Author: Travis Jones

A Point of View: Inclusion is a Wellness Issue

A Point of View: Inclusion is a Wellness Issue

Posted by | Jan 30, 2020 | , | 0

Not many studies of well-being make the connection between D&I and employee health. And a lot of D&I work fails to make the connection to well-being. This is a shame given that a primary way marginalized groups experience bias and exclusionary policies in the workplace is through their physical and mental well-being. Who is likely to feel most isolated, alone, and experience the stress and anxiety of navigating exclusionary cultures than the most marginalized workers in organizations?

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Demystifying Internalized Oppression: Whiteness and Working Ourselves to Death

Posted by | Aug 22, 2019 | , , | 0

Dave Portnoy, the founder of the sports blog Barstool, made national headlines this week from his response to rumors of his staff forming a union. It can be summed up from a tweet from Portnoy to his workers: “Unions are for pu%*#s. At least in our world.” As Eddie Kim argues, weaponizing masculinity to block fights for workers’ rights is a long American tradition.  

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The Buzz: Criminalizing Help

Posted by | Jun 20, 2019 | , | 0

I just used the search terms “helping migrants court case” because I wanted to share some thoughts on the case of Scott Warren, the 36 year old geography teacher who was facing up to 20 years in prison for helping migrants crossing into Arizona. The story came right up. And like our search terms, historical moments are being etched into our collective memories for future generations to read. Unless we change our relationship to migrants, they will read that we criminalized help.

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The Work We Didn’t Do: To Block or Not to Block—That is Not the Question

Posted by | Apr 11, 2019 | , , | 0

Several years ago, after the election of Trump made political polarization explicit and unavoidable, I remember several think-pieces surfaced on the “Dos,” “Don’ts,” and best practices around blocking or deleting your friends from your social media. The suggestions ranged from blocking to protect yourself in the spirit of self-care, to resisting blocking in the spirit of dialogue and change.

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

Racial Justice at Work book cover

Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences

We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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