Our businesses are a vehicle for our values.
This works both ways. First, the way our businesses look on the outside reflects which of our values we are prioritizing on the inside. Yikes. Yeah. That can be a hard pill to swallow, but it's pretty difficult to refute. Owning up to this is the first step to changing it.
Secondly – and this is where we have the most opportunity! – we can actively choose to use our businesses as a way to promote, share and prioritize the values that we care about.
I am an intersectional feminist, and I am a business owner. These things are not separate from each other!
As an intersectional feminist business owner, I am committed to showing up actively as an ally for Black, Indigenous, Asian, and People of Colour. I am committed to showing up as an ally to the lesbian, gay, bi, and trans communities. I am committed to showing up as an ally to disabled people. I believe that we must act to change the toxic systems and mindsets that are oppressing and harming marginalized people, and those actions start with each of us. I want to commit to working actively on examining my white privilege, educating myself about issues and systems that oppress others, and infusing these values into my work and my business.
This means that I am working to ensure my business is as inclusive, non-appropriative, anti-racist, sex-positive, and accessible as it can be. I am a white, cis, straight woman with a lot of privilege and a lot to unlearn, and I recognize and expect this to be a lifelong journey.
On this page I'll be sharing the resources I'm learning from and the commitments that I am making as a business owner and human being. I am also always open to feedback from you about what I can do better or resources I should check out.
Thank you,
Steph
Last updated March 30, 2021
Social Justice Commitments
This is the framework of the types of actions that I am committed to taking in my business. This list may be added to or edited as I learn more about how to make an impact, but these keywords will remain consistent.
LEARN
- I will take anti-racist or social justice-related training for myself at least quarterly in my business
- When I have employees, I will pay for them to take this training also
RECOMMEND
- When making recommendations of products, software, or service-based business owners, I will strive to always include BIPOC-owned businesses, as well as those owned by LGBTQ+ individuals and folks with disabilities
- I will be vocal about sharing resources (books, documentaries, products) that share diverse stories and lift up marginalized people
INVEST
- I will prioritize diversity when I am hiring for any kind of coaching, support, or consulting, or implementing new business systems
- I will review my current software choices and research what, if any, commitments they have to anti-racism and social justice as a company, and switch from those whose response has been insufficient
- I will analyze my current business budget and work towards having 30% of it go to businesses owned by BIPOC or other folks with marginalized identities
INTEGRATE
- At my twice-annual internal business retreats, I will include anti-racism and social justice as an ongoing quadrant of concern
- I will set aside the equivalent of one day per month for anti-racism & social justice study, review of my actions, and transparency to my community
- I will make social justice a known part of my business membership & regularly share resources and ideas with my community
DECOLONIZE
- I will seek out and consume books, articles, Instagram accounts, courses, art, movies, newsletters and more created by BIPOC and other marginalized people that are not specifically about anti-racism or social justice
- I will pay diverse creators to teach me about things other than anti-racism and diversity training
- I will keep track of the books I read and the diversity of their authors in an Airtable database
CLARIFY
- I will make these commitments public and easily accessible on all my platforms & website
- I will add diversity and inclusion clauses to all of my contracts and my policies page
- I will put links to this page in my menu bar and feature these values prominently on my social media pages
- I will re-state my community values at the beginning of every group workshop
DONATE
- I will set up recurring monthly donations to organizations who are fighting for equality
- I will also donate monthly to a local cause or organization I believe in
AMPLIFY
- I will continue to share resources & ideas from diverse leaders & teachers on my Instagram stories, feed, newsletter and blog
- When I create presentations, newsletters, or resources, I will ensure I am using quotes from women & marginalized people the majority of the time
- When I recommend books, I will ensure that I am prioritizing all forms of representation in authorship
ADVOCATE
- If I am asked to speak at an event, or take part in something (course, panel, podcast, etc.) I will ensure that diversity has been prioritized
- If not, I will encourage the organizers to invest in diversity and/or recommend specific colleagues for the role in my stead
- I will be discerning about the events, networking groups and trainings I attend to ensure that they are safe spaces for marginalized people
- I will say something and intervene if I see someone being harassed or hear inappropriate jokes being told
ACCESSIBILITY
- I will develop a sliding scale model for my 1:1 and group coaching offerings
- I will implement and offer more flexible PWYC options for my courses and products
- I will find ways to offer my business coaching services pro-bono to marginalized groups
- I will aim to always include Alt Text and Closed Captioning on my videos & photos
- I will prioritize learning about and implementing strategies to make my business more accessible
LISTEN
- I will remain open to feedback, critique and suggestions on how I can improve and do more to become a more equitable business owner
- I will create an anonymous suggestion box to collect ideas from my community
- If I mess up and cause harm, I will apologize fully and quickly, and take concrete steps to make it right
- I will remain open to learning and changing my ways in light of new information
UPDATE
- I will update & edit these commitments as I learn
- I will update this page monthly to create a sense of transparency
- I will talk publicly about my education & action steps
Monthly Updates
Every month I do "Transparency Tuesday" here to update my audience on the steps I've been taking to become a more equitable and anti-racist business. Below you'll find my monthly updates.
November 2023
Recorded a podcast episode with support to help us stop doomscrolling and re-regulate
Wrote to my local & federal NDP reps in support of Sarah Jama after she was removed
Signed this petition calling for a ceasefire and this one calling for a humanitarian corridor
Attending this vigil in my new city for all those whose lives have been lost in Gaza
Donated to Doctors Without Borders and Alliance for Middle East Peace
Reading Light in Gaza and planning to read The Palestine Laboratory next
October 2023
Recorded a podcast episode calling out some of the harmful practices in online business
Attended Selam Debs' webinar: Learn How to Move Beyond Allyship
Adjusted some of my designs & colours to increase legibility and accessibility
Reading I've Been Meaning to Tell You and re-reading Me and White Supremacy
Donated to Anti-Hate Canada and Egale Canada in support of trans rights
Signed this petition asking the federal government to #Act4QueerSafety
September 2023
Hosting The Profoundery Birthday Party to make my work available for free
Discussing Rest Is Resistance: A Manifesto for The Profoundery Business Book Club
Read Trust The Plan to learn about the rise of QAnon and conspiracy thinking
Donated to The Orange Shirt Society and The Legacy of Hope Foundation
Downloading & reading this How to Be An Ally Toolkit from the Legacy of Hope Foundation
Signed this petition to stop cuts to public education
July 2023
Read Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents and was blown away by its arguments
Making my upcoming Business Bookkeeping Session free & open to the public
Attending this "How to Ally" community conversation & mixer to learn how to combat bigotry
Watched The Vow and Stolen Youth to learn about mind control & protecting vulnerable people
Donated to The Pregnancy Centre locally to support those parenting in crisis
Signed this petition calling for Universal Basic Income in Canada, as well as this one
June 2023
Joined The On Canada Project's Social Good Crew for activism opportunities
Planning to watch several of these documentaries in honour of Pride month
Reading People Love Dead Jews to learn about anti-semitism throughout history
Hosted a more affordable Slowpreneur workshop for the community this month
Donated to the Red Cross Wildfire Appeal (matched by the Government of Canada)
Signed this "Enough is Enough" petition to fight back against the cost of living crisis in Canada
May 2023
Restarted my podcast Slowpreneur to make my ideas & teachings more widely accessible for free
Will be attending SURJ's 2023 National Strategy Meeting sharing their plan to organize white folks to end authoritarianism
Discussed the problematic The Witch Trials of J.K. Rowling and Contrapoints' great rebuttals.
Signed this petition voting against the privatization of public hospitals in Canada
April 2023
Hosting a free workshop on Small Business Taxes with the CRA to make tax advice more accessible
Watched Deconstructing Karen on CBC Gem, which was extremely powerful and upsetting
Learning from The Slow Factory about Challenging Anti-Blackness for Collective Liberation
Currently reading Have Black Lives Ever Mattered? and still finishing the book Biased
I donated to the Waterloo Region Essentials Fund to support local organizations
March 2023
My business was on an administrative break due to a project I was assisting on in Kenya for the majority of March. I will be back next month with a full update!
February 2023
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Hosted a Social Justice Productivity Party in The Profoundery to encourage members to implement values-based projects
Launched a low-cost legal workshop to bring affordable & high-quality legal business advice to our community
January 2023
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Updated The Profoundery sales page to explicitly list our community values, including the fight for social justice
Re-added the direct checkout link for our Accessible Pricing option to the sales page make it more self-serve & prominent
Focused on seeking treatment & support for my own mental health, which I believe is an important form of activism
Donated to Together Rising, Up With Women, Ian Anderson House, and Pencils of Promise (these are recurring donations)
Started planning an upcoming free tax support session, a social justice Productivity Party, and a low-cost legal workshop for the community
December 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Participated in a survey about the 2023 Region of Waterloo Plan & Budget to weigh in on the projects I think are important
Learned more about accessibility best practices for captioning and alternative text in this article & this one
Celebrated that we read only books by women this year in The Profoundery Business Book Club, half by women of colour
Created a Charity Report to share all the charities & independent bookstores I supported this year
Donated to the Sexual Assault Response Centre of Waterloo Region
Did some of The ON Canada Project's Bite-Sized Advocacy actions (including this one)
November 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Signed up for Engage Waterloo to provide community feedback on local policies (and made friends with my ward councillor!)
I will be hosting a Social Justice Productivity Party to encourage members to implement values-based projects in their businesses
Next up on my reading list: Five Little Indians by Michelle Good and finally finishing up The Sum of Us by Heather McGee
Attended the Decolonization & Anti-Racism with No More Silence webinar hosted through SURJ Toronto
Donated to the Center for Human Rights in Iran in support of Iranian protestors
Signed this petition to protect Ontario's wetlands and this petition asking RBC to stop funding climate destruction
October 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Attended the Time Isn't Neutral training session from Whiteness at Work (highly recommend)
Registered to vote in my new city and made plans to vote in the local municipal election
Shared resources for Truth & Reconciliation Day with my clients & community
Hosted a low-cost Community Reflect & Reset Session to plan ahead & set goals
Donated to the Legacy of Hope Foundation for Truth & Reconciliation Day
Created a clear structure for these monthly updates to ensure sustainability
September 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Planning a Profoundery Birthday Party to make my coworking & group coaching more accessible to the community
Published a YouTube video and blog post about building an anti-racist business & bringing your social justice values into your work
Updated and analyzed my 'Reading Life' book database for author diversity of the books I've read this year & set some new reading goals
Still reading The Sum Of Us by Heather McGhee in audiobook format
Donated to The On Canada Project & made two microloans on Kiva
Signed this petition in support of the fight to preserve free healthcare
August 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Watched the SURJ webinar Beyond Zero-Sum from Heather McGee and Erin Heaney on white people's shared interest in racial and economic justice
Organized a Social Justice Productivity Party to encourage and mobilize community members to take values-based actions in their businesses
Attending the Network of Neighbours Violence Intervention Training presented by The Feminist Shift of Kitchener Waterloo
Planning to read The Sum Of Us, Hood Feminism, and Deep Diversity next.
Purchased this zine in support of the Ukranian defense fund, and donated to SURJ Toronto
Signed this petition to repeal Bill 124 and support nurses in Ontario
July 2022
My business was on a summer sabbatical as I took my first vacation since the pandemic started. I shared about this break transparently in my email newsletter for the month.
June 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Attended Cove Collective's Diversify Your Bookshelf workshop discussing What White People Can Do Next
Made donations to Friends of Ruby and the Toronto Kiki Ballroom Alliance in support of queer youth services
Reading books by or about LGBTQ+ people, including Detransition, Baby, People Change and The Gentle Art of Fortune Hunting
Listening to Maintenance Phase and You're Wrong About to learn about moral panics
Voted strategically in the Ontario election and reminded The Profoundery of how to vote on election day.
Watching content that centres LGBTQ+ people: Disclosure, Passing, Heartstopper and Legendary
May 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Set up systems to make transcriptions an ongoing part of my podcasting process & shownotes
Hosting a Social Justice Productivity Party in The Profoundery to create more of a ripple effect
Picked another business book club selection written by a woman of colour to diversify who we are learning from
Listening to Sounds Like a Cult & reading The Storm Is Upon Us to learn about misinformation & undue influence
Made donations to the National Abortion Federation of Canada and Planned Parenthood Toronto in support of abortion rights
Re-registered to vote in the Ontario general election this June and made my plan to vote in advance
April 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Set up a free, ongoing Productivity Party Pass as one way to make my community & work more accessible
Continued to divest my business from Instagram & Facebook and focus on other sources of advertising
Hosted an Unbound book club discussion on power & how to use it to create change in the world
Donated to the Food Share Toronto Campaign and The ON Canada Project
Signed this petition for clean drinking water & this one for the Right to Food Toronto campaign
March 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Hosted a Social Justice Productivity Party in The Profoundery for members to take action
Watched the Defining Your Business Values in Three Easy Parts free workshop from In The Business of Purpose
I am hosting a free community Productivity Party to make my community & work more accessible
Chose another book written by an unconventional woman thoughtleader for our Business Book Club in The Profoundery
Donated to CARE.org, the International Medical Corps, and Voices of Children in support of the citizens of Ukraine
Reading Cultish to learn about the unethical manipulation & misinformation used by cults, companies & coaches
February 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Moved Transparency Tuesday updates to my newsletter in an attempt to decouple my business from Instagram
Subscribed to the On Canada Project & Friday Things newsletters for more cultural analysis
Signed this petition for global vaccine equity, this one for ending library fines & this one for banning hate symbols
Did a lot of reading, learning and had some hard conversations with people I know surrounding the Freedom Convoy
Donated to The Shepherds of Good Hope who were harassed by protestors & The Ottawa Hospital and Hopital Montfort
Read Seven Days in June & had an important book club discussion about Black joy, excellence & humanity
January 2022
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Put together a Charity Report for The Profoundery with all the charities & bookstores we supported in 2021
Analyzed my personal reading throughout 2021 using Ameema Saeed's Book Tracker Template (see my reading breakdown here)
Watched the replay of Trudi Lebron's Anti-Racism, Anti-Capitalism & Scaling in 2022 seminar for coaches
Donated to The Shelter and Housing Justice Network to provide urgent care to those in Toronto's failing shelter system
December 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Made Payment Plans the default option for the retreat pricing (with the option to pay in full de-emphasized)
Donated to the PCFB Cornucopia, Halton Women's Place Shelter Wishes, and sending care packages to Northern Inuit.
Kept reading the Anti-Racism book list, including Citizen by Claudia Rankine and White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
Set up Otter.ai to experiment with creating automatic transcripts of Profoundery calls
Hosted a giveaway with Embiria as a way to give back to a deserving entrepreneur this holiday season
Hosted a Social Justice Productivity Party to create momentum & share resources
November 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Standardized hosting of Social Justice Productivity Parties in The Profoundery to be every 3 months
Watched the replay of Kelly Diels' Money + Justice Workshop about building values into business
Read The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander
Started working through the content for Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education
Advocated for more expansive & inclusive housing options in Toronto by filling out this survey
Made a loan to an entrepreneur in Togo and donated to the Parkdale Community Food Bank
October 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Attended Trudi Lebron's live workshop Dismantling the Racist Patriarchy in Coaching on October 6th
Offered free coaching to members and free course access to those who attended The Profoundery Birthday Party
Registered for the Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education course from the University of British Columbia
Shared and solicited resources & tools in The Profoundery on the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation
Updated and analyzed my 'Reading Life' spreadsheet for diversity & set some new reading goals
Made donations to the Indian Residential School Survivors Society and Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction
September 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Created & hosted The Profoundery Birthday Party to make my coworking sessions and group coaching available for free to my community
Set up a monthly recurring donation to Together Rising to contribute to humanitarian crises that can be super overwhelming to know how to help with
Reading and discussing We Should All Be Millionaires by Rachel Rodgers for The Profoundery Book Club to learn about business from more diverse teachers
Listened to The Racial Reckoning That Wasn't episode from Code Switch, which was both disheartening and galvanizing
Watched the replay of Jenny Jay's 5 Common Content Mistakes You're Making That Aren't Actually Inclusive webinar
I proudly voted NDP in advance in the Canadian Federal Election - if you haven't yet registered, you can do so right here!
August 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Watched Trudi Lebron's "Build an Anti-Racist Coaching Practice" webinar and subscribed to her podcast
Planned another Social Justice Productivity Party to help my clients build this work into their businesses
I am reading Pleasure Activism by adrienne maree brown and taking part in a book club discussion about it
Restarted my business peer mastermind group and implemented a monthly social justice check-in
Added Alt Text to all my recent Instagram posts from the last few months because I forgot to add it at the time
Donated to the Indigenous People's Solidarity Fund and made new loans on Kiva to an entrepreneur in Tonga
July 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Created two energy exchange spots at my upcoming retreat for BIPOC, members of the LGBTQ+ community, or folks with a disability
Was part of the matching team for a Donation Matching Initiative supporting Indigenous people and communities (we raised over $12,000)
Changed up one of my recurring monthly donations to support the Legacy of Hope Foundation, which educates about residential schools
Watched two documentaries on Canada's history of residential schools: Canada's Dark Secret and We Were Children
Read through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's ninety-four Calls to Action on Canada Day
Continued reading my anti-racism book list by reading Just Mercy, From the Ashes, and When They Call You a Terrorist.
June 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Hosted a Social Justice Productivity Party for my community members & am planning to run more of them
Created a totally free Productivity Workshop as part of my goal to make my work accessible at varying price points
Attended SURJ's White Supremacy Characteristics webinar which was moving & thought-provoking
Watched sessions on event inclusivity & accessibility from the RECONVENE Summit
Finished studying How to Be an Anti-Racist; started reading Just Mercy.
May 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Hosted a Social Justice Values in Business workshop & planned a Social Justice Productivity Party for my community members
Installed the Userway WordPress plugin on my website to automatically improve my site accessibility across the board
Continued reading through my anti-racism book list, including I'm Still Here & Minor Feelings (which I also discussed in my book club)
Signed up for the Parkdale Food Bank's Curbside Food Drive this weekend
Wrote to the Premier directly about paid sick leave & signed another petition about it
Donated to the Canadian Red Cross India COVID-19 Response Appeal initiative
April 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Took Hollaback's Bystander Intervention Training to stop Anti-Asian/American Harassment & Xenophobia
Finished editing & adding accurate Closed Captioning information to all the YouTube videos on my channel
Updated this page to further clarify my social justice stance as inclusive of Asian people and folks with disabilities
Started watching the PBS documentary Asian Americans to learn more about the history of anti-Asian discrimination in the United States (with parallels to Canada)
Signed this petition in support of paid sick days & emergency leave for all workers and this petition in support of income support and rights for Asian & migrant sex workers
Donated to Butterfly in support of Asian and Migrant Sex Workers and the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice in support of their Stop the Spread of Racism campaign
March 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
I am continuing to actively study the book How to Be An Anti-Racist
Started adding accurate Closed Captioning for the #AskSteph YouTube videos on my channel
Signed this petition to demand that temporary tiny shelters can remain on city land
Watching the PBS documentary Reconstruction to learn more about Black history after the Civil War
Participated in group calls with We Are the Culture Makers discussing anti-Asian racism and seeing time as a feminist issue.
February 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Finished the last four lessons from the Indigenous Canada course offered through the University of Alberta
Joined We Are the Culture Makers to learn about self-development and personal power from a feminist, intersectional lens
I am actively studying and discussing the book How to Be An Anti-Racist for Black History Month
Committed to always adding Alt Text to my Instagram posts from now on (h/t Creating Inclusive Content)
Started The Profoundery Business Book Club to promote learning from alternative voices in the business world
Donated to the Ontario Black History Society to champion the inclusion of Black history in Ontario curricula
January 2021
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Worked through another four weeks of lessons for my Indigenous Canada course through the University of Alberta.
Taking Jenny Jay's Creating Inclusive Content training to learn more about communicating in an anti-racist way
Updated my Reading Life spreadsheet to analyze the diversity of the authors I read in 2020
Joined Storygraph to get a better sense of my reading diversity in an ongoing kind of way and support a Black woman founder
Scheduled all of my anti-racism monthly check-ins tasks for 2021 into my Notion (I had fallen behind and this wasn't automated)
Donated to SURJ Toronto's Birthday Campaign to support BIPOC-led initiatives and organizations
December 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Worked through four weeks of lessons for my Indigenous Canada course through the University of Alberta.
Adjusted my retreat pricing to make it more equitable (ie. the same price for instalments as when paid in full).
Edited The Profoundery welcome message to encourage folks to add their pronouns to their Slack account.
Donated to the Parkdale Community Food Bank and the Halton Women's Place Shelter Wishes campaign.
Downloaded The Ultimate Shop & Support List of inclusive businesses owned by BIPOC and LGBTQ+ folks, from Jenny Jay.
Signed this petition in support of allowing temporary shelters in Toronto and not clearing encampments.
November 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Created a new #anti-racism Slack channel in The Profoundery to share anti-racism resources & changes we're making
Added journaling & reflection questions to my bimonthly anti-racism check-ins to encourage deeper intention & accountability
Enrolled in the Indigenous Canada course from the University of Alberta though have not yet started to study the materials
Donated to The Loveland Foundation's Therapy Fund, which provides Black Women access to therapy for free
Added an Anti-Racism project and interest area in my Notion database to track resources and tasks
Signed this petition and contacted my representatives via this website regarding the Mi'kmaq people's rights to fish on their land
October 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Joined We Should All Be Millionaires for four months to learn about business from Black coaches
Fixed the language around accessibility for disabled folks on my sales page for The Profoundery.
Took two incredible webinars run by SURJ Toronto: one on talking to racist family members, one on the Indian Act.
Honoured Orange Shirt Day by sharing resources that have helped me learn more about Indigenous History.
Moved money through SURJ to be distributed to eleven local Toronto organizations led by BIPOC doing anti-racism work.
On our first Profoundery call, I reiterated our community values of inclusion and zero tolerance for discriminatory language.
September 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Got my Mental Health Crisis Response Certificate, so I have skills to respond in emergency situations without calling police.
Finalized my Accessible Pricing option and set up a pay-what-you-can system for The Profoundery.
Added clauses about my commitment to anti-racist business & non-tolerance for discrimination to all my contracts.
Updated my policies page to include information about my commitments to anti-racism and social justice in my business.
Added more podcasts hosted by BIPOC to my regular rotation, including Sandy & Nora and What A Day.
Updated my reading spreadsheet, reviewed the diversity of the books I've been reading lately, and recommitted to reading broadly.
August 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Took the Spiritual Activism 101 Workshop, led by Rachel Ricketts, as my quarterly anti-racism training.
Set up recurring donations to the Afri-Can Food Basket, Up With Women and Black Lives Matter Toronto.
Started designing a tiered pricing structure for marginalized folks for my new offering, The Profoundery.
Setting up more regular calendar reminders to keep me on track with making time for anti-racism work & research.
July 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Implemented an ongoing anti-racism component to my biweekly peer mastermind group.
Researched organizations aligned with my business mission to donate to on a recurring basis.
Talked to Up With Women about donating my time & services to their clients.
Created Transparency Tuesdays, a monthly community update about anti-racism work on Instagram.
Created an anonymous Suggestion Box to collect feedback on my business.
Fully updated my reading spreadsheet to track the diversity of the authors I'm reading.
June 2020
Here's what I'm working on this month in my own anti-racism & social justice journey:
Participated in Reimagining Small Business: a town hall from Hello Seven.
Donated 25% of Productivity Party sales to Black Lives Matter. See the receipt here.
Read So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo & The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin
Participated in the #AmplifyMelanatedVoices Challenge on Instagram.
Subscribed to the Anti-Racism Daily Newsletter from Nicole Cardoza
Signed several petitions related to racial justice & emailed my representatives
Resources
Articles & Guides
Black Men Matter – Examining Mental Health Issues Among Black Men – A Guide To Freedom
Mental Health Issues Facing the Black Community
Skin Cancer Awareness & Prevention for People of Colour
Reimagining Small Business Town Hall
Justice in June (in 10, 25 or 45 minutes a day)
Fantasty World Master List of Resources on How to Dismantle Systemic Racism
Anti-Racism Unlearning Resources
What Did You Just Say? | Sample responses to racist comments
Ways You Can Help | Aggregated resources for supporting the BLM movement
The Characteristics of White Supremacy Culture
Tangible Ways for White People to Combat White Supremacy
75 Things White People Can Do For Racial Justice
Courses
Spiritual Activism by Rachel Ricketts
Unpacking White Feminism by Rachel Cargle
Instagram Accounts
Petitions
Donate
Books
Me & White Supremacy by Layla F. Saad
The Person You Mean to Be by Dolly Chugh
Between the World And Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Tears We Cannot Stop by Michael Eric Dyson
Good Talk by Mira Jacob
How to Be An Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Oluo
White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo