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I Can’t Today…

September 18, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

To be honest, today, I don’t feel like writing. There are many things going on in the world that I could write about: Sloane Stephens’ come-from-behind win at the US Open and how she (and other female athletes) are making much less less in sponsorship than their male counterparts. The … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination Tagged With: allies, allyship, discrimination, isms, self-care, support

The Subtleties of Racism

September 4, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last weekend, a good friend of mine was the only Black person at a wedding. There was one guest there, a white woman, who was intent on making sure my friend understood that she “got it”; that she was an ally. She sought my friend out throughout the evening, on multiple occasions, and shared her … 

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Filed Under: anti-Black racism Tagged With: allies, allyship, racism, systemic racism

Action – Part 4 of “How to be an Ally”

June 25, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Welcome to week 4. Happy Eid to all of our Muslim brothers and sisters! Ramadan ended last night, and today is the first day of Eid Al-Fitr, which means ‘festival to break the fast’. It will continue until Tuesday, June 27th at sundown. And if you’re (also) part of the LGBTQ community in … 

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Filed Under: Allyship, Creating Inclusive Spaces, Diversity and Inclusion, LGBTQ, safe spaces, Uncategorized Tagged With: action, allies, From the inside out, LGBTQ, support

Serena Williams; Responding to Racism

April 26, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder 3 Comments

Serena Williams was confronted with (and responded to) racism through social media. You can read all about it here. The subtlety of racism Racism is often subtle. And as such it comes out of people’s mouths in ways that we often don’t catch: “You’re not really Black.” “I hope the baby doesn’t … 

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Filed Under: African American, anti-Black racism, Race, Racism Tagged With: allies, Serena Williams

Day of Pink – April 12

April 9, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This Wednesday April 12th is Day of Pink – the international day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia and transmysogyny. An act of support It didn’t start out meaning to be a day recognized around the world; it started as an act meant to support one person. Jadrien Cota – … 

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Filed Under: Allyship, bullying, Discrimination, homophobia, Human Rights, Inclusion, LGBT, LGBTQ, transphobia Tagged With: allies, Day of Pink, LGBTQ

Talking about Race & Racism

July 21, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

Last week I was part of many conversations about race and racism – in organizations, with the people in my life, in the community. Race and racism are tricky to talk about. People feel cautious - even afraid – to say the wrong thing, or to be perceived as ignorant (or worse, as racist). The trouble … 

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Filed Under: African American, Human Rights, People of Colour, Race, Racism, systemic discrimination, Uncategorized Tagged With: allies, Black, racism

What we can learn from Marc Benioff

April 9, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Marc Benioff is the CEO of Salesforce, and he is mad about Indiana's Religious Freedoms Law that recently passed - which  would allow businesses to discriminate against LGBTQ people. What happened, however, was that he is DOING something about it that speaks not just about his protest, but about … 

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Filed Under: Discrimination, Human Rights, Inclusion, LGBTQ Tagged With: allies, Indiana, Marc Benioff, Religious Freedoms Law, Salesforce

Happy Pride Week!

June 27, 2013 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you live in the Toronto area, Happy Pride Week! The rainbow flag is everywhere - a great opening to talk about LGBTQ issues. Even sweeter this week is the US Supreme Court's ruling on same sex marriage - making it legal in 13 US states and DC. There are 30+ states in which it is still illegal, … 

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Filed Under: LGBTQ Tagged With: allies, corporate social responsibility, Employee Resource Groups, Gay Marriage, Johnson and Johnson, PFLAG, Pride, same sex marriage, US Supreme Court

Making things better for LGBTQ youth

May 23, 2012 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Every once in a while I'm touched by the commitment and compassion of an organization to make the world a better place and create spaces where people are and feel valued for who they are. TD has been on my list of exemplary companies around LGBTQ issues, and the launch of their new "It Gets Better" … 

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Filed Under: Creating Inclusive Spaces, LGBTQ Tagged With: allies, ally, homophobia, it gets better, LGBTQ youth, transphobia

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