I resonate a lot with your suggested pathway of taking the bigger picture of diversity and inclusion from a perspective of nature, and suggested department.
If you look at words chosen for censorship, I would sense that these time call for relational determination of supporting women, disabled, LGBTIQ, PoC etc. that are targeted by this.
When I read this as a queer person, I don't feel at all that my pain right now is taken into account and wonder how powerful your approach can be if that is the case.
Naming also allows us to become conscious. And banning words ban a certain perspective on reality. They ban people and experiences. Words like diversity and margins are used in biology, sociology etc.
So: what other words can they work with? And what does all this scripted action inspired by Heritage Foundation tell us about the narrative that is behind?
Thank you for your thoughts, and perspective, Perspectivist 🙏🏼💞🌱 that this resonates with you and you see value in this exploration is greatly appreciated.
We honor and have concern for the real and significant pain and suffering these decrees are causing.
Apologies if you feel we did not address this well enough in our article. We thank you also for understanding that the very reason for this post is to address the trauma, fear, confusion, suffering, and pain that is being caused by these executive orders and actions. And to provide potential creative opportunities for strategic institutional solidarity processes to fill the void this is creating.
Life is dynamic and constantly in transition. We are presenting this work - and greater project/offering - through the model of building in public. We can’t claim it as a solution, only as something we can co-create and be of service to, and offer, in collaboration with all who care to make bringing an inclusive sense of belonging to everyone.
We wish to celebrate all the rich diversity of beings of the human variety that exist and to share sympathy and compassion for the pain this is causing.
I resonate a lot with your suggested pathway of taking the bigger picture of diversity and inclusion from a perspective of nature, and suggested department.
If you look at words chosen for censorship, I would sense that these time call for relational determination of supporting women, disabled, LGBTIQ, PoC etc. that are targeted by this.
When I read this as a queer person, I don't feel at all that my pain right now is taken into account and wonder how powerful your approach can be if that is the case.
Naming also allows us to become conscious. And banning words ban a certain perspective on reality. They ban people and experiences. Words like diversity and margins are used in biology, sociology etc.
So: what other words can they work with? And what does all this scripted action inspired by Heritage Foundation tell us about the narrative that is behind?
Thank you for your thoughts, and perspective, Perspectivist 🙏🏼💞🌱 that this resonates with you and you see value in this exploration is greatly appreciated.
We honor and have concern for the real and significant pain and suffering these decrees are causing.
Apologies if you feel we did not address this well enough in our article. We thank you also for understanding that the very reason for this post is to address the trauma, fear, confusion, suffering, and pain that is being caused by these executive orders and actions. And to provide potential creative opportunities for strategic institutional solidarity processes to fill the void this is creating.
Life is dynamic and constantly in transition. We are presenting this work - and greater project/offering - through the model of building in public. We can’t claim it as a solution, only as something we can co-create and be of service to, and offer, in collaboration with all who care to make bringing an inclusive sense of belonging to everyone.
We wish to celebrate all the rich diversity of beings of the human variety that exist and to share sympathy and compassion for the pain this is causing.
With love, gratitude, and solidarity,
~IRB