Addressing Disability & Intersectionality Across Global Teams

Leading With Empathy & Allyship

In Episode 93, Melinda is joined by visionary activists for disability and social justice, Eleanor Lisney and Eddie Ndopu. Throughout the live recording, they discuss the importance of having leaders who cultivate empathy and inclusion for global teams to work better together across different cultures, genders, disabilities, and intersectionalities. They share how we can be better allies against systemic ableism to support disability and social justice worldwide. They also explore the first step that organizations can take to align their strategic priorities and objectives with the Sustainable Development Goals and promote sustainable economic growth, inclusivity, and accessibility for everyone in the workplace.
About Eleanor Lisney (she/her)
Eleanor Lisney is a campaigner and activist rooted from an intersectional perspective. Eleanor is a founding member of Culture Access and Sisters of Frida. She is an access and equality advisor. She is also on the web team of the International Network of Women with Disabilities. She writes on intersectional issues as a disabled woman of color and is passionate on campaigning for social justice and inclusion.
About Eddie Ndopu (he/they)
Arguably one of the most influential social justice leaders in the world right now, Eddie Ndopu is a disability innovation pioneer, and the Founder and Chairperson of A BILLION REASONS. In 2019 and again in 2021, UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, appointed Eddie as one of 17 SDG Advocates, the global body’s most high profile champions in the fight to defeat poverty and defend the planet. Eddie also sits on the Boards of the UN Foundation, Valuable 500, and IMAGINE, and is a Global Future Council member at the World Economic Forum. Eddie holds degrees from Carleton University in Canada and the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University.
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Connect With Eleanor
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/eleanorlisney
Twitter: twitter.com/e_lisney
Instagram: instagram.com/elle_in_uk/
Connect With Eddie
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/eddiendopu
Facebook: facebook.com/edward.ndopu
Twitter: twitter.com/eddiendopu
Instagram: instagram.com/eddiendopu
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Production Team
Creator & Host: Melinda Briana Epler
Co-Producers: Renzo Santos & Christina Swindlehurst Chan
Creative Director @ Podcast Rocket: Rob Scheerbarth
[Image description: LEA promo and photos of Eleanor, an East Asian woman with short brown hair, glasses, a woven hat, black t-shirt, and red/white plaid flannel; Eddie, a Black man with short black hair and mustache, light grey turtleneck, and jacket with green/blue floral

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