Last week was National Inclusion Week, a moment for us to focus on our commitment to a positive and just culture, based on inclusion and the power of diversity.
To support colleagues to ‘Be curious, be you, belong’ we were delighted to welcome Paralympian Martine Wright MBE as our headline event guest speaker.
Martine, 7/7 survivor, lost both legs in the Circle line bombing during the 2005 terrorist attacks in London. She has since rebuilt her life and considers herself a lucky woman with a whole new life of opportunities. Since competing for Great Britain at the London 2012 Paralympics, Martine has gone on to present high-profile sporting events on the BBC and Channel 4, including the Paralympics and Invictus Games, and was a roving reporter at the 2016 Paralympics in Rio.
She is the Helen Rollason award winner at Sports Personality of the Year 2012 and was awarded an MBE in 2016 for her services to sport and work as a role model for amputee athletes. Also an author, her book; Unbroken, was awarded Autobiography of the Year at the 2016 Sports Book Awards.
Martine’s remarkable story is one of suffering and recovery, determination, and self-belief. This former marketing manager talks about change, goal-setting and diversity.
If you missed the event, or want to watch again, you can view below.
To watch the video with subtitles please view here on Zoom.
Each one of us has a role to play in building an inclusive culture at Carnival UK and we’ll achieve this by consistently bringing to life the behavioural expectations of our Culture Essentials.