Defining Diversity, Equity & Inclusion | Paul Porter | Part 2

Why is language so important? How does language empower us in our creation of social worlds?How can we let go of a scarcity mindset in favor of a mindset of abundance? How can we see the stories of others as adding something important rather than taking something away from us?What does it actually look like to make more space for people and their stories? How can we start to recognize the systemic ways that certain stories have been left out? How can we start to “build a bigger table”? Instead of dismissing our vision as unrealistic or unattainable, how can we learn to use imagination and hope as tools to make our dreams a reality? …Dr. Paul Porter is the Director of ⁠Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion⁠ for the ⁠National Speech and Debate Association (NSDA)⁠. Like Abbie, Paul graduated from Ball State University and was a member of the Ball State Speech Team. Paul went on to earn his Master’s in Communication and Rhetorical Studies at Eastern Michigan University and his Ph.D. in Educational Leadership from Indiana State University. Paul has worked on the development of programs and initiatives designed to help create inclusive environments for diverse student populations, as well as diversity strategic plans and program assessments. Paul has presented on topics such as multicultural competence and unconscious bias across the state of Indiana and nationwide. In part two of this conversation, Paul shares his experience with Speech in high school and college. Abbie and Paul discuss how similar experiences shaped who they are today. Paul talks about when he first learned what ADHD and depression are, when he was diagnosed, and how this language changed how he saw himself. Abbie and Paul consider what it looks like to really live out values around diversity, equity, and inclusion on a personal and organizational level. Paul and Abbie use the metaphor of a salad to explore the nuances of diversity, representation, and privilege of stories. Paul explains the theory of Social Change Disruption and how we can embrace “disrupting the status quo for the greater good.” Finally, Abbie and Paul discuss what a better social world looks like through the lens of DEI. ..."If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other” -Mother Teresa “We are only but one conversation from the relationship that changes the rest of our lives” -Lee Mun Wah...Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created, produced & hosted by Abbie VanMeter.Stories Lived. Stories Told. is an initiative of the CMM Institute for Personal and Social Evolution....Music for Stories Lived. Stories Told. is created by Rik Spann. Find Rik on ⁠YouTube⁠....Email me! [email protected] me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Subscribe on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about the ⁠⁠⁠⁠CMM Institute.⁠⁠⁠⁠Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠CMM⁠⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Cosmopolis 2045⁠⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠CosmoKidz⁠⁠⁠⁠.Learn more about the ⁠⁠⁠⁠CosmoTeenz⁠⁠⁠⁠ Fellows' work on Instagram.