13 min

Monuments and Moving Forward | Dr. Mekala Audain Just One Q

    • Self-Improvement

Statues and monuments: Tributes to history or glorification of oppression?

Using the example of statues and monuments commemorating the Confederacy, Dr. Mekala Audain shares concrete ways to dismantle the relics of oppression and inequality that continue to exist in our workplaces. By recognizing protests against monuments are less about physical statues themselves and more about historical and societal context, your organization will be able to better identify your own problematic policies and practices and work towards sustainable change.

Statues and monuments: Tributes to history or glorification of oppression?

Using the example of statues and monuments commemorating the Confederacy, Dr. Mekala Audain shares concrete ways to dismantle the relics of oppression and inequality that continue to exist in our workplaces. By recognizing protests against monuments are less about physical statues themselves and more about historical and societal context, your organization will be able to better identify your own problematic policies and practices and work towards sustainable change.

13 min