Empower Diversity Now

Conversation STARTERS

A common starting point can help get discussions about diversity going.

Try these:

Getting Past Stereotypes: Chimamanda Adichie on "The danger of a single story"
"...The problem with stereotypes is not that they are untrue, but that they are incomplete. They make one story become the only story."
This 19 minute video is loaded with insights and truths. Stories matter. What are the single stories holding back you and your company?
On Size Prejudice: Joy Nash's "A Fat Rant"
This under 8 minute video reminds us that the prejudice against Fat people is everywhere - what can you and your coworkers do to make things better?
Gender Neutral Bathrooms and Why They Are Important
This 3 minute video speaks powerfully of the challenges gender non-conforming, transgender and gender queer people face when they have to use the bathroom. What if you couldn't use any restroom labeled Men's or Women's? Would you have somewhere you could go?
Sign Language "F- You" Performance (Contains multiple F-words)
Trendy. Rocking. Cursing. Deaf? This four minute video challenges many stereotypes about people who are deaf or hard of hearing.