Magnificent Midlife

Iffat Shahnaz is a lifelong campaigner committed to social justice and equality. She works with organisations committed to social change and tackling social exclusion and discrimination. She specialises in gender-based violence, community education, facilitation, service development and change management. We talk about: How Iffat became so passionate about social justice The legacy of her parents and their story as children of partition Being the child of immigrants from the former commonwealth The family trauma that lead to Iffat wanting to make the world a better place for everyone Going back to her parents’ village in India The lack of safe passage when people are facing displacement, at the time of partition and now Why her father was so keen that she should learn to swim How the family managed to get to England from Pakistan Racial abuse growing up in the West Midlands in school and on the street Feeling hopeful despite systemic discrimination The impact of Covid and the Black Lives Matter movement on g