Ignite was established in April 2009 as an inclusive networking group for public relations professionals. Our aim is to create a strong community of practitioners and make the talents and achievements of diverse PR practitioners more visible. We do this by networking, sharing experiences and ideas, and passing on information that might be useful for our work.
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Role models, diversity and widening access to a career in PR
Earlier this week, we hosted ‘Access 2 PR’ in partnership with Elevation Networks and in association with Edelman. The event was aimed at Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students, one of the under-represented groups in the PR industry, keen to learn more about how to access the profession. The Aspiration and Frustration Report, published by [...]
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Ignite’s manifesto for change is here
The launch of our manifesto took place yesterday evening at The Red Consultancy. The manifesto is sponsored by Pearson and offers employers practical advice on improving diversity in their organisations, from getting the recruitment process right and creating an inclusive working environment, through to setting measurable objectives to track progress on this journey. The results [...]
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Ignite’s manifesto for change
Ignite was established in April 2009 as an inclusive networking group for public relations professionals. Its aim is to drive forward the benefits of cultural diversity in the profession and pursue greater awareness of the contributions diversity can make to a vibrant and successful PR profession in the 21st Century. Since our first meeting nearly [...]
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What can we learn from Diane Abbott’s tweet?
The intense discussion about Diane Abbott’s comments on Twitter yesterday raised a number of important issues about ‘race’ in Britain. At first sight – in just 140 characters – Abbott dismissed all of the White community in the UK as intentionally acting to fragment the power of non-White communities by dividing their loyalties. Here, it [...]
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Earlier this week, we hosted ‘Access 2 PR’ in partnership with Elevation Networks and in association with Edelman. The event was aimed at Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) students, one of the under-represented groups in the PR industry, keen to learn more about how to access the profession. The Aspiration and Frustration Report, published by [...]
The launch of our manifesto took place yesterday evening at The Red Consultancy. The manifesto is sponsored by Pearson and offers employers practical advice on improving diversity in their organisations, from getting the recruitment process right and creating an inclusive working environment, through to setting measurable objectives to track progress on this journey. The results [...]
Ignite was established in April 2009 as an inclusive networking group for public relations professionals. Its aim is to drive forward the benefits of cultural diversity in the profession and pursue greater awareness of the contributions diversity can make to a vibrant and successful PR profession in the 21st Century. Since our first meeting nearly [...]
The intense discussion about Diane Abbott’s comments on Twitter yesterday raised a number of important issues about ‘race’ in Britain. At first sight – in just 140 characters – Abbott dismissed all of the White community in the UK as intentionally acting to fragment the power of non-White communities by dividing their loyalties. Here, it [...]
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