few decades of progress were real, or merely a veneer that hid a society in deep distress. This raw conversation moves beyond the diagnosis to ask how we hold space for grief without validating hate, and why true progress means fixing the conditions where racism grows.
In this episode, we cover:
The Veneer of Progress: Why the "politically correct" era forced honest conversations underground, only for them to explode now.
Backlash as Evidence: Why the current unrest might actually be a sign that the old systems are under threat.
The Politics of Grief: Understanding how survival mode and loss of identity fuel division, and how to address the fear without validating the racism.
Hope in Resistance: Why the counter-resistance is just as important as the backlash.
Guest Bios: Cheryl Garvey and Lakshnie Hettihewa are senior brap Associates and long-time activists at brap, bringing decades of experience in navigating systemic oppression, community cohesion, and organisational change.
Resources Mentioned:
brap Website & Tools
Join the Equality Republic

Music featured:
Melting Glass by Eden Avery
Floods
Neutral State by Blue Saga
Entanglement by Luba Hilman
Missing Memories by Christopher Moe Ditlevsen
Out of the World by Axon Terminal
Fauna
This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com
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The UK feels like it is returning to darker days. Divisive language is back in public life, symbols of exclusion are resurfacing, and many organisations are unsure how to respond without retreating into silence or statements.
Hosted by Joy Warmington, CEO of brap and a veteran of 25 years at the sharp end of the equality sector, this five-part series takes listeners inside the rooms where the real work is happening. From NHS trusts to major charities, we follow the collisions, the resistance, and the breakthroughs that occur when principles meet power.
This is not a podcast about quick fixes, toolkits, or tick-box equality. It is a space not to be performing, but for doing what matters. It explores the human cost of measuring progress differently and the personal liberation that comes from staying with the discomfort.
The Quiet Revolution launches February 2026.
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This is a brap production by www.wearefieldwork.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.