January 21st – Fire and Silence: Changing the Game by Using Power Well

Host: Annahid Dashtgard, Co-Founder and Author
Date: Wednesday, Jan 21st, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST

This café addresses how racialized and other minoritized leaders, because of our experiences, have the perspective and capacity to change the way power is used in our systems to hurt rather than help, exploit rather than build.  Changing the way power operates means being aware of power and learning to use it well in the workplace context, particularly learning to hold multiple identities and ambiguities in how we lead. We need to lead beyond the binary, being brave enough to see and voice multiplicities, making the tent bigger and bringing more into the fold.

February 24th – Fire and Silence PUBLICATION DAY and BOOK LAUNCH

Host: Annahid Dashtgard, Co-Founder and Author
Date: Tuesday, Feb 24th, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. EST

Join Annahid Dashtgard for the launch of her third book Fire and Silence: A Roadmap for BIPOC Leaders.  This book is a vote for expanding the conversation about who leadership is for, and how we can all be part of widening the tent so decision-making positions represent our society rather than merely those of one demographic group.  Join us for a fiery, timely conversation to welcome this necessary book, among the first of its kind, into the world.