Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion's Toolkit
By Julie Rand
Being an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion is a great way to bring more people into cycling. Photo by Wayne Fox
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion is a person who takes on responsibility for ensuring people from a variety of races, religions, abilities, cultures and sexual identities and orientations are made to feel welcome and take part in group activities.
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion should:
- Actively encourage conversations about diversity and question the way we do things
- Promote, celebrate and raise awareness of diversity and inclusion within your network/group
- Recommend ways to improve experience of and engagement with diverse groups
- Model positive behaviours that other can aspire to
The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Champion role profile:
- Encourage open discussions about diversity in your cycle group
- Encourage events that help celebrate diversity
- Make others aware of the effects of discrimination
- Identify areas in which your group can improve its efforts to be more inclusive
- An interest and commitment in promoting equality, diversity and inclusion
- To enjoy encouraging participation and involvement
- To enjoy collaboration and learning from your peers
What's in it for you
- Being an integral influencer in your local cycling group
- An opportunity to develop skills and experience in planning and group management
- Satisfaction of increasing health and wellbeing of your local community and supporting Cycling UK's mission of enabling millions more people to cycle
