Cultures Connecting, LLC

November is Native American & Indigenous Heritage Month! To honor this month, we sat down with Indigenous Artist Sondra Segundo. In our interview, Sondra talks about her journey which evolved from hiding her identity to embracing her Indigenous roots. She did this through connection to her heritage language Haida and culture, starting the nonprofit Haida Roots, writing several children's books and becoming a professional singer. Sondra's passion for preserving Haida is palpable. Read all about her on our blog: https://lnkd.in/grcgQTNn

We have a workshop announcement:?Advanced Microaggressions for Leaders: How to Facilitate Difficult Conversations.?Our latest workshop was developed and will be facilitated by Dr. Caprice Hollins. This strategy-based workshop is designed for supervisors, managers, and leaders who want to improve their ability to lead their staff through difficult conversations. Leaders will develop their skills for approaching challenging situations in a way that invites healing, creates psychological safety, increases their staff’s ability to have courageous conversations, and promotes growth when confronted with cross cultural conflicts. Visit the link for more details and to register! https://lnkd.in/dGmder-6

Dear Community, Like many of you, we are feeling a mix of emotions including disappointment, grief, frustration, and discomfort in our hearts and souls after the outcome of the election. We hope you are taking the time you need to sit with and process your emotions, as well as engaging in care for yourselves and loved ones. Know we are with you in this, and you are not alone. We are facing a time of uncertainty for our fractured nation, with trust in our institutions eroding, along with a mental health crisis of disconnection, anxiety, and depression. It feels a bit trivial to just say we should keep hope alive. Instead, as we’ve shared in all of our work with you, we are reminding ourselves of our why. Whether it be our personal experiences struggling with belonging growing up, or having a hard time recognizing our worth when we’ve felt othered and marginalized, our why is what nourishes us and gives us the energy and hope we need to continue the work of social justice and to imagine something different―to imagine what is possible. Austin Channing Brown, Black activist and writer, asks us to consider what the alternative is to hope. She asks, “Would you rather have chosen apathy? Would you have rather chosen silence? Would you have rather swallowed yourself whole? Surely not…What is at stake is dignity and your dignity is always the right thing to fight for. You must hope because you are worthy.” Thank you for being a part of our community. Together we can continue to support one another, take time to restore as needed, and stand side by side on our on-going, necessary work for justice and liberation. All of you give us hope. Take care. Caprice, Ilsa, J.P., Richard, and Judy

November is Native American Heritage Month. We found this 21-Day Indigenous Challenge by the MCNNA (MA Center for Native American Awareness) you might want to tackle to learn more. https://lnkd.in/gPhTakVX

Thank you Summit Law Group for having our Racial Equity Consultant Richard Kim at your retreat!

It's the beginning of November and our newsletter is out. It's full or Cultures Connecting updates, as well as resources for DEIBelonging. https://wix.to/NfliuIN If you'd like to receive our newsletter in your inbox, sign up here: https://lnkd.in/gb9ePgHe

Only 10 days to go until our Transforming White Women's Leadership workshop facilitated by Ilsa Govan and Tilman Smith! This workshop will support participants in deepening their awareness of institutional power, privilege, and stereotypes that white women leaders both hold and perpetuate. Participants will be supported in becoming more compassionate anti-racist managers and supervisors. Register today! https://lnkd.in/gVRk7brr

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Dr. J.P. Anderson will be facilitating DEIB in an Age of Backlash workshop this Wednesday at 12:00-1:30 PT/3:00-4:30 ET on Zoom! The workshop is $100 and will help participants to develop the skills and?confidence needed to navigate the changing social and political conditions impacting?DEIB work. Visit the link below to register! https://lnkd.in/gn9393sf

Our Cultures Connecting team recently went on our annual retreat. Pictured above from left to right are Dr. Caprice Hollins, Richard Kim, Judy Lee, Ilsa Govan, and Dr. J.P. Anderson. Our retreat was not just an opportunity to discuss our work but to connect authentically, refresh, and renew our commitment to social justice. Visit the link to read all about it and to see the video collages we worked on! https://wix.to/Aazt6s5