On this episode from @ewbpod, Mahlon (@SuperMahrio) and Jess (IG - @JessOddy) reminisce on the experience of university, (both formally and informally) and how that informed the decision to pursue different paths within education as a profession.We talk about the colonialist confines of being educated in 'Russell Group' universities and the need to really understand what you want to study as much as where; the decision to leave education in the UK to pursue International Development, and; the reflections of being the darkest person in the room despite identifying as Black-Mixed Race and using privilege of position to redress the balance of who gets to make the decisions on who gets educated.The conversation includes many reflections on the 'same same, but different' experiences of racism in all its forms. Namely how the experience in the international arena (that is often hidden or obscured behind language or 'customary' ways of working), rings familiar for the more localised explanations and distractions or racism that are experienced by educators and professionals in their settings.

Read Jess's recent article on Talking about Race, Power, and Privilege in the Education in Emergencies Sector here