DEI-LABB with Rorri Geller-Mohamed Rorri Geller-Mohamed

In this episode we discuss:


Tara's work with athletes and how DEI shows up
Connection of mental wellness to DEI in athletic spaces
Identity and connection
Systemic issues and women's experiences in athletics



Tara Well's bio:

Tara is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida and a mental performance coach bringing mindfulness and mental wellness to athletes around the world. With a background in collegiate athletics, Tara embraces organizational challenges in her work and aims to reduce the stigma of mental health care one day at a time. Her company, Finish Line Mindset, tackles these challenges head on through conversation and advocacy.

Connect with Tara:


finishlinemindset.com
@finishlinemindset (Instagram)
@letsberealsheriandtara (podcast Instagram)


Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠⁠⁠
Join the email list: ⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠⁠⁠
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com

In this episode we discuss:


What Dr. Janice's new book "Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace: A Guide for Equity and Inclusion" is about and why she decided to write it
How she first got involved in DEI and anti-racism work
How oppressive systems impact all of us and what that means for DEI and anti-racism conversations
Challenges with sustainability of DEI efforts in the workplace



Dr. Janice's bio:

Janice Z. Gassam Asare, Ph.D. is the founder of BWG Business Solutions, an award-winning DEI consultancy designed to help organizations create cultures built on racial equity. Dr. Janice has had the opportunity to collaborate with Google, Amazon, Yale University, Nordstrom, H&M, and Paypal/Venmo among many others. She is the author of two best-selling books, Dirty Diversity and The Pink Elephant. She is a senior contributing writer for Forbes having authored over 350 articles. In 2022, Dr. Janice was recognized as one of LinkedIn’s Top Voices in Racial Equity. Dr. Janice is a Ph.D.-trained Industrial Organizational Psychologist and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in business. She is a TEDx speaker and the host of the Dirty Diversity podcast where she discusses all things diversity, equity, inclusion.



Connect with Dr. Janice:


https://www.drjanicegassam.com/
Pre-order Dr. Janice's new book Decentering Whiteness in the Workplace
Available Now THE PINK ELEPHANT or enjoy her as  Podcast Host



Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠⁠⁠
Join the email list: ⁠⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠⁠⁠
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com

In this episode we discuss:


Context for us as two white Jews having this conversation
What internalized anti-semitism is and how it shows up
How to use the Transcending Jewish Trauma website as a tool in DEI and social justice work
Complicated feelings around Israel and navigating these conversations in this work
Healing and transformation to move DEI and social justice work forward



Jo's bio:

Jo Kent Katz (she/her) is a social justice educator, an Intuitive healer, and an ordained Kohenet.  She is a political educator who centers healing, and a healing practitioner who believes in collective liberation.  Jo is committed to reclaiming Ancestral connection, healing inherited legacies, and bolstering our collective capacity to dismantle racism and all forms of oppression. 


Connect with Jo:


jokentkatz.com
transcendingjewishtrauma.com


Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠⁠
Join the email list: ⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠⁠
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com

In this episode we discuss:


Why Clarkisha wrote the book: Fat Off, Fat On: A Big Bitch Manifesto
What fatphobia is, how it shows up, and how intersectionality plays a role
The Kent Test that Clarkisha created to evaluate representation of women of color in media



Clarkisha's Bio:

Clarkisha Kent is a Nigerian-American writer, culture critic, former columnist, and up-and-coming author. Committed to telling inclusive stories via unique viewpoints from nigh-infancy, she is fascinated with using storytelling and cultural criticism not as a way to “overcome” or “transcend” her unique identities (as a FAT, bisexual, and disabled Black African woman), but as a way to explore them, celebrate them, affirm them, and most importantly, normalize them and make the world safe enough for people who share them to exist.



As a University of Chicago graduate with a B.A. in Cinema and Media Studies and English, she brings with her over seven years of pop culture analysis, four years of film theory training, and a healthy appetite for change.



Her writing has been featured in outlets like Entertainment Weekly, Essence, The Root, BET, PAPER, HuffPost, MTV News, Wear Your Voice Magazine, and more. She is also the creator of #TheKentTest, a media litmus test designed to evaluate the quality of representation that exists for women of color in film and other media.



Currently, Kent is working on finishing a memoir, a novel about a Black female outlaw, and a TV comedy pilot about an immortal familiar.



Connect with Clarkisha:


https://clarkishakent.com/




https://www.feministpress.org/books-a-m/fat-off-fat-on#:~:text=Fat%20Off%2C%20Fat%20On%3A%20A,free%20her%20from%20gender%20essentialism.




https://www.amazon.com/Fat-Off-Big-Bitch-Manifesto-ebook/dp/B09QPJZ1QS/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=fat+off+fat+on+clarkisha+kent&qid=1652746850&sr=8-1


Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠⁠
Join the email list: ⁠⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠⁠
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com

In this episode we discuss:


How Christie got started in DEI work
Navigating budget cuts in DEI work
Why DEI is sometimes labeled as exclusionary despite that being contradictory
What including conservative voices means in DEI work



Christie's Bio:

Christie Lindor is an award-winning Workplace Culture & Inclusion Strategist with over 20 years of management consulting advising clients for firms such Deloitte, EY, and IBM. She has served 100s of global organizations across 31 industries in 10 different countries. The breadth and depth of her experience range from IT transformation and mergers & acquisitions to change management and organizational development. She has more than 12 years experience planning, designing, and implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in Corporate America. 


Connect with Christie:


https://tessiconsulting.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christielindor/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tessiconsulting/


Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/⁠
Join the email list: ⁠https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y⁠
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com

In this episode, Dr. Shaun M. Anderson and I talk about what DEI in sports is all about, what inspired him to write his new book, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter, and social responsibility for organizations.  Even if you aren't a sports person like me, you can learn a lot about the important work that is happening in the field of sports and how you can apply takeaways to your organization.  

Dr. Anderson's Bio: Shaun M. Anderson is an internationally recognized scholar in the areas of sport and activism, workplace diversity in sport, and community development through sport. He is the author of the forthcoming book, The Black Athlete Revolt: The Sport Justice Movement in the Age of #BlackLivesMatter. For more information, you can reach him at www.shaunmarqanderson.com

Connect with and Support Dr. Anderson's Work:
https://www.shaunmarqanderson.com/
https://www.facebook.com/SportsDocA
https://twitter.com/shaunmarqspeaks

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538153246/The-Black-Athlete-Revolt-The-Sport-Justice-Movement-in-the-Age-of-
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Athlete-Revolt-Movement-BlackLivesMatter/dp/1538153246

Join our event:

[Free virtual event] Lunch & Learn: Building and Strenthening Your DEI Committee's Impact: https://mailchi.mp/a7ba29b5f642/ss1hl2svg3

Connect with Rorri:


Connect on Linked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rorri-geller-mohamed-lcsw-75004076/
Join the email list: https://mailchi.mp/b02360d4b5a6/sul4h5by2y
Interested in DEI leadership development or DEI support for your organization? Send an email to Rorri@upowerchange.com