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Happy Pride!

June 20, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you live in North America, June is Pride Month in many places. If you live in Toronto, this week is Pride Week – culminating in three parades on the weekend: the trans march, the dyke march and the Pride parade. Depending on your social location, this could mean a great deal to you, nothing … 

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Filed Under: LGBTQ Tagged With: 2SLGTQI+. LGBT, ally, allyship, celebration, inclusion, LGBTQ, Pride

Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?

June 16, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Perspective is everything. We bump into this reality time and time again in communication with others: at work, at home, at school, in the community… As soon as we have more than one person in any situation, perspective is going to be a necessary component to consider. If we want to communicate … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: chicken, inclusion, perspective

First Language …what can it mean?

May 10, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Nova Scotia has moved to recognize Mi’kmaw as the province's First Language. While this is not to be confused with an “official language” it is being hailed as an important step. Language and Identity Language is an important part of our identity. In many First Nations communities, the amount … 

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Filed Under: Indigenous peoples Tagged With: education, First Language, inclusion, Jeremy Dutcher, language, Mi'kmaw, Nova Scotia

Luca and D&I

January 26, 2022 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I watched the movie Luca again with my daughter. It’s a beautiful movie, and although there was hardly any diversity, there are so many interesting elements we can apply to D&I.   The main issue is humans vs. sea monsters. Sea monsters are a very visceral example of “the … 

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Filed Under: Diversity & Inclusion Tagged With: Fear, inclusion, Luca, movie, representation

What’s in a Word?

December 8, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about accessibility and language. It started with the word “blindspot”. I have continued to use it, despite recognizing that it’s ableist language - language that underscores that society determines ability (vs disability) as the norm and therefore as more … 

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Filed Under: Accessibility Tagged With: ableism, ableist, accessible language, exclusion, inclusion

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation

September 29, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Tomorrow - September 30 - marks the first National Day for Truth & Reconciliation in Canada. (If you’re not Canadian, take some time to consider what a day like this could mean in your country and look for resources to raise your awareness about Indigenous issues where you … 

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Filed Under: Indigenous peoples Tagged With: change, inclusion, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, Reconciliation, Truth and Reconciliation

The Upside – what movies can show us about reality and possibility

August 25, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I watched The Upside. It's a movie from 2017 that stars Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston and Nicole Kidman. It’s based on the true story of a man who is quadriplegic and who hires a Life Auxiliary. I loved it. And it was filled with racial stereotypes that annoyed me. Philip (Bryan … 

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Filed Under: Inclusion Tagged With: dignity, disability, inclusion, inequity, Kevin Hart, respect, The Upside

Masks: what they can tell us about connection

May 27, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

I’ve been thinking about masks this past week. Specifically, wearing them or not wearing them. I have 3 masks that have been made for me. I like the idea of wearing them. But I find I don’t wear them often. Why? It seem like such a simple thing. I had to think about it. I’m not out … 

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Filed Under: Connection Tagged With: caring, COVID-19, inclusion, masks, protection

Black History Month is over…being Black is not

February 26, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Today as Black History Month is coming to an end once again, I am musing about this practice of months. They are meant to help raise awareness, which is good. They often result in reducing awareness for the rest of the year, which is not good. I’ll remind you in July to look for Black-led and … 

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Filed Under: Black History Month, Black People Tagged With: awareness, Black History Month, Black people, identity, inclusion

The Power of Leadership

January 28, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week, Goldman Sachs announced that they wouldn’t be granting any companies IPO certification if they don’t have at least one diverse director on their Board. Well....! It is amazing to me what can happen when someone influential (or a business in this case) draws a line in the sand about … 

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Filed Under: Board of Directors, Uncategorized Tagged With: Board of Directors, Diversity, equity, Goldman Sachs, inclusion, representation

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