The "DEI is:" Podcast

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On June 29 and June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a trio of rulings on Affirmative Action, Student Loans, and Religion, Free Speech, and Gay Rights which meant that moving forward, race could not be used as a factor in admissions, student loans debt will not be forgiven, and that despite a state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. So what does all this mean for DEI and social justice in K-12 Education and the workplace of the future?

Tune in to find out what Dr. Katherine Giscombe, Diane Bell-McKoy, Dr. Marshaun Hymon, & Karima Wilson have to say about it on August 2, 2023 at 12PM ET/9AM PT!

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On June 29 and June 30, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a trio of rulings on Affirmative Action, Student Loans, and Religion, Free Speech, and Gay Rights which meant that moving forward, race could not be used as a factor in admissions, student loans debt will not be forgiven, and that despite a state law prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. So what does all this mean for DEI and social justice in higher-ed & the workplace moving forward?

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If you can’t talk about a problem, can you even work on it? This is PRECISELY the position that many DEI professionals find themselves in. If we can’t talk about whiteness—that is, the way that the dominant culture systematically advantages white people over others—then what can we really DO about it to ensure that white people are part of solutions that work for all, including white people? Further, if we can’t speak about whiteness in spaces dominated by whiteness (you know, like most businesses), then how can we create the kinds of diverse, equitable, inclusive, accessible, and just workplaces where everyone belongs?

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Diversity. Equity. Inclusion. Belonging. Access. Justice. In our current climate, these words are configured and reconfigured seemingly endlessly, but the throughline for whatever acronym you prefer, is trying to have a positive impact on the way that we work and of course, live with one another. To that end, such efforts are constructed with capital “S” Society in mind—that is, everyone. Or is it?

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Abbiola Ballah: ⁠pherneducationstudios.com | instagram.com/pherneducationstudios | linkedin.com/company/phern-education-studios-llc

It’s often said that “the only constant is change”, but it might be accurate to add “. . . and resistance to change.” For all the attention that DEI and Social Justice, Organizational Justice, and even Economic Justice have garnered in recent years, it’s the resistance to change that has taken center stage. Why is that and what can we do about it?

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Dr. Nikki Lane is an interdisciplinary scholar trained as a Cultural and Linguistic Anthropologist, working along the edges of academia making contemporary critical theory accessible, using common sense, everyday language that anyone can understand. Dr. Lane is an Assistant Professor at Duke University and is an advisor for DiVerity.

So, what IS “intersectionality” anyway? A lot of people have attached their own ideas to the term since Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term in 1989 and while language of course changes as people use it, when there’s money to be made companies and organizations often add their own twist on things. But to what end? Join our conversation with Dr. Nikki Lane exploring that very question!

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Brian McComak is a consultant, speaker, author and facilitator with over 20 years of experience in Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion, HR, company culture, change management, internal communications, and employee experience. He is the founder and CEO of Hummingbird Humanity, a consulting firm that cultivates and champions inclusive workplace cultures and human-centered leadership. Prior to founding Hummingbird Humanity, Brian was the Global Head of Inclusion for Tapestry—the home of Coach, Kate Space & Stuart Weitzman. He has also held leadership roles at The Walt Disney Company, L’Oreal, and Christie’s Auction House. Brian is also writing a book, slated to be released on June 6, 2023.  

With such a rich personal history and storied career, podcasters Enrico E. Manalo (The “DEI is:” Podcast) and J.P. Der Boghossian (This Queer Book Saved My Life!) wanted to know: How did your career get to this point? And, what books helped you to get there?  Join Brian McComak for this special joint-episode of The “DEI is:” Podcast and This Queer Book Saved My Life! as we delve into Brian’s personal story to learn how we can better create human-centered workplace cultures AND about the books that helped along the way!  

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Join us  as we explore what we as DEI consultants can do to ensure that DEI efforts are not checkbox exercises! We’re drawing on the experience, expertise, and hard-earned wisdom of two of DiVerity’s advisors, Cornell Verdeja-Woodson (He/Him) and Tara Robertson.   Cornell Verdeja-Woodson is Founder & CEO of Brave Trainings LLC (http://bravetrainings.com/), whose mission it is to provide a starting point for organizations to unpack sensitive diversity topics through authentic dialogue and consistent action.   

Tara Robertson brings nearly 15 years experience leading change in open source technology communities and corporate spaces, including 3 years leading Diversity and Inclusion at Mozilla. Tara now partners as a consultant with technology, engineering and media leaders to help drive systemic change. Her work has been included in Harvard Business Review, Forbes and other publications. Head to Tara Robertson Consulting Inc. or https://tararobertson.ca/ to learn more!  

So, how can we move beyond “going through the motions” in our DEI efforts to really get some traction on creating positive social change, not only in the workplace, but beyond it? For the answer to that question and more, stay tuned! We’ll be talking about moving beyond the performative/virtue-signaling that so often happens with organizational DEI efforts, but also about accountability—not only for our clients, but for us as DEI professionals as well! 

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Dr. Pushpa Iyer is a strategically minded executive and thought-leader, with 25+ years of experience championing international education, racial equity, and peacebuilding efforts. By drawing on a critical-thinking approach and a background leading capacity-building projects, Dr. Iyer empowers the communities she works with to facilitate social change and has extensive experience supporting vulnerable populations and low-income communities. Over the course of her career, Dr. Iyer has come to the conclusion that while courage is instrumental to accomplishing social change, courage alone is not enough; in fact, what is needed is BOTH compassion AND courage.

So what does that mean when it comes to how we approach Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion? For one, it means that having the courage to point out what people or organizations aren’t doing/or are getting wrong is simply not enough. In fact, if we fixate ONLY on what’s wrong or missing without compassion, we run the risk of shutting people down in ways that leave us all worse off.

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As a multiethnic, neurodiverse, visibly Muslim American woman, and a Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Intercultural Practitioner, Rahimeh Ramezany has found her calling in addressing the experiences of marginalized religious, ethnic, and racial communities in the United States, in order to create change on individual, interpersonal, and institutional levels. While religious identities that are also ethnic identities have always been part of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion efforts, there is still discomfort among many in squarely taking on religion or including it as part of DEI work. Why is that? And what do people really mean when they talk about religion in the context of DEI?

Join Rahimeh Ramezany and host Enrico E. Manalo as they unpack what religion in DEI means!

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