If you're not a TV watcher, you may have missed the new Cheerios ad that is causing quite a stir. It features a biracial kid and her white mom and black dad - gasp! I would have loved to see ads like this when I was a kid - ads that showed a family that looked like mine. Never mind, I would love to …
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A Black History Month Insight
Ah Black History Month.... I have just returned from a vacation in Barbados with my family. There is an election going on and one of the newspaper articles while we were there was about why there were no White people running this time. In contrast, on our first day back I was listening to G98 on …
The Cost of Exclusion
You may have heard/read about/seen the kafuffel about the transfather who breastfeeds his child and who wanted to be a La Leche League Canada Leader - and who was told "no". La Leche League Canada (LLLC) is an organization that advocates breastfeeding. The "no" was because Trevor McDonald does …
International Day Against Homophobia & Transphobia – tomorrow May 17th!
Tomorrow is the International Day against Homophobia and Transphobia. If you're in the Toronto area, and want to get involved, here are a few things to consider: Egale Canada is hosting a FREE breakfast at the Sutton Place Hotel (8:00 - 9:30am). Come and start your day with some food and …
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Oh God!
A couple of weeks ago I received an email suggesting that CBC had opened the debate about keeping "God" in the Canadian National Anthem, and most of those polled were in favour. My reaction: "Really?!" (But a weary one.) Whether or not this is actually true (and I wasn't able to find it when I …
MBA Diversity
I have spent the past 4 days with hundreds of Schulich MBA students. A colleague of mine was running the team building program for them, and I was in charge of the diversity session. It was a great experience, and I couldn't help but notice the diversity (or in some cases, lack thereof) within the …
Religion (Faith)…. @ Work?
Religion or Faith may be the last thing you expect to hear about at work. Faith is still seen as something private and something which has nothing to do with your work life. But think again. Religion or Faith can inform someone's values and how they move through the world. This, in turn can …
Ramadan @ Work
If you are Muslim, or know someone who is, you likely know that Ramadan started on Sunday night (July 31st) and that it will run for a month. While it isn't a religious observance that requires absence from work, it can impact the workplace. For those of you who don't think religion has a place at …
White Food
Yesterday I overheard a fascinating conversation on the streetcar. It was about a restaurant and the part where my ears perked up went something like this: "It's a cool restaurant. You can get white food and Asian food." White food? I didn't see who was speaking, and since the streetcar was nearly …
Ethnic Costumes
We're back at Wordpress! So the Conservatives invited multicultural groups to come to a photo op in Ethnic Costumes!Wow. I'm speechless...but not really. Besides the flap about being used for political gain, the question on my mind is "Ethnic costumes? Really people? Are we still using words like …