Beer-drinking group wants members to receive training in unconscious bias and cultural diversity

Beer-drinking groups want their members to be trained in unconscious bias and cultural diversity.

of real ale campaign It is to provide tuition fees to volunteers after being accused of being full of “old boring white straight men.”

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Camra asked the members their ages. gender identityethnicity and sexual orientation as part of the recent review of inclusion, diversity and equality.

The report recommended that “inclusion, diversity and equality training be built into the training of festival organizers” and called for a “strong grievance process on the ground”.

80% of Camra’s 150,000 members are men, and three-quarters of them are over the age of 50.

As one woman told the review:

Another member said:

“What is needed in terms of how we think and treat people is a cultural change, thinking about people’s specific needs rather than taking away everyone’s needs. shows that.”

Camra has lost 1 in 5 members and I am afraid many have woken up.

Some were relegated to reviews, saying they were part of a “specific political agenda.”

Mr Camra said: