Podcast: Race Matters

Summary

The Black Lives Matter campaign which has come to the fore in last couple of years has forced us to focus, often uncomfortably, on the social inequalities associated with race, that continue to blight developed economies. How are these inequalities present in the organization or delivery of major projects and how can the industry help drive change?

The Major Projects Association launched three conversations under the banner title ‘Race Matters’ to discuss this challenge.

Episode One: In this first broadcast, Andy Murray, Executive Director of the Major Projects Association, hears from a range of project professionals about their experiences and discusses what can we do, as individuals, to bring about change.

Episode Two: In Part Two of our Race Matters broadcast, Aaron Matthews, I.J. Samuels and June Reid continue to share their experiences in a conversation chaired by Professor Gary Young of the University of Manchester.

Episode Three: In the third of our series of Race Matters podcasts, Major Projects Association Director, Andy Murray is joined by Gary Young, Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester, author, broadcaster and, previously, Editor at Large for the Guardian. Gary and Andy grew up at the same time, in the same town, the big difference in their subsequent life experience is that Gary is black and Andy is white. During the conversation, they discuss their relative experiences, and tackle issues such as white privilege.