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Black History Month Part 1 – The Power of Words

February 11, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you have been an Inclusion Insight subscriber for at least 13 months, you know BHM is not my favourite. If you search in this blog under Black History Month, you'll find some reasons why.  This year, my plan is to share some insights every week to deepen your awareness and sharpen your … [Continue reading] Black History Month Part 1 – The Power of Words

Filed Under: Black History Month

Musings on the Presidential Election Results – Part 2

November 11, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I made an assumption based on incomplete facts. These are easy to do – because although we don’t have all the information we think we know enough. Assumptions are one of the things that undermine inclusion, connection and belonging.   So we have a new President  elect and a … [Continue reading] Musings on the Presidential Election Results – Part 2

Filed Under: activism Tagged With: change, equity, hope, Kamala Harris, movement, President elect, Vice President elect

Musings on the US Presidential Election Results – now what?

November 4, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

It’s a bright new day…or is it? Although I haven’t looked at the specific details, Trump has won the US election and will be in office for 4 more years. What now? In some ways I feel like I could re-post the blog I wrote when he was elected the last time. But the world is not the same as 4 … [Continue reading] Musings on the US Presidential Election Results – now what?

Filed Under: activism Tagged With: allyship, awareness, change, Donald Trump, inequity, marginalization, US election

Activism and Oppression – honouring the WNBA

September 9, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I wrote about the activism in the NBA; the way basketball players were using their status to continue to shine a light on anti-Black racism and demand action and change. And, I missed something. The roots of resistance: the WNBA Long before the NBA players paused the playoffs, … [Continue reading] Activism and Oppression – honouring the WNBA

Filed Under: activism, Inequities, intersectionality Tagged With: activism, Black Lives Matter, gender, gender inequity, NBA, protests, WNBA

BLM, Action and the NBA

September 2, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you’re a basketball fan, you’ll have personally felt the impact of the pause in playoff games last week. But even if you’re not a fan of the sport, you likely heard about the boycott. (In case you didn’t you can read about it here and here Acknoweldging impact With the NBA boycott in mind, … [Continue reading] BLM, Action and the NBA

Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: Black Lives Matter, boycott, LeBron James, NBA, playoffs

Emancipation Month

August 20, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you live in Toronto, did you know that August is Emancipation Month? And that August 1 is Emancipation Day? I didn’t. You can read about it here. So what? Acknowledgment is very important. So, Emancipation Day/Month is a good idea. But we have to know about it, and do something with it, in … [Continue reading] Emancipation Month

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: action, Black Lives Matter, change, Emancipation Month, Toronto

D&I: More Than Just Policy

August 12, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This week, in the wake of the shocking shoe description found on one of Amazon’s sellers, I’m thinking about how policy translates to practice. When a shoe is not just a shoe... Last week a friend of mine sent me a screenshot of a shoe found on Amazon (in the UK). I glanced at the image of a … [Continue reading] D&I: More Than Just Policy

Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion, Policies Tagged With: Amazon, diversity and inclusion, policies, practice, The N word

COVID-19, School, and Marginalization

August 5, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

It’s August and for those of us with children, it’s the time we start thinking about “back to school”. This year, “back to school” isn’t the same; it comes with many more concerns and questions than usual. I imagine school boards and districts around the world are handling these in a … [Continue reading] COVID-19, School, and Marginalization

Filed Under: Inequities Tagged With: cost, COVID-19, historical disadvantage, impact, marginalization, options, school

Bridging the Gap

July 29, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I had the opportunity to facilitate a conversation that reminded me (again) of the importance of sharing, creating spaces for sharing to occur, and the beauty that can happen when we make the time to connect. Often, when something impacts us, at work or elsewhere (a comment, an … [Continue reading] Bridging the Gap

Filed Under: Connection Tagged With: assumptions, conflict resolution, vulnerability

BlackNorth Initiative – is your company up for the challenge?

July 22, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

BlackNorth Initiative was formed last month. As many of these, it was  in response to the killing of George Floyd. But anti-Black racism is (sadly) not a new issue. Their goal? To increase the representation of people who are Black around Canada’s Boardroom tables and among executive suites. They … [Continue reading] BlackNorth Initiative – is your company up for the challenge?

Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: accountability, action, awareness, corporate Canada, leadership, systemic racism

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