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Use Your Social Network as a Tool for Social Justice

by Raina Brands and Aneeta Rattan

Millions of individuals around the world are protesting in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, and many are asking themselves how they can bring the same spirit of solidarity into their work lives. Or, as one of our colleagues recently expressed in an email: “I don’t want to be one of those white males who is privately sympathetic. I want to actively champion women and minorities.”

The good news is that majority group members and men have an immense source of power at their disposal to prevent and confront bias in the workplace: their social networks. Here’s how to take action.

Broadcast Antiracist, Antisexist Values

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