On Being Colonizers
Do y’all love Tik Tok like I do? Recently on Tik Tok there’ve been a series of videos where white folks are espousing their anger because Native American and First Nation folks are referring to them as “colonizers.” They say they’re upset because they see themselves...
We can do hard things
Racial equity work isn’t easy. It’s challenging. Emotional. It takes time. And that’s ok, we can work with that. What’s not ok is refusing to start or pressing pause because the work feels overwhelming or risky. What’s the biggest thing holding your organization...
Writing for Liberation
For the past few summers, I have decided to take some time and reflect on big complex questions. Through a writing and reflection practice I wanted to speak freedom into existence and invite others to join me. I wanted to explore what it means to be revolutionary,...
It’s always political. Lessons from the Basecamp fiasco.
I’m not gonna lie… I went down a Basecamp rabbit hole. I’ve read all the things and in many ways it’s the story we’re all used to –leaders enabled and/or ignored terrible behavior and refused to acknowledge their complicity when asked about it. The twist is that on...
George Floyd Should Still Be Alive
George Floyd should be alive, this is what I know to be true. He should be alive. 9 minutes 29 seconds. His family won’t get him back. His daughter will still grow up without her father. A guilty verdict will not change centuries of violence, it won't stop police from...
It’s OK to not be OK
It’s ok not to be ok. It is ok to be exhausted. It’s ok to cry. It’s ok to be angry. It’s ok to be numb. Right now is a heavy, heavy time. I am not gonna lie… I have felt it all week long as I have taught, worked and even in this moment, as I write. I have been...
“Ask the Expert”: Equity Edition with QuickBooks Canada
The foundations of infusing equity into organizational culture apply at every level. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Businesses Large and Small Y’all, last week, I got to sit down and answer some important questions as part of QuickBooks Canada’s “Ask the Expert”...
A Love That Shatters Myths
It’s been an especially difficult and exhausting couple of weeks. The other day a friend of mine shared that she’d been asked the question, “what are the conditions you need in order to thrive.” I’ve reflected on that for myself and in terms of our movements and...
When White Apathy Sets In
This summer when my colleagues and I ran our Whiteness at Work program we talked about how every racial “awakening” or “reckoning” is followed by white apathy and blowback. Think Trump after Obama. An example I’ve seen lately is how colleagues who reached out to Black...