How do you move beyond the idea of belonging to take meaningful action that builds and repairs cultures and communities in a way that actually roots them in belonging? How do we build a future for young people that fits them versus asking them to fit the future?

These questions merely scratch the surface of a conversation hosts Lisa Lambert and Rick Kitagawa recently had with their friend and colleague Rebecca Channer. Rebecca is the Founder and Team Lead at CodeBreakers, a vibrant online space for young people (ages 13-23) who have been historically underrepresented and/or racially minoritized within their communities, schools and workplaces.

We cover a lot of ground in this conversation, including how it’s okay to be nervous and make mistakes when talking about topics like race, diversity, inclusion, and belonging; the importance of representation in trust-building; the reason why many organizations don't focus on culture; diversity, inclusion, and belonging as actions versus ideas and the faulty assumption behind this; and much more.

If you’ve ever struggled to feel belonging or are interested in building a culture of belonging anchored in actions versus ideas, then you won’t want to miss this episode of the In Trust podcast.

Show Notes:

CodeBreakers website
CodeBreakers LinkedIn
One of the videos of Barack Obama that’s often referenced as an example of code switching
NPR’s Code Switch podcast

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Breaking the Code of Belonging - Interview with Rebecca Channer - EP 30