Valda Valbrun, Author at The Inclusion Solution

A Point of View: Remembering Your Counter-Narrative

Posted by Valda Valbrun | Feb 27, 2020 | Point of View, Recent Posts | 0

Recently, I have been thinking a lot about the toll it takes on Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity practitioners when we are faced with the challenges of doing the work in such polarizing times. In fact, as an empath, I find myself really taking on the feelings and emotions of those who I work with and frankly, in light of all that we see happening around us, I have been in a bit of a sad place wondering if what I do makes a difference, or if it’s the right work to be doing at all.

The Work We Didn’t Do: Make America Great-er

Posted by Valda Valbrun | Mar 21, 2019 | Features, Recent Posts, The Work We Didn't Do | 2

I went from moving my car because (in my mind) he was a racist Trump supporter, to being really reflective. Here, I had attributed so many negative character traits to a man I had never met, all because he had a few hats on his dashboard. I was quickly realizing that, he may be none of the things I was allowing myself to believe and that he was probably just a regular guy, who, like me, enjoys a good Target run.

Inclusion is a Journey: Rethinking Equity vs. Equality

Posted by Valda Valbrun | Dec 13, 2018 | Inclusion is a Journey, Recent Posts | 1

Often in my work as a professional developer of educators and leaders, I remind participants that becoming culturally responsive is a journey, and that one cannot expect to become culturally proficient simply because they...