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It’s time practitioners do away with JEDI
Look! I’ve never watched any Star Wars movies and never will. SciFi isn’t a genre of film I like. Sue me!!! So when I hear continuously hear practitioners float around JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion), or some jumbled up letters to mean the same thing, I take issue with it. I already have an issue […]
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The Changing Vernacular of Equity Practitioners
I have a few things to get off my chest. Now this isn’t really a soapbox, but rather experiences of how we engage with professionals in the equity and inclusion space. While on vacation in Montréal last week, my partner and I experienced a bit of an unconscious bias. After we were seated in a […]
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Global Conversations: Introducing Season 2 of Urban Equity Chats
Season 1 of Urban Equity Chats was a success. I brought together a wide array of guests to discuss burning topics for equity practitioners. Some of the topics included: Equity, inclusion and belonging should be an organization wide initiative rather than be a human resources function. Ditching the D in EDI work, especially when practitioners […]
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Equity & inclusion does not belong in human resources
Yes you read that right! Whatever you would like to call it: EDI, DEI, D&I, DI&B does not belong under human resources. While I am not currently involved in this work, through my own research, I have come to find that too many times that this work reports into human resources departments or other areas […]