In this episode UnMute Now speaks with Kate Beggs, the Northern Ireland Director of The National Lottery Community Fund. We discuss how grassroot and other non- profit community organisations can access funding and just how the Fund goes about ensuring diverse communities can benefit. This is a very relevant and enlightening conversation. Let us know your thoughts by getting in touch with us. Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new episode. Thank you! Social Media Contact:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected]  © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

Should we cancel 'cancel culture'? This is the question we're asking in this episode as we look at the phenomenon and how it affects people's lives and livelihoods. We also consider whether it has a more adverse effect on people from diverse backgrounds. Our special guest is community activist, Sipho Sibanda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UnMute Now Podcast is a product of UK Pivot, an independent organisation which seeks to advocate and lobby primarily on behalf of minority communities in Northern Ireland, UK. The primary aim of UnMute Now is to highlight and speak on issues relevant but not limited to these communities. Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new episode. Thank you! Social Media Contact: Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/ Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected] Find our Podcast on these platforms: Anchor Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

"Hot & Bothered"- Real Talk about Menopause. In this episode, we discuss the different phases of menopause and coping mechanisms as well as mental health and wellness for women. SPECIAL GUESTS Roisin Hillman Dr Daniel Gboloo-Teye UnMute Now Podcast is a product of UK Pivot, an independent organisation which seeks to advocate and lobby primarily on behalf of minority communities in Northern Ireland, UK. The primary aim of UnMute Now is to highlight and speak on issues relevant but not limited to these communities. Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new episode. Thank you! Social Media Contact: Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/ Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected] Find our Podcast on these platforms: Anchor Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

In this episode, we have an insightful about UK Pivot's Privilege Project with some of the participants in that project. Based on a similar exercise conducted by Harvard University, the project explores the concept of privilege in the Northern Irish context, through a 'Privilege Walk'. The documentary showing the results of that project can be watched on the UnMute Now Youtube channel. SPECIAL GUESTS James Uhomoibhi Mimi Unamayo Jade McKee Grace Koch -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- UnMute Now Podcast is a product of UK Pivot, an independent organisation which seeks to advocate and lobby primarily on behalf of minority communities in Northern Ireland, UK. The primary aim of UnMute Now is to highlight and speak on issues relevant but not limited to these communities. Social Media Contact: Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/ Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected] Find our Podcast on these platforms: Anchor Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

We present episode 4: "Finding Repair inReparations" with our special guest Esther Stanford Xosei. In this episode, we speak to Esther about reparations being more than financial compensation. We discuss how colonialism affected and still affects us today. This conversation may encourage you to think differently about reparations. Esther Stanford Xosei is a Motherist, Jurisconsult, Decolonial Reparationist and community advocate specialising in the critical legal praxis of ‘law as resistance’ as an approach to social movement, lawyering, Mother Earth Jurisprudence and eco-socio-legal transformation from below. Let us know your thoughts about this episode by contacting us! Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new episode. Thank you! Social Media Contact:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected]  © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

In Episode 3, we speak with Patricia Morgan a healthcare professional and Sibongile Mude a professional in the pharmaceutical industry who chose to start her own business venture. Let us know if their experiences and journeys resonate with you. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new episode. Thank you! Social Media Contact:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected]  © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

In Episode 2, we dig deep with our guest Denise Hughes into Marriage Talk - is love enough? What are your thoughts on starting over? Divorce? Balancing work life and relationship all while constantly evolving can lead to challenges in most relationships. Denise shares a bit of her personal story to shed light on how she navigated some of these challenges. Let us know if the conversation raised any questions or provided any answers for you. We'd love to hear your thoughts. Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new audio. Thank you! Social Media Contact:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected]  © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

Hi guys! UnMute Now podcast is back for an exciting new season. We are now in Season 5 and we want you to know that we are continuing to raisie the volume on the whispered conversations in our communities. We have some dynamic episodes coming up and some candid guests who will definitely spark some conversations around your dinner table! We have been busy behind the scenes and you will hear a bit about the many things we've done and are still doing all while having these important conversations. So, stay tuned, give us a like, follow, comment, share and rate us so we can keep on bringing you more content! Please like, comment, subscribe and click the notification bell if you enjoy our content and would like to get notified whenever we upload a new audio. Thank you! Social Media Contact:  Facebook: www.facebook.com/UnMuteNow/Instagram: @UnMuteNow Twitter: @UnMuteNow1 Email: [email protected]  © UnMute Now Podcast by UKPivot 2023

In this 8th and final episode of our special Levelling Up series, we present Dr. Dadebo. Dr. Dadebo is a graduate of the School of Medical Sciences at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology- Ghana in 1991. Currently he is a locum specialist registrar in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. He holds a Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine and a PHD in Exercise Physiology. In this presentation, he discusses health issues within the Black community and prescribes healthier practices and personal responsibility in developing awareness for self-advocacy. In October 2022, UK Pivot held a dynamic two day Symposium dubbed 'Levelling Up'. Engaging presenters provided thought-provoking discussions which were life-changing and affirming. They dealt with Health, Migration, Brexit, Entrepreneurship and more and we are bringing these presentations to you over a period of 8 weeks, on Youtube and right here on your favourite UnMute Now podcast channel! Presented By UK Pivot Web: www.ukpivot.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unmutenow-podcast/message

In this seventh week of the series, we present Clover Watts an HR professional with 25 years in the business. Clover tells us what HR is really for and how best to utilise your HR department. In October 2022, UK Pivot held a dynamic two day Symposium dubbed 'Levelling Up'. Engaging presenters provided thought-provoking discussions which were life-changing and affirming. They dealt with Health, Migration, Brexit, Entrepreneurship and more and we are bringing these presentations to you over a period of 8 weeks, on Youtube and right here on your favourite UnMute Now podcast channel! Presented By UK Pivot Web: www.ukpivot.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/unmutenow-podcast/message