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SUMMARY:The Business of Being Inclusive Live Podcast Recording
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DESCRIPTION:Tune in to watch the live recording of The Business of Being I
 nclusive Podcast! Three inclusion leaders will share their expertise and d
 iscuss the importance of building a culture of inclusion. .\nhttps://sp
 okanelibrary.libnet.info/event/7918652
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p>Tune in via Zoom to watch the live recordi
 ng of The Business of Being Inclusive Podcast! Three inclusion leaders and
  activists Alethea Dumas (she/her/hers)\, Tamika LaMere (she/them/theirs)\
 , and Esteban Herevia (he/him/his) will share their expertise and discuss 
 the importance of building a culture of inclusion.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p>The gues
 ts will reflect on the diversity within the community and discuss how thei
 r work ensures existing structures don&rsquo\;t reinforce institutional or
  systemic racism. We'll also discuss the importance of inclusion as a busi
 ness model and concepts of anti-racist work that need to permeate within t
 he business and professional culture.&nbsp\;</p>\n<p><strong>About the Gue
 sts</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alethea Dumas&nbsp\;(she/her/hers)</st
 rong> is the program manager of Equity and Community Engagement for Better
  Health Together. She leads and manages BIPOC healing spaces\, Community V
 oices Council\, Trusted Messenger work\, and works to support and advocate
  for BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ organizations. Alethea grew up in Spokane\, attend
 ed Lewis &amp\; Clark Highschool\, and furthered her education at WSU wher
 e she received a degree in Women&rsquo\;s Studies\, and Critical Culture\,
  Gender &amp\; Race Studies\, along with minor degrees in Human Developmen
 t\, and Popular Culture. Alethea is passionate about equity and believes t
 hat equity is about learning how to love people better. On her spare time 
 she enjoys singing\, sunflowers\, reading\, thrifting and watching movies.
 <br /><br /></li>\n<li><strong>Tamika LaMere&nbsp\;(she/them/theirs)</stro
 ng> is an enrolled tribal member with the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa I
 ndians of Montana. She was born and raised in Great Falls\, Montana\, live
 d in Spokane\, Southern California\, and moved back to Spokane back in 201
 6. She has a master&rsquo\;s in social work and has built her career in ed
 ucation for the past six and a half years\, and now serves as the Native E
 ducation Coordinator for Spokane Public Schools. She also serves the large
 r community through various boards and committees with a focus on equity. 
 For Tamika\, equity is not just a pursuit but a responsibility that she do
 es not take lightly.<br /><br /></li>\n<li><strong>Esteban Herevia&nbsp\;(
 he/him/his)</strong> is the President and CEO of Spokane Pride &ndash\; th
 e organization that produces the Spokane Pride Parade and Festival. He co-
 founded Wonderfully Made Spokane\, a non-profit entrusted with increasing 
 inclusion and celebration of LGBTQ+ people in faith communities. Esteban i
 s the Strategist for Health Justice and Belonging at the Washington State 
 University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine. And\, he was recently recog
 nized in the Spokane Coeur D&rsquo\;Alene Living top 20 under 40 list for 
 2021.</li>\n</ul>\nhttps://spokanelibrary.libnet.info/event/7918652
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