Our philosophy (What grounds our work)

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 The intersectionality of our identities is crucial. Intersectionality refers to the way that each of our unique identities can overlap and combine, which will establish the experience that we have in society. 

More importantly, it is everyone’s responsibility to put in effort and make the changes that will lead to a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable world.

 We will talk explicitly, but not exclusively, about race because race is one the biggest predictors of disparity and is sometimes the hardest to talk about.

  As we deliver these programs, we ensure that we are not only building awareness, but that we also provide key skills and actions for follow up. 

While race is one of the largest predictors, we do not believe there should be competition around whose oppression is “worse”. It is all problematic and all needs to be addressed.

In addition to building your individual and organizational skill set, we provide practical and operational tools to help organizations make impactful changes.

We have come to realize that there are roles for everyone in DEI work. While white people do need to follow the leadership of people of color, we cannot place all the burden on people of color. Moreover, white people can certainly work with other white people in helping to move their communities along.

Making progress on DEI requires systems change and hard work. Organizations must take on the responsibility of turning skills and tools into action. If an organization has said it cares, it must perform commensurate actions.