Archive for April 2024

Day 21: Taking Action Congratulations on completing the 21-Day Equity Challenge! We are thankful that you are on this journey and made time to learn and reflect. We know these topics and the feelings they evoke are complex. We encourage you to channel your hopefulness, frustration, joy, love, and whatever else you may be feeling…

Day 20: Equity Tools and Making Change Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) tools are essential resources for organizations and individuals. These tools include a wide range of strategies and practices designed to promote equity with consideration to multiple identities and how they interact with one another. One effective DEI tool is conducting regular assessments or…

Day 19: Workplace Considerations Over the past three weeks, you’ve learned how discrimination impacts income, housing, healthcare, education, and other factors that make a huge difference in our lives. Employment, access to a thriving wage, and wealth-building are critical for leveling the playing field.  There are social, ethical, and moral reasons to engage in justice…

Day 18: Creating inclusive spaces – allyship What does it mean to be an ally? An ally is someone who does not belong to an oppressed group but works to actively advocate with and for that group. To do this well, allies work to understand what it feels like for another person or group to…

Day 17: Showing up as your whole self For many people holding oppressed identities, navigating spaces requires a careful calculation of how much of themselves to show. Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color (BIPOC) often engage in a practice called code-switching, adapting their speech and behaviors to their environment. This is something many of us…