Anima Café | Why DEI must include pro-democracy work
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Host: Shakil Choudhury, Co-Founder and Chief Visionary Officer
Date: Wednesday, Nov 19th
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST
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Why DEI must include pro-democracy work
This cafe explores why DEI work needs to encompass literacy regarding basic civil rights and democracy education, which are typically seen as separate. Making these connections is crucial to blunt the growing forces of facism and authoritarianism in North America and beyond. Join us for this cafe to hear Shakil Choudhury paint the future of DEI work and how we can take next steps forward.

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Shakil Choudhury
Author, Chief Visionary Officer & Co-Founder, Anima Leadership
He coaches executive teams and has worked with thousands of leaders across sectors in Canada and the United States to help improve their diversity, inclusion and equity outcomes. He also specializes in designing and facilitating dialogue processes to resolve inter-group conflict, having led projects internationally as well as with organizations locally. As a South Asian-Canadian who immigrated from Pakistan as a young child, much of his passion for justice and overcoming polarization stems from his family’s civil war history. Shakil is also father to two high-spirited children, and regularly runs the trails near his home in Toronto as a way of clearing his head.

