While D&I is often centered in hiring and recruitment realms within organizations, one place it’s not always as salient is in day-to-day operations. For this reason, as part of our “Let’s Get Practical” series, we want to spotlight two such operations, with an eye toward tangible strategies for making them more inclusive: workplace meetings and events.
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Last week, my Hulu programming was interrupted by a commercial for a store advertising colorful party cups and “select sombreros and t-shirts at half price!” The commercial’s voiceover never mentioned Cinco de Mayo, but the message was nonetheless conveyed as “Tequila made me do it,” and “Turn down por que” shirts flashed across the screen. I winced, reminded of how an occasion marking Mexican victory over an invasion has been appropriated.
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Our Feature Series on The Work We Didn’t Do—reflections on times when we failed to intervene or act for equity and inclusion—was inspired in part by a post from a friend of mine on social media. In it, she shared an anecdote representative of a larger trend she had recognized in which she failed to intervene as a bystander and later regretted her lack of involvement.
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This past weekend, The Winters Group partnered for the second year with the Cam Newton Foundation to offer Un1ted As 1, a unique social justice-focused program for 7th and 8th grade students. Over the course of two days, students explored the importance of difference and identity, what it means to be a leader and a force for change, and how to effectively join efforts with others to achieve a common goal.
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Think back to your childhood and adolescence. Who populated the communities where you spent most of your time? Did these people share similar values, racial and ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic class, and religious backgrounds to you? If you answered no to all or most of these questions, you are probably in the minority in the United States.
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