Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Resource Center
The following information has been collected to support Xenium and its clients & friends in their education and growth in diversity, equity, and inclusion practices.
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ARTICLES & RESOURCES
Justice in June – Choose how much time you have each day to become more informed as step one to becoming an active ally to the black community. On this document are links to the learning resources and a schedule of what to do each day.
Race + Justice Essentials – Do you want to learn more about fighting racism in America, but don’t know where to start?
The MSW@USC Diversity Toolkit: A Guide to Discussing Identity, Power and Privilege – This toolkit is meant for anyone who feels there is a lack of productive discourse around issues of diversity and the role of identity in social relationships, both on a micro (individual) and macro (communal) level.
Coalition of Communities of Color
Race Forward –Racial equity impact assessment toolkit.
Whiteness at Work – A free webinar.
Diversity Networking and Recruiting Resources in the Pacific NW
APANO – Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon
Adaway Group - Suggested Reading/Listening:
Highly suggested:
In Order to Understand the Brutality of American Capitalism You Have to Start on the Plantation
Working While Black: Stories from black corporate America
How White People Handle Diversity Training in the Workplace
Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture in Organizations
White Dominant Culture & Something Different
Lens of Systemic Oppression (4 levels)
Call it what it is: Anti-Blackness
The Bias of ‘Professionalism’ Standards
Here’s What The Racial Wealth Gap In America Looks Like Today
Have nonprofit and philanthropy become the “white moderate” that Dr. King warned us about?
How to Lose/Retain Diverse Leaders in 365 Days
A reading list (books) on race
10 Books About Race To Read Instead Of Asking A Person Of Color To Explain Things To You
Specifically For People of Color:
Breaking the Chain: Healing Racial Trauma in the Body
Pushing Back Against Habits of White Supremacy During a Crisis
Reparations for Black People Should Include Rest
What To Do When White Women Aren’t Allies At Work
Does being a ‘superwoman’ protect African American women’s health?
Additional Reading/Listening:
Seeing White – a podcast by Scene on the Radio
Race Forward’s Systemic Racism Videos
97 Things White People Can do to Respond to Racial Injustice
Explaining White Privilege To A Broke White Person
‘Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence’
Responding to Every Day Bigotry
Michael Eric Dyson’s ‘Sermon To White America’
White Women doing White Supremacy in Nonprofit Culture
Introduction to Critical Race Theory
bell hooks and john a. powell: Keynote dialogue at Othering & Belonging Conference
DEI Related Podcast Interviews
XENIUM WEBINARS
Executive Panel: An Anti-Racism Conversation with Real Business Leaders
Facilitated by Xenium’s Suzi Wear, join panelists Beach Pace, Executive Director of Big Brothers Big Sisters, Anna Schaum, Head of Ecosocial Development at Straub Collaborative, Mari Watanabe, Executive Director at Partners in Diversity, and Libra Forde, COO at Self Enhancement, Inc., as they discuss:
- Ideas around a framework for meaningful action – what can employers be doing today?
- Leading teams through the DEI conversation – ensuring managers & supervisors are equipped
- Answers to your questions submitted at registration as well as live throughout the webinar