The Quiet Revolution
The Engine Room: brap's Six Principles
Published: 10 March 2026 at 06:00 Europe/London
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Episode notes
In Episode 3 of The Quiet Revolution, we hit the pause button on the outside world to take you straight into the "brap engine room". If our previous episode showed you part of the practice of anti-racism, this episode gives you the map to navigate the territory.
Host Joy Warmington sits down with brap colleagues Cheryl Garvey and Lakshnie Hettihewa to break down the six core ideas that guide every part of their practice. We move past the desire for easy toolkits and checklists to explore what it really means to dismantle racialised thinking and challenge systemic oppression.
From the absurdity of judging human value by "ear size" to the necessity of looking at white-dominated power structures instead of just minoritised groups, this conversation unpacks the "jigsaw puzzle" of genuine equity. It is a rally call to realise that you are the system, and that disrupting power starts with you.
Guest Bios:
Cheryl Garvey and Lakshnie Hettihewa are senior brap Associates and long-time activists at brap, bringing decades of experience in navigating systemic oppression, community cohesion, and organisational change.
In this episode, we cover:
- Dismantling Racialised Thinking: Why race is an idea, not a biological fact, and why we must constantly catch ourselves remaking it.
- The Unexamined Norm: Why we need to stop looking at marginalised groups as the "problem" and turn our gaze toward how white power is held and used.
- The "Tick Box" Trap: Why a "complexity mindset" is crucial, and how the desire for simple, scalable solutions prevents us from treating the root causes of racism.
- Building a Coalition: Why anti-racism cannot be left solely to Black and Brown people, and why collectivising is our most powerful tool against oppression.
- Disrupting Power: The realisation that you don't just exist within a system, you are the system, and making a different choice creates a ripple effect.
Resources & Links Mentioned:
- brap Website: https://www.brap.org.uk
- Equality Republic: https://www.brap.org.uk/republic
Music Featured:
- Melting Glass by Eden Avery
- Floods
- Neutral State by Blue Saga
- Ostinato Vieveri
- Crucial Calculations by Gavin Luke
- Out the the world by Axon Terminal
- Fauna
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