Equality

[close] BEAR seeks to cultivate an educational environment that emphasizes the importance of representation and equity for those of all ages. Learning never ends, and we believe such a beautiful human experience is best enjoyed together, curled up with a good book. We look forward to reading with you🐾 BEAR will include recommendations for children's books, young adult novels, and other books geared towards creating a more just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive society. est. Aug 18, 2021

[close] Use this book list to continue your self-guided journey to listen, learn and engage inclusively on race and racial equity.

[close] For those asking “Why would they say that?” or “How can they think that?”, this is a group where these are not rhetorical questions. We really want to know - whatever your perspective. In this era of social media, I see less of a propensity for critical thinking and learning and more of a drive to shout and turn a deaf ear. We weather socio-economic, racial, religious, political, and other storms with routine frustration and too-often rigorous animosity and slanderous debate. 2020 appears to be one of these storms in our history and developing identity. In this group, we seek to understand. We listen. We think critically and question. Regardless of your position or thoughts on a particular issue, we can all discuss these things through an avenue of books.

[close] Group for the DISH CXO DEIB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging) Discussion Group. The facilitators are not experts. They are here to help facilitate the process. They, too, are here to learn. We also recognize that everyone has an opinion. Opinions, however, are not the same as informed knowledge backed up by research. Depending on the topic and context, both are valid to share but it's important to know the difference.