Nice words aren’t they? But, what the heck do they mean and what does it really look like to have diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging? What must happen in our collective minds, hearts, bodies, and souls to make this paradigm shift?
I’ve been using the DEIB acronym in my work for some time. It seems to have become the new buzzword. This has given me pause to stop and think about where it originated and what it actually means to me. I believe that it is my responsibility as an antiracist white person to always be cognizant of interrogating the terms and language I’m using to be sure they are actually anti-racist and take responsibility for my own learning and education.
Hope to see you on the journey,
Robin
This Month's Resources:
Beyond the DE&I Acronym: What are Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?
Workplace Diversity Efforts Need to Stop Looking For Poster Children | LEVEL
Is Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Anti-Racist? | by Rebecca O. Johnson
Restructure your organization to actually advance racial justice: https://hbr.org/2020/06/restructure-your-organization-to-actually-advance-racial-justice?fbclid=IwAR29pT7RNx_4KHqcb07rEtQWE98FQEOCa8aYwVtGkPm0JDCO3MiKRDsBlmk
The Toxicity of Inflicting Whataboutisms When Discussing Racism
5 Things White People Keep Getting Totally Wrong About Racism
150 black-owned businesses: https://www.websiteplanet.com/blog/support-black-owned-businesses/
Contact & Conversation 1.0 Workshop with Darryl Aiken-Afam and Robin Schlenger
When: Saturday, May 15th from 11:00 AM-1:00 PM EST
Contact & Conversation 1.0, created and facilitated by Darryl Aiken-Afam and Robin Schlenger, is our foundational grassroots offering. It's designed to gather people together from all walks of life and from all races in order to make the “Human Oneness” connection we all need to begin having real conversations that go beyond head knowledge and polite politically correct speech.
Contact and Conversation helps begin the restoration of our severed relationships caused by racism by "re-humanizing" each other. through its unique method of Taoist-based mindfulness meditation and philosophy, physical connection, and evidence-based social-psychological methods of reducing racism.
Cost: $50
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