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Everyday actions to create inclusive workplaces: the Better Allies® approach from Karen Catlin. Books & “5 Ally Actions” newsletter at linktr.ee/betterallies
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This is an excerpt from my upcoming “5 Ally Actions” newsletter. Subscribe and read the full edition at betterallies.com/subscribe
#BetterAllies #Allyship #InclusionMatters #Inclusion #Belonging #Allies 🙏
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2/3 Emerson's call to action: “If you’re someone who quietly thinks that building representative teams, fair practices, and inclusive cultures is a good thing, consider being a bit less quiet. Your opinion matters.”
Let’s all consider one thing we can do to be less quiet.
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2/ A capture of Stonewall’s website from the Internet Archive on January 5: web.archive.org/web/20250105...
Here is its website today: www.nps.gov/ston/index.htm
You’ll find pages that used to read “lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ+)” now read “lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB).” 😠
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4/4 This is an excerpt from my upcoming “5 Ally Actions” newsletter. Subscribe and read the full edition at betterallies.com/subscribe
#BetterAllies #Allyship #InclusionMatters #Inclusion #Belonging #Allies 🙏
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3/4 Organize a lunch about being better allies. Assign folks a recent edition of my newsletter and ask them to share something they learned. My archive: us19.campaign-archive.com/home/?u=cc80...
Take action yourself. If others are paying attention, you might start a ripple effect.
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2/4 Thank someone when you witness them taking action as an ally.
Create an Allies discussion channel or employee resource group to share ideas.
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Easy peasy!
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5/ This is an excerpt from my upcoming “5 Ally Actions” newsletter. Subscribe and read the full edition at betterallies.com/subscribe
#BetterAllies #Allyship #InclusionMatters #Inclusion #Belonging #Allies 🙏
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4/ Let’s look out for overcompliance with the EOs. Instead of ending DEI programs, let’s advocate for evolving them as needed. To meet both business needs and federal law.
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3/ “The biggest potential risk to private companies is the chilling effect these EOs are designed to have if companies overreact to them. There is a very real risk of companies choosing to pause their inclusion efforts altogether instead of simply updating or evolving them.” - Joelle Emerson
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2/ While the "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity" EO references that organizations must “end illegal DEI discrimination” and “comply with all Federal civil rights laws,” it does _not_ say they must end their DEI programs.
Yet, as Joelle Emerson wrote on LinkedIn:
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Does the letter specify what illegal activities Costco is engaging in?
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Just checked - it's a best seller on Amazon 😍