Are you aware of this Marcus Ryder ?

“It is not that we send fragile people to the jobs and then they break, what is happening is that the jobs are breaking the workers.”
Spain to include work-related mental health in its national epidemiological surveillance system.
Lessons for the U.K.?
euractiv.com/section/health…

.Hannah Ryder (芮 婉 洁) breaks down myths and dominant narratives around African countries’ debt & many of the countries relationship with China.
Yes, she is my wife but objectively she’s well worth a follow if you want a different perspective on Africa and economics.
instagram.com/reel/C56G7THxa…

Game recognise game!
Great to meet Zoe Cavendish, who just ran #ManchesterMarathon to raise money for the The Film and TV Charity.
The race might be over but the chance to sponsor her and raise more money isn’t!
Thank you Zoe for running the marathon!
justgiving.com/page/zoe-caven…

Can you support Zoe as she takes on the @ManchesterMarathon!

Zoe's journey through the industry's ups & downs inspired her to give back, so she's running to raise funds that will help us offer a helping hand to people facing tough times in our community.
bit.ly/49wJ6zF

These are turbulent and unsettling terms for so many people working in the TV industry.
A reminder that the The Film and TV Charity is here for you. Providing services to support ur financial & mental health.
Trio of commissioners to exit C4 | News | Broadcast (broadcastnow.co.uk)

A big blow to BBC News (World), & potentially UK broadcast journalism, as director of BBC World Service & controller of BBC News International, Liliane Landor, announces she's leaving.
(To my knowledge she's the most senior journo of Middle Eastern background at BBC)
bbc.com/mediacentre/20…

Whatever your role in our industry, you're not alone when facing challenges like loneliness or mental health issues.

If you need someone to talk to, call our free Support Line on 0800 054 0000 📱

Or visit our website by clicking here: filmtvcharity.org.uk/get-support/

The The Film and TV Charity identified loneliness as a major driver of mental ill health for film, TV workers.
“Its source lies all around us, in the destruction of collective life, the ruin of civil society, the squeezing of public spaces.”
Gr8 The Guardian piece.
amp.theguardian.com/global/2024/ma…

As upcoming elections loom, a timely reminder of pressures journalists from under-represented backgrounds find themselves having to conform to the dominant editorial culture of their newsrooms.
More “surface representation” can lead to less inclusion.
niemanlab.org/2022/02/a-new-…

Our MA Theatre Lab aims to re-address the work of the performer and actor as an embodied form at the heart of the theatre-making process. The course explores improvisation and collaboration as core approaches to learning. Apply by 5 June: bit.ly/39K6fD9

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As cases of mental health problems grow in the workforce an important article on the dangers of self-diagnosis and the need for medical professionals.
We need to treat mental health in the same way we treat physical health and that applies to diagnosis.
amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“Number of sick days taken by BBC staff due to stress has almost quadrupled over the past decade.”
BBC stats invariably reveal what’s happening in the rest of UK TV industry.
Please support The Film and TV Charity to help UK TV address ongoing mental health issues.
express.co.uk/news/uk/188825…

BBC crisis as sick days quadruple after staff buckle under stress | UK | News | Express.co.uk express.co.uk/news/uk/188825…

As Miranda Wayland leaves Amazon,
Marcus Ryder: says UK Networks Cannot Continue To Let Diversity Executives Slip Through Their Fingers — Guest Column

deadline.com/2023/07/marcus…

A breakdown of the new changes in… | The Film and TV Charity filmtvcharity.org.uk/stories-events…

Want to do a fully funded PhD with us Sir Lenny Henry Centre for Media Diversity under Prof Panayiota Tsatsou ?
RT Marcus Ryder Lenny Henry Angela Chan Mukti Jain Campion Dr. David Dunkley Gyimah Sarita Malik
Read this - apply now:
bcu.ac.uk/student-info/t…

The story was not new, the scandal was already exposed, but days after the drama was released, government announced plans to 'swiftly exonerate and compensate' those affected.

Why did it suddenly compel them to act? Marcus Ryder ✍️
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Yesterday I ran Brighton Marathon Weekend to raise money for the The Film and TV Charity focusing on the mental health of Muslim, Arab &Jewish workers in TV. The race might be over but the crisis isn’t, nor is the opportunity to donate. Please click through &give generously
…24brightonmarathonweekend.enthuse.com/pf/marcus-ryder

It definitely wasn’t planned but feels incredibly pertinent to be running for the The Film and TV Charity supporting the mental health of Jewish, Muslim & Arab workers in TV on the 6 month anniversary of the Hamas attacks especially with the ongoing humanitarian crisis.