We realize that as white men working with other white men around equity and inclusion, accountability is a foundation to our success and integrity.
OUR GUIDELINES
The impetus for this program stems from our understanding that none of us are free until we all are free. Our BIPOC friends and colleagues provide ongoing support and challenge to help shape this offering so that participants become more impactful and supportive partners in the multiracial movement for social justice.
We welcome the complexity of people’s intersecting identities, including but not limited to race, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, and religion.
We give 10% of our income to BIPOC-led racial justice organizations.
We are committed to ongoing learning and honor the teachers, mentors and colleagues who have shaped and guided us along the way. These include: Akaya Windwood, Paul Kivel, Reverend Angel Kyodo Williams, Chris Crass, Darlene Nipper, Helen Kim, Maria Ramos-Chertok, Martin Prechtel, Robert Gass, and Yeshi Neumann.
We understand that working, as white men, with other white men towards equity, includes both paradoxes and limitations, as well as opportunities and obligations. We will make mistakes, be human and keep going.
Our Advisory Council
Janese Murray
Janese is the founder and president of Inclusion Impact Consulting, LLC, a diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm. Janese leverages over 20 years of experience to assist diversity and inclusion leaders in building sustainable strategies and practices to meet their organizational goals and objectives. She also conducts interactive workshops and facilitates small group discussion. A thought leader in the field, Janese has been quoted in top publications, including the Wall Street Journal and Fortune, was recognized by Black Enterprise Magazine as one of the Top Executives in Corporate Diversity and has been a presenter and panelist at various professional conferences.
Darlene Nipper
Darlene serves as CEO of The Rockwood Leadership Institute where she has been part of the training team since 2012. She has over 25 years of leadership and advocacy experience. She previously served as Deputy Executive Director of the National LGBTQ Task Force, Executive Director of the BET Foundation, founder of the Multicultural and International Outreach (MIO) Center, Chief Operating Officer at NAMI, and Director of LGBT Affairs in the Executive Office of the Mayor of D.C. Darlene, a native Washingtonian, is also an ordained interfaith minister, practices mindfulness meditation and yoga, and has practiced both near and far, including in India and the Bahamas.