Open to BIPOC Voices
Open to BIPOC Voices
Episode 50: How to Have Conversations about Race with your Colleagues and Co-workers – SVC Coaches
Senia Maymin, Kelly Beischel, Ilene Schaffer, and Venessa Perry discussed the following questions: 1. What are our personal reasons for having this conversation about talking about race with our colleagues? 2. What happens when we don’t have these conversations? What does silence mean? 3. These conversations can be very uncomfortable. What should we think about that discomfort? 4. Ilene brought up the ending to Venessa’s powerful Medium article about black people facing two pandemics right now, “Check on your Black friends and colleagues. We’re not okay. And you shouldn’t be either.” Why does reaching out matter and what can we say? It’s a time to unlearn some things and relearn others. * Venessa’s article on Medium: A Tale of Two Pandemics: Coronavirus and Racism, Both Affect Black People. medium.com/@venessamperry/a-tale-of-two-pandemics-coronavirus-and-racism-both-affect-black-people-b0f5cf31e29f * Venessa and Ilene recommended the book, White Fragility: amzn.to/2Asg0Hd * Senia mentioned the Mellody Hobson talk: Color Blind or Color Brave? www.ted.com/talks/mellody_hobson_color_blind_or_color_brave?language=en
Episode 123: Readiness for Racial Equity Work with Venessa Perry
How can people in teams get ready for racial equity work * What are people getting wrong? (1:24) * How do companies do this right? (7:55) * What does a really effective process look like? (9:27) * What is one action you can recommend to individuals? (16:35) * Who is an example of this being approached well? (18:17) * What impact does the CEO have on this process? (20:42) Visit Venessa Perry’s bio at mycoach.zone/coach/Venessa For an article based on this discussion, see www.linkedin.com/pulse/readiness-racial-equity-work-dr-venessa-perry-senia-maymin/ For more videos in this series, see mycoach.zone/workremote
