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DEIBelonging professional development, keynotes, consulting, coaching and leadership support to organizations committed to racial justice.
December is Universal Human Rights Month and it's time to look at our Diversity Calendar when scheduling meetings and events so they don't conflict with culturally significant dates. Visit our website at culturesconnecting.com/calendars to download your own Diversity Calendar!
December 1, 2025 at 5:43 PM
December is Universal Human Rights Month and it's time to look at our Diversity Calendar when scheduling meetings and events so they don't conflict with culturally significant dates. Visit our website at culturesconnecting.com/calendars to download your own Diversity Calendar!
We interview community member Miguel Vigil who runs Foxycut Salon in Georgetown. More than a salon, Foxycut is a cultural community hub that supports people, artists and so much more. Visit our blog to read more and support their GoFundMe.
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Foxycut, a Salon and Thriving Cultural Community Hub
Photography, illustration, makeup artistry, and multimedia production are just some of the careers Miguel Vigil could list on his resume, but one career has remained constant throughout his life―hairs...
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October 9, 2025 at 5:12 PM
We interview community member Miguel Vigil who runs Foxycut Salon in Georgetown. More than a salon, Foxycut is a cultural community hub that supports people, artists and so much more. Visit our blog to read more and support their GoFundMe.
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The left's critiques aren't extremism - they're advanced warning systems about system breakdown. Including radical voices isn't dangerous - excluding them is what enables fascist alternatives. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/re-sociali...
Re-Socializing Liberals and The Left
We Need a Design and Solutions Oriented Politics to Defeat Authoritarianism
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October 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
The left's critiques aren't extremism - they're advanced warning systems about system breakdown. Including radical voices isn't dangerous - excluding them is what enables fascist alternatives. antiauthoritarianplaybook.substack.com/p/re-sociali...
Did you know August is Black Philanthropy Month? Today, 8/28 is National Black Giving Day. Black households donate a higher percentage of their household income than other groups, despite the racial wealth gap. Learn more on our blog: www.culturesconnecting.com/post/nationa...
August 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Did you know August is Black Philanthropy Month? Today, 8/28 is National Black Giving Day. Black households donate a higher percentage of their household income than other groups, despite the racial wealth gap. Learn more on our blog: www.culturesconnecting.com/post/nationa...
August is Intersectionality Awareness Month. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term in 1989 as a legal concept to describe the overlapping and interconnected systems of discrimination based on social categorizations. This month was established organically over time as it became a mainstream concept.
August 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
August is Intersectionality Awareness Month. Kimberlé Crenshaw coined the term in 1989 as a legal concept to describe the overlapping and interconnected systems of discrimination based on social categorizations. This month was established organically over time as it became a mainstream concept.
Our Diversity Calendar is filled with significant cultural dates you can use when scheduling events and important meetings. You can download a printable PDF version OR add the dates to your Google Calendar. Visit our website to down either or both versions. culturesconnecting.com/calendars.
July 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Our Diversity Calendar is filled with significant cultural dates you can use when scheduling events and important meetings. You can download a printable PDF version OR add the dates to your Google Calendar. Visit our website to down either or both versions. culturesconnecting.com/calendars.
The Diversity Calendar covering August 2025 to July 2026 is finally here to support all organizations in creating culturally responsive environments where everyone feels valued and respected. Available as a printable PDF. Visit culturesconnecting.com/calendars.
July 8, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The Diversity Calendar covering August 2025 to July 2026 is finally here to support all organizations in creating culturally responsive environments where everyone feels valued and respected. Available as a printable PDF. Visit culturesconnecting.com/calendars.
No Kings nationwide mass protest is Saturday, June 14th. The Seattle Rally & March will be at Cal Anderson at noon, with a march to Seattle Center at 1pm. ASL Interpretation Provided. Visit nokings.org for a protest near you.
June 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
No Kings nationwide mass protest is Saturday, June 14th. The Seattle Rally & March will be at Cal Anderson at noon, with a march to Seattle Center at 1pm. ASL Interpretation Provided. Visit nokings.org for a protest near you.
The first of our workshop series is this Thursday, June 12 at 9-12pm PT/12-3pm ET. This is for anyone who wants to show up for civil rights in an authentic way, learn more about anti-DEIB rhetoric so you know how to respond, and what you can and can't do to move DEIB forward. lnkd.in/gs7de59f
June 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
The first of our workshop series is this Thursday, June 12 at 9-12pm PT/12-3pm ET. This is for anyone who wants to show up for civil rights in an authentic way, learn more about anti-DEIB rhetoric so you know how to respond, and what you can and can't do to move DEIB forward. lnkd.in/gs7de59f
It's a new month so check our Diversity Calendar to make sure your events/meetings don't fall on significant dates! June is also National Immigrant Heritage, LGBTQ+ Pride, and Caribbean American Heritage Month!
June 2, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's a new month so check our Diversity Calendar to make sure your events/meetings don't fall on significant dates! June is also National Immigrant Heritage, LGBTQ+ Pride, and Caribbean American Heritage Month!
Do you read Scot Nakagawa, of the Anti-Authoritarian podcast and @22ci.bsky.social, substack? We do and found his post "Don't Give Up on DEI" helpful for effectively engaging in conversations about DEIBeloning. We included it as a resource in our latest newsletter. tinyurl.com/667frfpr
The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook | Scot Nakagawa | Substack
By Scot Nakagawa of The 22nd Century Initiative. Click to read The Anti-Authoritarian Playbook, by Scot Nakagawa, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.
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May 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Do you read Scot Nakagawa, of the Anti-Authoritarian podcast and @22ci.bsky.social, substack? We do and found his post "Don't Give Up on DEI" helpful for effectively engaging in conversations about DEIBeloning. We included it as a resource in our latest newsletter. tinyurl.com/667frfpr
The 2nd edition of the book we use for Train the Trainer workshops is being released in a few months. The new edition has several new sections including facilitating virtually,
co-facilitation, anchor questions, and more!
Join our Brave Space Builders list to get previews by DMing us your email.
co-facilitation, anchor questions, and more!
Join our Brave Space Builders list to get previews by DMing us your email.
May 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The 2nd edition of the book we use for Train the Trainer workshops is being released in a few months. The new edition has several new sections including facilitating virtually,
co-facilitation, anchor questions, and more!
Join our Brave Space Builders list to get previews by DMing us your email.
co-facilitation, anchor questions, and more!
Join our Brave Space Builders list to get previews by DMing us your email.
This workshop series are an opportunity to explore ways we can continue nurturing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in ways that are thoughtful, human-centered, informed, and responsive to the moment. Take 1, 2, or all 3 sessions at a discount. Sliding scale tickets. tinyurl.com/t7uyda2t
Advancing DEIBelonging Workshop Series
As part of Cultures Connectings’ continued commitment to fostering welcoming, inclusive communities where everyone experiences belonging, we invite you to join
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May 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This workshop series are an opportunity to explore ways we can continue nurturing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in ways that are thoughtful, human-centered, informed, and responsive to the moment. Take 1, 2, or all 3 sessions at a discount. Sliding scale tickets. tinyurl.com/t7uyda2t
We talk to the Pacleb brothers about about the challenges of the restaurant industry, it's harmful culture and treatment of workers, and the ways they are hoping to do doing things differently with the opening of their worker-owned restaurant . Read the interview! tinyurl.com/37htspb4
Creating a More Equitable Restaurant Model: Interview with Seth and Zachary Pacleb of Pidgin Cooperative
“Restaurants have always had the potential to be very toxic and inequitable, very hierarchical. Kitchen brigade is built off of the military and so it's very top down…With this [cooperative] model, th...
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May 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
We talk to the Pacleb brothers about about the challenges of the restaurant industry, it's harmful culture and treatment of workers, and the ways they are hoping to do doing things differently with the opening of their worker-owned restaurant . Read the interview! tinyurl.com/37htspb4
Urgent action needed: Submit public comments to oppose the new US Rule that goes into effect on April 11th and requires immigrants to "register" with the U.S. government.
Click on the link for instructions and a script. It takes only a few minutes.
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Click on the link for instructions and a script. It takes only a few minutes.
act.surj.org/a/action-hou...
SURJ + NAA Action Hour Toolkit
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April 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Urgent action needed: Submit public comments to oppose the new US Rule that goes into effect on April 11th and requires immigrants to "register" with the U.S. government.
Click on the link for instructions and a script. It takes only a few minutes.
act.surj.org/a/action-hou...
Click on the link for instructions and a script. It takes only a few minutes.
act.surj.org/a/action-hou...
What can we do to stay hopeful, take action, and move forward with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging? Here are some ways we can move together with an emphasis on community, centering our values, and using our collective power.
What other elements do you think we need?
What other elements do you think we need?
April 9, 2025 at 10:20 PM
What can we do to stay hopeful, take action, and move forward with diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging? Here are some ways we can move together with an emphasis on community, centering our values, and using our collective power.
What other elements do you think we need?
What other elements do you think we need?
Navigating the complex political environment can be challenging so we're with resources to help you. Visit our blog to read about the resources in our latest newsletter issue. Be sure to subscribe to receive our bi-weekly newsletter directly to your inbox.
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Resources for Navigating the Current Political Environment
Legal Guidance for Racial Equity AdvocatesThe Othering & Belonging Institute has released a document to assist racial equity advocates navigate their work through the legal landscape. The guide explai...
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April 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Navigating the complex political environment can be challenging so we're with resources to help you. Visit our blog to read about the resources in our latest newsletter issue. Be sure to subscribe to receive our bi-weekly newsletter directly to your inbox.
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It's a new month which means taking a look at our Diversity Calendar to look at significant dates to consider when planning meetings or events to create greater inclusion.
April is Autism Acceptance, Arab American Heritage, and Celebrate Diversity Month.
April is Autism Acceptance, Arab American Heritage, and Celebrate Diversity Month.
April 3, 2025 at 6:58 PM
It's a new month which means taking a look at our Diversity Calendar to look at significant dates to consider when planning meetings or events to create greater inclusion.
April is Autism Acceptance, Arab American Heritage, and Celebrate Diversity Month.
April is Autism Acceptance, Arab American Heritage, and Celebrate Diversity Month.
Do you use the term "colorblind" in racial equity work? Something to consider is how it's harmful language to disability spaces because it associates "blindness" with ignorance. Read our blog post about the use of the term and possible ways forward.
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Re-examining Language: 'Colorblindness' and Disability
Language is a reflection of our societal norms, cultural beliefs, values, and even identities. As a result, language is ever evolving. About 5,000+ new words are added each year to our lexicon, while ...
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March 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Do you use the term "colorblind" in racial equity work? Something to consider is how it's harmful language to disability spaces because it associates "blindness" with ignorance. Read our blog post about the use of the term and possible ways forward.
tinyurl.com/2v2jdfn8
tinyurl.com/2v2jdfn8
Explore our latest issue where we dive deep into the conversation around 'Colorblindness' & Disability Language. We also talk about the economic boycotts of Nestle and how to rely less on Amazon.
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March 2025 Issue 2
Re-Examing Language: 'Colorblindness' & DisabilityLanguage is a reflection of our societal norms, cultural beliefs, values, and even identities. As a result, language is ever evolving. "Colorblind" is...
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March 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Explore our latest issue where we dive deep into the conversation around 'Colorblindness' & Disability Language. We also talk about the economic boycotts of Nestle and how to rely less on Amazon.
Read more: wix.to/JwciIfP
Sign up for our newsletter: tinyurl.com/yx6dbxyj
Read more: wix.to/JwciIfP
Sign up for our newsletter: tinyurl.com/yx6dbxyj
To our valued community members: We want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your dedication and to share the four tenets that guide and ground us so that we can continue to do this diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work.
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A Letter to Our Community & Four Tenets to Guide and Ground Us
Dear Community Members, We wanted to take a moment to reach out to you and express our deepest gratitude for the work you have done in supporting justice, inclusion, and belonging for all people. Your...
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March 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
To our valued community members: We want to take a moment to express our gratitude for your dedication and to share the four tenets that guide and ground us so that we can continue to do this diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging work.
www.culturesconnecting.com/post/a-lette...
www.culturesconnecting.com/post/a-lette...
The 24 Hour Economic Boycott continues with a boycott of Amazon this week. Join us in taking a stand against the reliance on giants like Amazon. Check out our latest blog post for strategies on how you can help the movement and shifting your purchasing power off Amazon.
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Amazon & Nestle Boycotts and Strategies for Relying Less on Amazon
Our team, as well as many of you, participated in the 24 Hour Economic Boycott organized by The People's Union. The next boycotts are: • Amazon: March 7-14 • Nestle on March 21-28.Nestle is a huge con...
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March 7, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The 24 Hour Economic Boycott continues with a boycott of Amazon this week. Join us in taking a stand against the reliance on giants like Amazon. Check out our latest blog post for strategies on how you can help the movement and shifting your purchasing power off Amazon.
wix.to/xqnQbXC
wix.to/xqnQbXC
Microvalidations are one of the strategies we can employ to counteract microaggressions. The work of Roberts, Grayson, & Rosser offers 5 ways to employ microvalidations to address the impact of microaggressions on People of Color. See comments for the strategies.
March 6, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Microvalidations are one of the strategies we can employ to counteract microaggressions. The work of Roberts, Grayson, & Rosser offers 5 ways to employ microvalidations to address the impact of microaggressions on People of Color. See comments for the strategies.
Our Racial Equity Consultant Dr. JP Anderson has been facilitating his workshop "DEIB in the Age of Backlash" for organizations and recently received this feedback. This testimonial reflects our approach, which is to always center people and their humanity, with empathy and conscientiousness.
March 3, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our Racial Equity Consultant Dr. JP Anderson has been facilitating his workshop "DEIB in the Age of Backlash" for organizations and recently received this feedback. This testimonial reflects our approach, which is to always center people and their humanity, with empathy and conscientiousness.
Tomorrow is March and it's Women's and Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Did you know we have a Diversity Calendar to guide you as your plan your organization's meetings and events so they are inclusive and don't fall on significant cultural dates? You can download it tinyurl.com/mv4hnffs
February 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Tomorrow is March and it's Women's and Developmental Disability Awareness Month. Did you know we have a Diversity Calendar to guide you as your plan your organization's meetings and events so they are inclusive and don't fall on significant cultural dates? You can download it tinyurl.com/mv4hnffs