We are taking a pause this week. A pause for reflection and learning, a pause in recognition of the systemic racial injustice in our societies, our workplaces and our culture, and a pause to mourn at the sickeningly casual taking of lives such as Ahmaud Arbery, Breona Taylor, George Floyd Manuel Elis and countless and an uncounted victims of racism everywhere.

Addressing these badly broken systems is a super important subject for all of us as human beings, and for us in our professional of workplace learning, after all we are charged with helping shape the culture of our organizations and the develop our current and future leaders, leaders support D&I initiatives. It’s a topic worthy of deep investigation and understanding and there are leaders in our profession that we should invite in to our ongoing conversation on this podcast, but not this week.

This week we pledge our support for the black lives matter organization and others fighting for social justice for all. We share our deepest condolences as parents for everyone who has lost loved ones to senseless violence at the hands of those pledged to protect and serve, or as victims of racism. We’re educators right, our first instinct is to teach and seek to understand but we think at this time it’s best that we cede this tiny space that we are lucky enough to occupy in social discourse, to better let other voices be heard.

We have listed some podcasts that we love or have been suggested, to us, podcasts that we humbly suggest might be a good use of the rest of this hour, and produced by people way better qualified to help you understand what to do next.

Thanks. Chris Pirie and The Editorial team at LITNW

Suggested Podcasts at https://learningisthenewworking.org/season-six/season-6-episode-5/