Diversity & Inclusion for All (DIFA): Recent Episodes
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The Diversity & Inclusion for All podcast captures conversations with professors, practitioners, and people of interest who are teaching, pursuing, and engaging diversity & inclusion in inspirational and effective ways. By exploring a range of diversity topics, this podcast provides on-ramps to better understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity & inclusion work in our communities today. Supported by Calvin University and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, these conversations provide information, insights, and stories to inform the diversity work of both Christian and secular organizations.
Disabled scholar Amy Kenny discusses several ways disabled persons are unnecessarily discriminated against, maligned, and excluded in our societies. She offers important perspectives for discussions of disability rights and concrete steps for each of us to take in seeking to include and learn from disabled persons in our organizations and communities.
Learn more about Mark Charles and his book Unsettling Truths: https://wirelesshogan.com/
In this discussion with Professor Kai Ton Chau, we explore important perspectives for understanding and building our cultural intelligence and for navigating life together in diverse congregations, organizations, and communities.
Guest Kai Ton Chau helps us understand the basics of Cultural Intelligence (CQ), including the four skills of CQ and some first steps toward becoming better at crossing cultures.
In this episode, Larry Herzberg contextualizes China's so-called "one-child policy" to help us understand it in its cultural and historical contexts.
Larry Herzberg returns to discuss human rights in China, addressing the situation with the Uighurs, Hong Kong, and religious freedom.
In this episode we hear some perspectives and information to understand China's role in green house gases, its relationship with Taiwan, and what it did and didn't do at the beginning of the COVID crisis.
Chinese language and culture expert Larry Herzberg shares some important facts and history to help us understand China today.
In this Part II episode on Scriptural Reasoning, our guests discuss in a bit more detail the why and how of this interfaith practice.
What are key considerations for valuing and integrating diversity and inclusion in Christian worship? Pastor Pete Armstrong shares stories and insights to help church leaders create diversity-valuing and inclusive worship.
Join a conversation with Pastor Pete Armstrong to hear about important considerations for Christian congregations in their diversity and inclusion journeys.
Bonus materials for teachers of Calvin Universities Core 100 course. We encourage other listeners to explore our other episodes.
This episode unpacks "intersectionality" and looks at how race has played a role in the lives of different peoples.
This episode explores race, racism, and anti-racism, learning about historic ideas and policies to help us understand what each term means and how they are interconnected.
This episode includes further insights on critical race theory, including a discussion of the 1619 project.
Critical Race Theory is a trigger for many folks. We explore what CRT says and does not say about race in America and how folks on different sides of the issue might find common ground.
In this episode we continue our unpacking of some key terms and topics in diversity & inclusion: equity, BIPOC, and reparations.
Anti-racism and white privilege are not meant to put guilt trips on white people. This podcast helps us understand these key ideas with stories and insights from a range of perspectives.
Everyone has heard of #BLM but what is its origins and how can we understand better what it means and doesn't mean? Listen in to hear reactions and reflections to #BLM, the death of George Floyd, and the summer of 2020.
This podcast extra is a short conversation with some insights and reflections on the Capitol Riot of January 2021.
What is "the new Jim Crow"? Our guests discuss the war on drugs, mass incarceration, and some helpful ways to re-shape the discussions about defunding the police.
This episode explores how the civil rights movement in the US was connected to similar movements in other countries around the world.
Learn more about the civil rights era by looking at MLK and Malcom X, how they were similar and different.
Explore the roots of the civil rights movement by looking at he history of segregation in the USA.
How can you begin a journey of interfaith engagement? Discover in this episode some strategies, concrete advice, and next steps.
Join Frans, Doug, and Penny as they discuss some of the very negative things we associate with Islam, like violence, terrorism, and "sharia,". Discover how to understand those things better with some facts, personal stories, and insights from history.
Three women (African-American, Asian American, and White) explore the connections between interfaith work and racial justice work.
Eric, Will, and Penny conclude their conversations about Asian Americans focusing on Asian bias during COVID and how the stories we tell create a sense of belonging or a sense of alienation.
The Triangulation of Asian Americans involves being both a model minority and a perpetual outsider. Find out more about the unique position of Asians in this episode about Race in America.
Learn about Chinese, Japanese, and Filipino immigration in the past 150 years and how these groups were welcomed and excluded.
Listen to our experts discuss historical events and perspectives that help us understand the immigration debates today around Muslim immigration and persons trying to come across our southern border.
Who is a "good American" and how has this idea changed over time? Join our conversation to find out more about who historically got to become citizens, who was excluded, and why.
This episode explores the history of colonial era in the US, the effects this had on the native peoples, and some of the ways the related perspectives became foundational in our understandings of race in America.
Continue learning about Islam and Muslim-Christian Engagement in this exploration of how Muslims and Christians view Jesus and Muhammad.
Gain some insights into the experiences of people of color by learning about and hearing stories related to unconscious bias, micro-aggressions, and stereotype threat.
Listen in as three people --an African American, a White American, and an Asian American describe and unpack their racial identities. The three friends then discuss what it means when folks say that race is a social construct.
Our two guests both history professors and interfaith bridge builders explore how God and Allah are the same and different. We also learn some helpful ways to think about how to share our own religious perspectives when building relationships with other across religious lines.
An introduction to Interfaith Engagement. Join our guests to learn about what interfaith Engagement is and isn't and why interfaith engagement can be so valuable for our communities and country today.
Tools for Polarized Times: StoryTables and Conversation Cafes. StoryTables are carefully crafted listening-to-learn events. This community practice is outlined with helpful “how-to’s” and then combined with the additional community practice of Conversation Cafés. Get to know these two community practices and how they could help your organization navigate and stay connected in polarized times.
Disability is not necessarily a label for “broken humans.” Disability can be seen as part of the diversity in the human race. Our guests share stories and insights from their experiences as Philosopher, Speech Pathology professor, parishioner, and parent. Their perspectives help us understand some of the issues and history of disabilities in our communities.
Land acknowledgements can be a meaningful community practice, but how do we do this well? What key things should be part of the process? Join our four guests to hear about their process and experiences at Calvin University. This is Part II of two podcasts on the topic of Land Acknowledgement.
Land acknowledgement is truth telling about the land that we live and work on, about its past and present. Three conservation biologists and a social worker join in a conversation about what land acknowledgement is and why it matters. This is Part I of two podcasts on the topic of Land Acknowledgement.
The Diversity & Inclusion for All podcast captures conversations with professors, practitioners, and people of interest who are teaching, pursuing, and engaging diversity & inclusion in inspirational and effective ways. By exploring a range of diversity topics, this podcast provides on-ramps to better understanding and awareness of issues related to diversity & inclusion work in our communities today. Supported by Calvin University and the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, these conversations provide information, insights, and stories to inform the diversity work of both Christian and secular organizations.