“I see many examples of the ways in which DEI is used as a very performative strategy, to create the appearance that there is a commitment to challenging power. That there is a commitment to changing business as usual or the status quo. But in actuality what’s happening is that the upward facing statement or social media post or campaign or whatever it might be, serves as a cover up to actually maintain internal structures as they have alsways been. To maintain power among a few people and to not actually shift the conditions that are necessary for all people to thrive, to be heard and affirmed and valued for their knowledges and experiences […].” (05:22)
Prof. Vidya Shah
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