London Business School, the Student Association and Diversity clubs are hosting the second Speak Out Week, dedicated to addressing the serious issues of harassment and bullying within our community. We encourage you to participate, learn, share and support each other.

Speak Out Week 2023

13 April 2023 | 18:45-20:45

Speak Out Sundowners

Join us at Sundowners for a night of awareness, understanding, and (of course) fun to honour LBS's stance against bullying and harassment. We request that everyone wear blue in commemoration of SA's Blue Shirt Day to show your support against bullying and harassment.

17 April 2023 | 11:15-12:30

Masterclass with Prof. Aneeta Rattan

Join us for a masterclass to build your confidence in dealing with microaggressions. We will also discuss how to provide support as an ally in such situations. Prof. Aneeta Rattan (Organizational Behavior at London Business School) will deliver an insightful introduction and share some tools for the audience to engage in discussions with representatives from the LBS diversity Clubs (BiB, WiB, OiB).

18 April 2023 | 19:00-22:00

The Great Debate

Come and support your friends debate and challenge your pre-conceived notions on key topics across gender, race, and sexuality at this year's Great Debate!

OiB, BiB, and WiB are hosting this debate to speak out about topics that could affect you in school, in the workplace, and in life. The debates will cover two topics over dinner and drinks.

Plus, if you’d like the opportunity to challenge your classmates and participate in one of the debates, please email jstudley.mba2023@london.edu!

20 April 2023 | 11:15-12:30

WiB Empowerment Workshop

WIB will run a workshop to empower women on how to respond to sexist and undermining comments. WiB has also put together a Little Blue Book, a guide for managing sexism, bullying and harassment at school. It will be released at this event with both physical and virtual copies available.

Trigger Warning

The events and content during Speak Out LBS may trigger past traumas. We encourage people to educate themselves but to be mindful of the impact on their mental health. There are a plethora of resources available through Wellbeing services.

POLICIES

LBS' new Bullying and Harassment Policy, Belong and Thrive Statement, and Trans Equality Policy

SAFE REPORTING TOOL

To report any incidents please use the safe reporting tool or call 0800 915 1571

WELLBEING SERVICES

Wellbeing services have a plethora of tools which can be found on their canvas page or by emailing wellbeing@london.edu.