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  • D&I SIG - November Book Club Meeting

    By: Emily Sokalski Emily Sokalski , 5 years ago

    Hello D&I SIG Members –

    With the Summer Book Club officially behind us, it's now time to look forward to our Winter Book Club Meeting!  

    This Book Club meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18 from 12:00-1:30pm CT and we will be discussing "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" by Isabel Wilkerson.

    In selecting this title, our Book Club Co-Chairs noted:  

    • “It’s critical to learn (re-learn) our history especially in the climate we are in.”
    • “Personally, I felt that this book gives a broader context to racial issues and speaks to a societal construct that affects all races. I think it's an excellent next step to broadening the conversation.”

    Here are a few resources on where you can find/gain access to these books (or the audio version):

    1. Caste: The Origins of our Discontents
    2. List of 129 Black-owned book stores
    3. Check out your local library, including electronic and audio options (depending on local reopening)

    Haven’t registered for the book club yet? No problem!

    • Register for the November Book Club Meeting here

     

    If you're interested in participating in the book club, please email the D&I SIG Co-Chairs at DiversityInclusion@legalmarketing.org.  We are looking forward to an open dialogue with colleagues and sharing resources you can take back to your company.

     

    As education and greater self-awareness are foundational for change, this book club provides a safe, non-judgmental container for members to educate themselves on the history of systemic racism in America and the world beyond. We will come together to read about and identify internalized and systemic racism, and have open conversations about how to make changes on the personal and community levels while advancing solutions within the legal industry. We recognize these conversations may, at times, be uncomfortable, but we are encouraged that as LMA raises our collective voices for change, we will do what is necessary to better equip ourselves to be the change we wish to see in the world.  Within this container, every person’s contribution will be valued and thoughtful, respectful participation is encouraged.