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"Being a declared year-round ally is much more powerful and welcome than waving a flag for Pride Month and then disappearing until next year’s parade. The industry needs more root and branch change and less fluff and guff." big group's Ed Riseman explores why buzzwords can risk DEI messaging coming across as a script, how to ensure they remain meaningful and why year-round allyship is so important: https://ow.ly/HUQa50SvOez

How is your company selling you their investment in your identity? Last year for Juneteenth, REVGEN donated monies to a former black employee's event in celebration. Their CEO and other managers even went to the event to show their "commitment". At the time, I was their only black manager. I refused to be a part of their performance, since there was no real investment in the meaning of Juneteenth. The holiday represents freedom from the continued exploitation of a group for the benefit of profits. REVGEN s involvement was purely for show and for tax purposes...again, this company treats black people like charity. Instead, I took my daughter's to the Atlantic Ocean and explained the connection between our watery vacation and freedom struggles of today. I explained how the ocean floor was littered with bones of those people who fought back through the Middle Passage and others, who were believed to have been disposable due to the charters (companies) misappropriation of resources. How violations of a horrendous nature happened on those waters and that our leisure was made possible with their sacrifice. This is a thread that connects PRIDE, Latino Heratige Month, Memorial Day, International Women's Day, Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, Indigenous Peoples Day and other protected class holidays...sacrifice. I wonder how REVGEN and/or your company will perform civility for you this year? How is your org celebrating the thorny social path of their LGBTQIA team members and what continous efforts are they supporting to make said path less harmful to other humans who are customers and future employees? #PRIDE

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/eAyeD5Q6

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/eFJcbRw2

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/eXAq_F5f

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/gy8E7Jzr

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/eTF57Jwk

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/giHwNBYd

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/gMzMugGp

What does it mean to be an ally in today's environment? It may be more than you think. You don't need to identify as part of the community you stand by, you just need to show your support and help leverage the voices of those in said communities. During this Pride Month, hear what three self-identified Zebra allies say goes into allyship, what efforts can be done, and how to make sure your actions are in line with your words. https://lnkd.in/gdRT5phS