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Amal Fashanu
Transform organisational culture with Amal Fashanu, speaker, equality advocate and media changemaker. Amal works with sports organisations to tackle discrimination and promote diversity and inclusion, delivering award-winning insights recognised by Wintrade and Ethnicity Awards.
Amal Fashanu is a filmmaker, presenter, designer, musician, and equality advocate. She is known for her work tackling discrimination in sports and beyond.
As the founder of the Justin Fashanu Foundation, she has been a leading voice in addressing homophobia in football, continuing the legacy of her late uncle, Justin Fashanu. Her BBC documentary, Britain’s Gay Footballers, brought critical attention to the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ players and was nominated for multiple broadcasting awards.
Beyond her documentary work, Amal has built a diverse career in media, fashion, and music. She has reported for BBC News, Sky News, and The Guardian, using journalism as a tool for social change.
In 2012, after attending a summit on discrimination in football at Downing Street, Amal launched her fashion label, Black Heart Label, a clothing brand that promotes equality through design. After completing her master’s degree in handbag design, she founded Amal Fashanu Handbags, a luxury brand that supports small businesses while advocating for equality.
Amal’s work has been recognised with accolades such as the Wintrade Award and Ethnicity Award, reflecting her impact in championing diversity and inclusion. Her ability to bridge advocacy with creativity makes her a compelling speaker on social justice, representation, and the power of storytelling to drive change.
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To book Amal Fashanu, email amal.fashanu@getapeptalk.com or call PepTalk on +44 20 3835 2929 (UK) or +1 737 888 5112 (US), and one of our speaker agents will contact you within hours to confirm Amal's availability and speaking fee. If you can, please include your budget upfront – it helps us fast-track your request. It’s also helpful to know the date, format (virtual or in-person), location, and about your audience.
Amal Fashanu draws on her documentary filmmaking background to structure talks around real-world case studies, using her BBC film Britain's Gay Footballers as a narrative anchor to trace the lived experience of LGBTQ+ players in professional football alongside the institutional barriers they face.
Amal Fashanu speaks on LGBTQ+ inclusion in sport, diversity and representation, and the use of storytelling and media for social change. She is the founder of the Justin Fashanu Foundation and producer of the BBC documentary Britain's Gay Footballers, which was nominated for multiple broadcasting awards.
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