In today's episode Simone reflects on the aftermath of the intersection of disability and race/racism at the BAFTA awards 2026. Specifically the institutional choice to air the involuntary words shouted by John Davidson, a white Tourette's syndrome campaigner, towards two Black actors, the lack of accommodations and planning around the event, the lack of accountability and adequate apology around the impact of racism from both BAFTA as an organisation and by the individual involved.

Simone considers the intersection of these two systems of oppression from the point of view of a white disabled person who has been paying attention to the voices of Black disabled people, specifically referring to the work of Imani Barbarin, a Black American writer, public speaker, and disability rights activist who goes by the username Crutches and Spice: https://crutchesandspice.com/

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In today's episode Simone reflects on some issues surrounding the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), its employees, its roll-back of food safety surveillance and that decisions inherent racism.

They begin with this article as a jumping off point: The CDC quietly scaled back a surveillance program for food-borne illnesses by Aria Bendix https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/cdc-quietly-scaled-back-surveillance-program-foodborne-illnesses-rcna227089

They first consider the general impacts of CDC cuts.

Then they think about racism in the food system using this article as a reference point:

DC Hunger Solutions: Racism in the Food System by Bridget Kelley https://www.dchunger.org/updates/racism-in-the-food-system/

And then they consider the specifics of racism in food safety within the current moment in the US.

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In today's episode Guilaine reflects on her experience of community engagement, development and research, building on a post she wrote about this topic on Race Reflections. She particularly considers her earliest experiences in terms of her engagement with race, mental health, race inequality and racial trauma comparing them to a conversation she had with an early career community worker at a conference last year.

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