Working to make life better for humankind is both a privilege and a challenge, and no one knows this better than the folks who have made this work their day job. Issue Space is a podcast and community for professional changemakers of every kind. Through candid conversations about the lived experience of social change work, we hold space to process life in the unique — and uniquely needed — business of impact. Our mission is to give ambitious social impact professionals a sustaining sense of connection to their sector. Our vision is an impact workforce that grows and thrives — so that we all can.
As a phrase and as a vision, ‘Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion’ has been on a rollercoaster, from sitting front and center in the zeitgeist, to getting defunded and deprioritized. In this era, people working in DEI find their work framed through the lenses of social justice and partisan fights, while folks working in social impact have seen their focus pulled toward what was once an HR-adjacent lane. How has this cultural and professional whirlwind changed the trajectory of people in social impact – and particularly, the trajectories of people of color who sit at the center of both storms? In this episode of the Issue Space podcast, we chat with an advocacy amplifier with an unapologetically inclusive lens about her journey through the social impact sector during its ‘DEI transformation.’
About
Working to make life better for humankind is both a privilege and a challenge, and no one knows this better than the folks who have made this work their day job. Issue Space is a podcast and community for professional changemakers of every kind. Through candid conversations about the lived experience of social change work, we hold space to process life in the unique — and uniquely needed — business of impact. For more, visit: www.issuespacemedia.com
Host
Cat Addo
https://www.cataddo.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/catherineaddo/
Guest
Janna Pea
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jannapea/
Discussed references
Five Facts to Know About Black Philanthropy
https://www.tides.org/five-facts-to-know-about-black-philanthropy/#:~:text=According%20to%20a%20report%20by,totaling%20%2411%20billion%20each%20year.
3 steps to better connect with your fellow humans
https://www.ted.com/talks/amber_cabral_3_steps_to_better_connect_with_your_fellow_humans?subtitle=en
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