Thamara Subramanian, Author at The Inclusion Solution

The Buzz: Bringing Protest Back to Pride: Why 2020 Pride is hitting the reset button for justice

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Jun 25, 2020 | Recent Posts, The Buzz | 0

We have only started the process of unlearning. Just because same-sex marriage is legal doesn’t mean the work is over. Pride 2020 is about re-rooting our fight for justice and equity. It is about reclaiming leadership and space for people of color in this movement. It is about resisting the white supremacy that has invaded our idea of LGBTQ equality. It is about re-centering the fight for racial justice in the context of LGTBQ liberation.

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: … Means Naming White Supremacy Culture [In Ourselves] Part IV

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | May 21, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 0

When Brittany gave us the challenge to name white supremacy culture in ourselves, I couldn’t help but feel a combination of exhaustion and defensiveness. I tried to think about how white supremacy has been internalized in my own head, in my communities, in my city—but I kept running into a mental wall, and this frustrated and fatigued me. I felt like I was trying to peel off a scab that wasn’t fully healed yet? Colonialism may be centuries old, but this wound is fresh.

The Buzz: When Stay-At-Home Isn’t Safe at Home – The Unspoken Domestic Violence Crisis

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | May 7, 2020 | Recent Posts, The Buzz | 0

If 2020 thus far could be stated in three words, I think we’d all agree, “Stay At Home” pretty much covers it. While staying at home is the safest way to prevent spread of disease, this rhetoric hides an important and essential caveat. We are making the assumption that home is a safe haven for everyone, a sanctuary from the pandemic we are living in. But what if your home isn’t physically, mentally, and/or emotionally safe? What if you had to choose between two evils: infection or abuse?

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: Putting DEI Money Where Our Mouth Is

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Apr 2, 2020 | Decolonizing DEI Work, Features, Recent Posts | 0

As I continue to explore my role in the broader social change ecosystem and how we can begin to decolonize as an industry, I always end up at the same end of the rabbit hole: Money. Even the language I just used, “industry” and the “work,” all have underpinnings that ultimately aren’t prioritizing what we stand for: diversity, inclusion, and ultimately, equity and justice for all. To decolonize DEI, we have to start acknowledging that we are working within a capitalist system.

Special Feature: Striving for Health Equity and Inclusion During A Pandemic

Posted by Thamara Subramanian | Mar 19, 2020 | Features, Recent Posts | 0

I have witnessed the pandemic bring out some of the worst in people—racism, xenophobia, entitlement, greed, and ultimately “othering”—excluding, shaming, and hurting those in highest need of care, people of color, and those who don’t have the resources to manage, let alone survive, a pandemic like this. To overcome the virus as a nation, as a world, it is imperative that we prioritize health equity and inclusion and utilize our global connectedness for the positive: taking inclusive stances that prioritize the health of all people through our actions, our companies, our communities.

Author: Thamara Subramanian

The Buzz: Bringing Protest Back to Pride: Why 2020 Pride is hitting the reset button for justice

Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: … Means Naming White Supremacy Culture [In Ourselves] Part IV

The Buzz: When Stay-At-Home Isn’t Safe at Home – The Unspoken Domestic Violence Crisis

Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

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)

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