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Events courageous conversations about race12/31/2023 As such, this guide lays out the key advice, options and considerations for people professionals to bear in mind when having conversations about race in the workplace. People professionals are ideally placed to help enable these conversations. But, while they have the potential to become divisive, if handled sensitively, they can prove to be liberating, and help to connect people as they explore lived experiences, understand the historic and current context of race, whilst committing to work towards a fair and equal society together. Our relationship with race is teemed with pain, inequity, injustice and discomfort, and so these conversations can evoke strong emotions. With such a far-reaching societal impact it’s of little surprise that the conversation about race has made its way into the workplace. Fielder points out that while there are many active discussions of these topics on campus, they are often hosted and attended by ethnic and cultural groups. One goal of the event, Courageous Conversations, was to draw a wider audience into discussions about race. People have been learning about the realities and lived experience of many, and as they do, they are experiencing feelings of guilt, anger, fear, confusion and sadness. Glenn Singleton engages students in 'Courageous Conversations' about race. The killing of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter protests brought into sharp focus the extent of racial disparity across all walks of society, and introduced less familiar concepts such as anti-black racism, allyship, anti-racism, white advantage and black lives matter. They will discuss the lasting legacy of racism and injustice on. Race and Injustice, along with Adjoa Jones, Shamiesha Johnson and Jadah Parks Chatterjee. We will be speaking with creative artists who have turned their storytelling gifts towards the journey of parenthood. ![]() The importance of inclusion and awareness of race disparities in the workplace are not new subjects for most. Join us for our first Courageous Conversation event of 2022.
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