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💡If you read one thing about DEI today, let it be this article from from David Poston and John Brown for Law.com: https://lnkd.in/gfGVViar They urge people to cut past the bitterness around DEI and break down what the individual components of diversity, equity, and inclusion actually mean for our workplaces and communities. In dissecting this misunderstood term, it’s clear that “nothing in DEI's component terms implies granting privilege, enacting favoritism or filling quotas that exclude a specific group.” 📰 Continue reading: https://lnkd.in/gfGVViar #DEI #diversity #equity #inclusion

More than 200 Connecticut businesses and organizations have taken the pledge to be CEOs -- Civically Engaged Organizations. CEOs are committed to helping increase civic literacy across the state. Join them today! Find out more at CEOPledge.ct.gov #business #smallbusiness #civics #civicengagement #PowerofCivics

Someone on here asked me this, ki sir aapki journey kesi rhi as Advocate abhi tk, to I answered 💥🍀💥 Empowering the Next Generation of Advocates 🌟 As a first-generation advocate, my journey has been marked by determination, resilience, and a steadfast commitment to justice. Starting from scratch, with no roadmap or insider connections, I've learned that the path to advocacy is paved with hard work and an unwavering belief in the power of change. To all my fellow first-generation advocates out there: 🔹 Believe in Your Voice: Your perspective is unique and invaluable. Use your experiences to inform and drive your passion for advocacy. 🔹 Seek Mentorship: Find mentors who can guide you, offer advice, and open doors. Remember, everyone started somewhere, and many are eager to help the next generation succeed. 🔹 Embrace Challenges: The road won't always be easy, but every challenge is an opportunity to learn and grow. Embrace setbacks as they often lead to the greatest breakthroughs. 🔹 Network Relentlessly: Build connections within the industry. Attend events, join advocacy groups, and don't be afraid to reach out to professionals you admire. 🔹 Stay True to Your Values: Advocacy is about standing up for what you believe in. Stay true to your core values and let them guide your actions and decisions. 🔹 Give Back: As you climb the ladder, remember to reach back and help others. Pay forward the support and opportunities you’ve received. Every step you take is a step toward a more just and equitable world. Your work matters. Keep pushing forward, stay inspired, and continue to advocate for those who need it most. Together, we can create a brighter future. Feel free to connect. #FirstGenerationAdvocate #Advocacy #Leadership #Mentorship #Inspiration #LegalConsultancy #Justice #Paralegal

In a world where speaking out is often met with tension and scrutiny, remember that courage and standing up for what's right is one of our missions. As clinicians, advocating for ourselves, our clients, and humanity is our responsibility. Let's embrace our role as healers and amplify our voices in the industry. Together, we can create positive change. #AdvocateForHealing #StandForWhatIsRight

For marginalised communities, representation is often framed as “giving them a voice.” But what if that’s missing the point? Ashna Ashesh, Executive Director at Helmof8, Lawyer, and DEI Consultant offers a fresh perspective on genuine empowerment: "When we talk about marginalised communities, we talk about giving them a voice; I'd like to see that stop. They already have a voice, just give them the mic." In this impactful episode, The Wicked Solutions Show: The Changemakers, Ashna sheds light on how media and CSOs can amplify existing voices rather than speak for them, sparking a shift towards true empowerment. #TheWickedSolutionsShow

A key move towards teams with more autonomy is deciding who decides. Here is a super practical and useful video by The Ready introducing the idea of 'decision rights' and how to empower people by being clear and specific about what decision rights certain roles have (i.e. who can decide what without needing approval from elsewhere). There are some really good tips about what decision rights are and are not, how to do them well, common mistakes and some key principles. I like this part at the end: "Decision rights should be co-created with the team members and partners involved in the work, not drafted in isolation or rolled out without discussion. Well-written decision rights are extremely useful, but the dialogue around them is what facilitates insight, alignment, and understanding." https://lnkd.in/dYxtry2t Maybe you might find this useful, Martina Hörrmann, Tobias Haug, Miguel Blanca?

Self-management requires more explicit policy. Policy provides clarity. Clarity leads to power. The power that lies with the role of a manager in a traditional organization needs to be distributed to everyone else. Policy is the distribution channel.

Pro bono matters. 🤝🏼 It’s a driving force behind equality and access to justice. And above all, it changes lives and transforms communities. In the last year, we've partnered with 207 organizations to deliver #probono services to individuals and communities globally, a testament to our lawyers’ passion for positive change across borders. Leave us a comment below with your own reasons for #CelebratingProBono #ProBonoMonth #ProBonoMatters #MakeChange Lawyers featured: Pankit Doshi, Vincent Norwood and Larissa Mussi

IAFN has published a Testimony Toolkit, created in collaboration with Aequitas. It is intended to assist both the attorney and the clinician in working together to get the best testimony from the clinician. This document is applicable for all testimony for all levels of courts and applies to testimony for all types of crimes, including but not limited to sexual assault. Whether you're an experienced witness or soon will testify for the first time, this resource includes everything you need to know, start-to-finish. Download the free Testimony Toolkit through the link below: https://rb.gy/6lzl7l This project was supported by Grant No.15JOVW-21-GK-02194-MUMU awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this document are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.

Just a few genuine questions... Jyoti Dadlani 1. Whenever there's a 'he-said', 'she-said'... Who do you actually believe? 2. Can women retroactively regret any sexual act and withdraw consent in future, although in the moment, the consent was present? If yes, how can any sexual act occur without the men's fear of future regrets in women? 3. Yes, consent is awesome! But isn't a big part of the "sexual chase" literally walking on the thin ropes between 'no consent' and 'granted consent'? #50ShadesOfGrey 4. If every initiative men take needs to first be subject to absolute consent that cannot be revoked... Aren't we basically asking everyone to just videotape every sexual engagement and the passionate involvement of both parties in the video be the ONLY CONFIRMATORY PROOF OF CONSENT? Post "#MeToo" several organizations to have secretly shifted to "male only" and "female only" work cultures to avoid any interaction between the sexes! The more hurdles we as society will impose on men to act hyper-cautiously, more and more men will quit this chase all together and go their own way (MGTOW) with porn and alternate sexual means of gratification... Sex-Robots are also coming soon to drastically change everything! We are already seeing a rising trend of single women in the west complaining "Where are all the good men?" and "Why don't men approach us anymore?" We need to make sense of this and not just blindly raise the "WOMEN'S CONSENT IS EVERYTHING" placard all over the place... #JustSaying