REND

REND – the Racial Equity Networking Dinner – is coming to Leeds Bradford for an evening of powerful conversation, connection and community.

Bringing together people from across education, business, public services and our communities, REND creates a space to talk openly about race, representation, belonging and the role we can all play in creating greater equity.

Hosted by Shaheen Myers, the evening will feature an outstanding line-up of speakers including Naz Shah MP, Humma Nizami, Andleeb Hanif and Sufian Sadiq, alongside spoken word performances from Kirsty Taylor and Kinan Salaam.

But REND is about more than listening. It is about who we meet, the conversations we start and what we take back into our organisations and communities.

Whether you are already leading work around race equity or simply want to listen, learn and be part of the conversation, you are welcome in the room.

Join us at The Madisson, Bradford on Friday 23 October 2026 for an evening of good food, meaningful conversation, new connections and a shared commitment to making change.

Race equity is not a conversation for Global Majority communities to have with themselves. We need everyone in the room.

And I’d change the short description from just “Race Equity Network Dinner” to:

An evening of connection, conversation and action on race equity, representation and belonging.