Ms. Riggs!!!

^^ <3

Thank you, Ericka! #imPART

Awesome Panel!!!

Devoni Reid - thank you for joining.

Welcome, Everyone!

Happy to be here! That was very helpful.

can we expound on the abbreviations for those new to this discussion

asking for a friend

Employee Resource Groups

Employee REsource Groups (ERG's)

thank you

We use EBRGs (Employee Business Resource Groups)

Thanks for that!

Wonderful ideas

Thank you for leading this call. Are Orly's toolkits available to be shared?

@keeva find me on LinkedIn, happy to share my toolkit

Will do - thank you!

Wow - thank you, Ericka! That was so helpful.

I agree!

🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

D&I is thought of as a nice to have, not a necessity.

Alison - we have to demand it be a necessity!

100%

Rory, I’m engaging with a medium sized law firm on d&i. I’m not certain that they will be moved by justice. I hope they will be moved by the business case. I agree with you re: pressure and the moral centre. But, you know law firms….. How can I be influential? How do I engage persuasively?

I think you have to get to a WHY reason with the managing partner that is personal, almost selfish. To get them to buy into D&I on its own won’t get you very far.

That's awesome

It makes it inclusive without pressure to have to assume the identity. Nice!

Rory, your analogies are pure gold

agree!

I love Rory’s analogy. TY!!

I agree!

me too~

*!

The Pomegranate Principle - drop the mic!

Yes.

Right!!

So true

Exactly!

Great job Rory!

HU!!!

VSU!!!

Say that!!

Al Benoit is the GOAT

Influence Thinking 100%

I have a question lisa

I already messaged you too, Orly!

this has been a great discussion...bravo to the panel...and a little something special to Ericka riggs...my sister..

Any questions? Please feel free to speak up or put in a chat. Thank you.

This is for anyone on the panel. I work on d&i with smaller private companies. Is the approach different for large publicly held corporations than for smaller privately held companies?

thank you!

I think the bus boycott was 381 days!

great minds think alike Kimmy. the boycott was 381 days.

^^

Agree with Elicia. We need to seize the opportunity and sacrifice for the long-term!

This was incredible. Thank you so much to every panelist!!!!

How can I be on the list for a copy of this recording?

Thank you, everyone!

dudnie15@gmail.com

This has been so insightful, thank you to all the speakers and Tangela for hosting this important discussion!

Great panel, thank you!

This has been very helpful. My company is trying but just not there yet. We still have a way to go.

Another great event LLR, THANK YOU!!

This was helpful indeed! We have work to do and this helps us prepare. Great Job Tangela and to the Speakers.

Thank you all for hosting this forum. In the way were asking for others to be open-minded we too should be open and patient with those who are allies and perhaps (on -the-fence).400 years is a long time so we've been patient but at the same time we wouldn't be here without our allies we have to be mindful of that!

Many many thanks to the Panel and Lisa. So many wonderful learnings.

This has been awesome... definitely walking away with concrete strategies that I can apply in my role as an educator. I appreciate the experiences and insights of the panelist... Thank you Tangela for moderating such a powerful discussion.

Thank you so much LLR, panelists, and everyone for another incredible event!!

“Listen, Learn, Assess, Act”

Thank you everyone!!

The Phenomenal Women of Lisa’s Living Room thank you for joining us this evening!

Great job Tawny!

This was amazing! Thank you all!

Great panel, thanks!

Thank you to the panel for the tools!

and GEMS

Thank you panel! Sincerely, A Pomegranate

xoxo