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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

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

Systemic (Anti-Black) Racism: New, Not New

June 24, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

(Yes, I also have Beyoncés Sorry, Not Sorry in my head now…) I have had many conversations over the last few weeks about anti-Black racism and systemic racism. The conversations feel different. There is a sense of leaning in, of wanting to know, of awareness (even small), that I have not felt … [Continue reading] Systemic (Anti-Black) Racism: New, Not New

Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: change, lean in, learn, new, resources

Connection, not Division

March 3, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

The past 12 months or so have been a whirlwind of insights, new learnings, discoveries, and growth for me in my work. It’s been exciting and scary all wrapped up together as I step more and more into the work I feel I am meant to be doing in the world. Years ago my business coach Lisa Marie … [Continue reading] Connection, not Division

Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: anger, change, connection, disconnection, division

Forging a New Path – Harry, Meghan and D&I

January 14, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I had a whole other topic planned and written for this week, but Harry and Meghan’s announcement has given me pause. When I heard the news that they would be stepping down from Royal duties (and that the Queen hadn’t been consulted first) I was with my daughter. As I explained it so she could … [Continue reading] Forging a New Path – Harry, Meghan and D&I

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: change, Diversity, inclusion, Meghan Markle, Prince Harry, privilege

What Gandhi Didn’t Say

March 27, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This past week I was at the Global Influence Summit, run by Joseph Ranseth. Joseph has spent years studying the movements of Gandhi and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, and teaches this to thought leaders in their commitment to change. The Global Influence Summit was about starting movements. As you … [Continue reading] What Gandhi Didn’t Say

Filed Under: Change Tagged With: belonging, change, Community, Diversity, Gandhi, inclusion, Joseph Ranseth, movements

How far have we come?

January 16, 2019 by Annemarie Shrouder 2 Comments

This past weekend, I overheard a telephone conversation between my 6-year old daughter and her dad. He was watching a documentary about Ruth Bader Ginsburg and was explaining who she is and her work. Here is some of what he said (I’m paraphrasing): “Ruth Bader Ginsburg was a lawyer. When she … [Continue reading] How far have we come?

Filed Under: Gender Tagged With: change, gender bias, human rights, inclusion, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, women's rights

Leadership, Starbucks, and ABC

June 5, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

We have seen some big decisions in the last week related to anti-bias and Diversity & Inclusion. Last week I wrote (a spoke on CBC Radio) about Starbucks’ anti-bias training held across the USA on Tuesday. On that same day, ABC (the TV network) made a bold statement of its own by cancelling … [Continue reading] Leadership, Starbucks, and ABC

Filed Under: Inclusive Workplaces, Leadership, Racism Tagged With: ABC, change, leadership, Starbucks, sustainability, training

The Difference an “X” Can Make

October 14, 2011 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Last month Australia made a significant change on their passport application forms; there are now three options for “gender” – M, F and X.  When your passport doesn’t reflect what you look like – when your listed gender doesn’t match who you  are - it can be, in the words of Senator Louise Pratt, … [Continue reading] The Difference an “X” Can Make

Filed Under: Human Rights, Inclusion, Leadership, LGBTQ Tagged With: accessibility, Australia, change, equity, gender, human rights, intersex, passport, transgender

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