Keychange Toolkit

Der Workshop-Baukasten für die Arbeitswelt der Zukunft

Für alle, die nicht nur über Veränderung sprechen, sondern sie aktiv gestalten wollen. Mit einer Transformationslösung aus Workshops, Methoden und Praxisimpulsen.

Arbeitskoffer

Dieser Arbeitskoffer bietet eine Einführung in wichtige Grundlagen zum Thema Antidiskriminierung.

 Case studies

Safe spaces for young people a the Circle of Light: The ‘Circle of Light’ is a project taking place in Nottingham to provide a safe space for young people facing mental health problems and barriers to the music industry.

• Musicbuds – Doing Diversity Differently: Musicbuds provide training and resources to promote diversity, equity and inclusion for those working with Early Years and Primary-age children.

• Celebrating Cultural Diversity and Inclusion in Tower Hamlets: Tower Hamlets in East London is one of the UK’s most ethnically diverse boroughs which stretches from the City of London to the West, Canary Wharf to the South East and the Olympic Park to the East. Their Songs That Move Us and Exchanging Notes projects aimed to celebrate the borough’s diversity and provide young people with opportunities to explore and express their cultural identities.

• The Importance of Diverse Musical Voices: Musician of the Month fits alongside your primary music scheme to create a culture of musical appreciation and understanding within your school, focusing on a new musician every month. The resources were created with diversity and cultural capital at its heart. Matt Dix, Founder of Musician of the Month, explains why diverse musical voices should be taught to young people to enhance their understanding of the world.

Resources

How to deal with online abuse or hate speech: This online toolkit from The Space is designed as a pragmatic guide for artists and cultural organisations to understand online abuse, show its impact, how to prepare and protect your organisation, and more.

• Youth Music Network Inclusion resource hub: This collection of resources from Youth Music Network contains tools and guidance, blogs and case studies to help you break down barriers to music-making.

• Talk into Action: Music Mark launched Talk into Action in 2021 to support organisations in the music education sector to achieve their EDI goals, inviting them to sign the Talk into Action pledge in which they committed to embed EDI in their work. This page is filled with resources to help guide and inspire you to achieve your EDI goals.

Reeperbahn Festival Quotes

At Quotes, topics around gender inequality, diversity and empowerment become visible. In this episode Quotes host Anna Dushime speaks with Iranian musician Faravaz, who was forced into exile for singing in public. Faravaz shares her experiences of a life shaped by control, shame, and self-denial, and reclaiming visibility. Together with Anna, she reflects on music as a form of feminist expression, on the power of transforming pain and anger into art, and on the freedom that comes with finally.

Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Report

Equity, diversity and inclusion is a vital area of IMPALA’s work. We have a task force implementing our work, including our charter, surveying members, setting out the business case, offering training to members as well as practical tips for businesses and associations. Our most recent EDI annual report  gives an overview on its work.

We report annually on equity, diversity and inclusion work. On 21st October 2025, to mark the fourth anniversary of our EDI charter, IMPALA released its annual report on the work done in the past 12 months, focusing on the business case, successful projects and campaigns, as well as areas which still need to be improved. Please read and share our statement here and our report here.