Episode 189

How To: Be Diverse Equitable and Inclusive with Jess Dassanayake and Camille Dundas

Kayla Isabelle

Jess Dassanayake, Camille Dundas

Episode Overview

Is diversity, equity and inclusion a destination or a journey?

Jess Dassanayake is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of BinoBooks. BinoBooks exists to help children understand important topics like the COVID-19 pandemic, gender, body image, and more,  through personalized e-books. With representation at its center, BinoBooks is reinventing reading. Camille Dundas is a Racial Equity Educator at The IDEA Practice, and also is the Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of Canada’s largest Black online magazine ByBlacks.com. Together, we explore the behaviors and systems that must be in place to ensure folks feel represented, respected, appreciated, and safe.

Guests:

Jess Dassanayake is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at BinoBooks.

Camille Dundas is a Racial Equity Educator at The IDEA Practice, and also is the Co-Founder and Editor in Chief of ByBlacks.com

Resources:
Diversity and Inclusion as Outcomes, Learn more from Lily Zheng 
Building psychological safety with Madison Butler
Cultivating Safe and Inclusive spaces with Teneile Warren 
Learn more from Camille Dundas
Check out BinoBooks and Jess’s work

 

 

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