What's New in Inclusivity? (April 2025)

Daniel Greenaway
2 hours ago
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The fourth monthly instalment of the "What's New in Inclusivity" blog series will further promote the Anatome Day of Diversity, look at what is occurring in Anatome, and provide opportunities for reading surrounding the topic of inclusivity.

Sign-Up Opportunities

The Anatome Newsletter

We are launching the quarterly Anatome newsletter! Our first instalment will be coming out in April 2025, where you'll be able to stay updated with what Anatome is doing. Don't miss out and sign up here: https://forms.gle/a6oGKieWAFTEhEqH9

Anatome's Day of Diversity 2025

The Anatome Day of Diversity is our launch event which will be sharing the culmination of two years of work in the form of our textbook, image bank, and more. Look forward to talks from inspirational speakers and informative workshops. Better yet, it's free!

Sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/anatomes-day-of-diversity-tickets-1106285753469

Reading List:

The Body is Not An Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love

Sonya Renee Taylor forges a bond between self love and social justice, introducing the idea that we have all been indoctrinated with this idea that there is a system of body shame that profits from our self hatred. This book dismantles this shame surrounding the body, due to how when we make peace with our own bodies, we can make peace with the bodies of others.

Taylor, SR (2021). The Body is Not an Apology: The Power of Radical Self Love. Berrett-Koehler. Oakland

Anatome Updates:

Introducing Day of Diversity Keynote Speakers

Dr Scott Abbott Paterson

Dr Scott Abbott Paterson is currently an Associate Professor and School Education Director at the University of Bristol. Scott has specialist research and teaching interests in the anatomy of sex and gender, developing inclusive teaching practices, and the integration of innovative teaching methods. Scott is the co-founder of the Anatomy Collective for Equality and acting chair of the Anatomical Society's EDI committee.

Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer

Dr Shehla Imtiaz-Umer is a GP partner in Derby and the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Director for General Practice in Derbyshire. She is recognised for her contributions in addressing workplace discrimination and its impact on colleagues and patients. She has worked to support the implementation of effective measures for reducing discrimination and has an interest in understanding how workforce inequities are reflected in health inequalities.

Through My Eyes

Sign up for the Through My Eyes project which is now open. Find more details surrounding this on the Anatome social media (Found at the bottom of this blog post).

Anatome's Stance on Supreme Court Ruling

We unequivocally support trans people in light of the news coming out of the Supreme Court ruling, which will be upsetting for many. We believe that trans people not only deserve the right to live in peace, but live a life of joy, rather than being targeted more as an already marginalised group. Our organisation's aims remain unwavering in our allyship to the trans community.

Links for support:

Mermaids: https://mermaidsuk.org.uk/

Mind Out: https://mindout.org.uk/

Samaritans: https://www.samaritans.org/

NHS Mental Health Support Phone Number: 116 123