Telling The Truth About Equity with Kerrien Suarez

Question: What do we say when we're asked "What does equity have to do with my mission?" Put differently, how do we respond to the following comment? "Well, I don't think equity is a part of our organizational mission." We were fortunate to sit down with Kerrien Suarez, Executive Director of Equity in the Center, to explore how she navigates situations like these. An answer: You've got to be comfortable telling the truth to yourself before you can invite others to make their own discoveries. "The goal is to help people learn and catalyze actions so they can transform their culture to center equity." Check out our full conversation here. For more resources visit www.equityinthecenter.org! Original publishing date: December 16, 2019