The Death of DEI! Really?
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It feels like we’ve just started this energy that is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and already we can find articles on its death, and...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Nov 14, 2022
- 3 min
Quiet Quitting and the DEI Connection
I will confess that before a few years ago the term Quite Quitting was not something I had heard of. Work-to-Rule yes and other terms...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Sep 28, 2022
- 4 min
Resume Blankspots: How to More Equitably View the ‘Empty Spaces’.
I recently had a conversation with a friend-colleague of mine about resume blankspots. An exchange where I found myself emotionally...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Sep 6, 2022
- 3 min
Racism and Antiracism (Part 3: Stepping into Action)
In the first part of this blog series Racism and Antiracism we discussed how antiracism is not a new act, how imbedded in the social...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- May 11, 2022
- 6 min
Racism and Antiracism (Part 2: Born into Racism)
As you may be able to tell by the title, this is a continuation of the previous post. In that post I spoke about evidentiary racism, the...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Mar 21, 2022
- 4 min
Racism and Antiracism. (Part 1: War and Veils)
By now most of us in the field, and those pulling from the field, are aware of the antiracist introduction into today’s social justice...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Mar 9, 2022
- 4 min
Cultural Competency! Are We Asking Too Much?
I have often struggled with cultural competency practice in the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion field. Not so much because it is not...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Feb 7, 2022
- 4 min
BHM...Make it a Celebration
Black History Month is here, and along with it, all the requirements that outward facing companies place on their DEI (or HR) departments...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Jan 11, 2022
- 4 min
Differently Abled, Super-Powerful
While working for a state health department some years ago, I had the pleasure of being introduced to a person of ‘super abilities’. ...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Oct 18, 2021
- 4 min
‘Treating Each Other With Respect’ May Not Be Enough!
In conversation with my 11-year-old-son the other day, I asked him about the dynamics of his class, if they had improved after a somewhat...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Jul 27, 2021
- 3 min
Belonging and Inclusion is Not Needed.
Did we get your attention with our title? Just hold on and read our reasoning. We here at KinSite take great pride in the identity work...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- May 19, 2021
- 5 min
Empathy & Sympathy, Two Different Things.
There are strengths in both Sympathy and Empathy, but in the world of Diversity and Equity Empathy tends to carry more weight. This is...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Privilege and Policy
We live in a society where most of us want to do good, have good intentions, but are not always willing to explore ourselves as it...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Feb 24, 2021
- 5 min
More Than Fire-Alarm Safety
When one says the word Safe, the parameters of thought that come to mind for most people are actually quite similar. This is important as...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Jan 28, 2021
- 3 min
An Accessible Online House
There is plenty of information out there as to how accessibility guidelines work, and how social workspaces can attend to such needs. ...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Dec 31, 2020
- 3 min
Take a Toddler to Work!
Would it be strange to have a university level class for directors, supervisors, managers, and other individuals of leadership positions,...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Every Company Should Have These
If you are a professional it’s hard to think you haven’t been impacted by a mentor, whether for a moment or a series of moments (a...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Equity, Social Justice, and the Apprehension
I've come across many companies that are insecure at the idea of equity practice in their social spaces, and what it means for a work...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
Inviting The Silent
We have all been there; in a meeting where a few speak and most are silent. It is likely you've occupied one or maybe both of those...
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Antonio Da Veiga Rocha
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
ReWilding the Idea Table
I recently sat down to see A Life on Our Planet, a documentary about the state of our collective home, by the world-famous natural...
8. The Death of DEI
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