Are You Proud to be You?
The opposite of pride isn’t humility, it’s shame. Friend, what are you proud of about yourself? What are you ashamed of?
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Transformative ideas on Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion, and their intersection with wealth and business.
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- Jun 21, 2022
- 3 min
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day!
It was awesome to see people of all races, genders, and abilities dancing together on the grass. What an example of true community! So fun!
- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
It’s About Racial Equity and Empathy, Not Representation
Race matters. Racialized experience matters. It matters because of the empathy and inclusion that can only come from shared experiences.
- Mar 14, 2022
- 5 min
Separating Fact from Friction in a Capitalist Recruiting System
That’s not a typo. The first time I tried to connect with someone on LinkedIn and I got this message, I was taken aback.
- Feb 16, 2022
- 7 min
A Case Study in Privilege: Black Hair Discrimination and Legalization
Just because something isn’t technically illegal, doesn’t mean it’s legal – and it definitely doesn’t mean it’s ethical.
- Jan 23, 2022
- 4 min
恭喜發財! JEDI Visionaries, Here’s How You Can Respect the Lunar New Year
If you care about diversity, equity and inclusion, here are some ways to make celebrating the Lunar New Year possible for your employees.
- Aug 9, 2021
- 4 min
Six Ways JEDI Allies Can Perform like Olympic Athletes
I saw parallels between athletes' roads to the Olympics, and companies' journeys to JEDI. Here are some allyship lessons from Tokyo 2020.
- Jun 30, 2021
- 5 min
Cancel or Celebrate Canada Day 2021?
How about commemorating instead? Better yet - how about letting Indigenous people decide? Today is the 20th and final day of sharing the...
- Jun 5, 2021
- 2 min
TRC CTAs 11-21: Healthcare rights for Indigenous peoples - remembering Joyce Echaquan
Day 5. I think of Joyce Echaquan, the Atikamekw mother of 7 who died in a Quebec hospital while being verbally abused by staff.
- Mar 8, 2021
- 6 min
Women Can. Women Do. Women Shouldn’t Have To.
My mom is amazing. She raised me, and worked, and sacrificed. She is an immigrant woman who got things done. But I wish she didn’t have to.
- Nov 30, 2020
- 6 min
What’s in a Name?
Them: "What’s your name?"
Me: "Rosie."
Them: "And what’s your Chinese name?
Can anyone else relate to this?
- Nov 9, 2020
- 6 min
With Truth Comes Freedom
We are in prison. Not a physical prison. Our way of thinking, how we see and interpret the world, are imprisoned.
- Oct 17, 2020
- 6 min
Accepting the Truth: My Dark Side
"Drawing from some inner well of strength, however difficult he found it to accept, he had to accept it. It was the truth.”
- Oct 12, 2020
- 4 min
What Canadians Can Be Thankful For: Pemmican and Beavers
My lens is changing to see what we truly have to be thankful for, about the ways Indigenous people provided for us, who colonized them.
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Sword of Truth: Facing my Racism
“Abruptly he saw another side to himself. He recoiled in horror from what he was seeing. He could not accept it. He could never accept it!”
- Aug 28, 2020
- 4 min
Systemic exclusion through the lens of a short person
If you’re not sure if systemic discrimination exists, or how to define it – it’s probably because the system was built for you.
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