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Welcome
SJ Empowerment is led by Dr Suhraiya Jivraj. She has over 20 years’ experience working within HE and the social justice field, including leadership roles in research and education, and facilitating both colleagues and students to realise their goals. She is an award-winning law teacher, recognised for her sector leading work in antiracist pedagogy and decolonising the curriculum.
She draws on her previous work in advocacy, campaigning and research for organisations from the UN, Amnesty International UK, Stonewall to smaller grassroots organisations to empower others on their journeys.
Offerings
SJ Empowerment deliver talks, training and workshops to higher education organisations including university law schools, social science research institutes, local authorities, government departments as well as other organisations. Topics include:
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Antiracist pedagogy
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Building an inclusive classroom
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Decolonising research methodologies
We also offer:
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1-1 and group coaching or mentoring, focusing on empowerment of racially marginalised and LGBTQI+ workers in the higher education sector.
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Courses will be available through an online learning platform.
Suhraiya has been a fantastic coach, and very patiently and cleverly teased out a lot of useful points to reflect on in our discussions. I’ve taken a lot of tools away from the sessions that I use. She was really attentive and responsive to points made in the sessions, She's great at letting the conversation flow and responding accordingly, and comfortable dealing with things taking a slightly less structured turn.
Law School Lecturer
I just wanted to thank you very much for the opportunity to attend the Decolonising Research Methods seminar series. I found the course to be incredibly engaging, inspiring and moving
Online Course Attendee
PhD Researcher
The team has reignited my original motivation and drive to conduct my PhD research in a way that was seriously lacking this year.