Why trust, bravery, and democracy matter when challenging racism at the organisational level. Arbie Baguios interviewed.

In this week’s episode, Arbie Baguios talks us through the Anti-Racist and Decolonial Framework he has developed with Start Network, which finds that racism and colonialism are based on structural superiority.Arbie dives into how to actually tackle racism and coloniality as a systemic or structural issue and tells us about how he supports organisations in helping them recognise how they produce racist and colonial outcomes through their systems at the organisational level.Arbie emphasises that trust, bravery, and democracy are necessary and essential values when attempting any kind of organisational change towards anti-racism and decolonisation. We discuss double standards when it comes to INGOs ‘failing’ and how to reframe notions of capacity to provide space for both learning and failure.Arbie Baguios is the founder of Aid Re-imagined, an initiative that advocates for a more effective and just aid system. Previously he worked for humanitarian organisations including ActionAid, Save the Children, the Red Cross and UNICEF. Currently he is a doctoral researcher at the London School of Economics.If you’re interested to find out more about Arbie’s work, take a look here:LinkedInTwitterRelevant resources:Anti-Racist and Decolonial Framework - Start NetworkAid Re-ImaginedAid Re-Imagined Model Working PaperEmpire of Humanity: A History of Humanitarianism, Michael Barnett