IIDA ADVOCATES FOR DIVERSITY IN DESIGN
“We have to stand together as humans dedicated to the betterment of our society. Let us continue to be a force for good in this world and take responsibility individually and collectively for envisioning and enacting change, progress, and JUSTICE. Design is forever an act of optimism, and we can little afford in our activism to not be optimistic about our collective future.” Read more from Cheryl S. Durst, Hon. FIIDA, IIDA Executive Vice President and CEO
2021 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Series
We are excited to have partnered with Co-Creating Inclusion for a 4-part series to talk Design, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).
The series began with an introductory talk by Alethea Cheng Fitzpatrick and Pierette Imbriano of Co-Creating Inclusion. They describe commonly used terms and frameworks such as diversity, equity, inclusion, intersectionality, antiracism, four levels of oppression, and characteristics of white supremacy culture. Watch the video here.
Those wishing to dig deeper and make change in their own workplace can then sign up for a 2-part small group workshop where attendees will walk away with a roadmap for intentionally shifting their corporate culture and co-creating inclusion within their firm and interior design practice.
The series will culminate in a panel discussion featuring workshop attendees and Co-Creating Inclusion staff. We will discuss what change has been implemented in the workplace and what degree of success it has shown inside real world office culture.
Thank you, Madison Art Consulting, for sponsoring this critical program!
PAST DIVERSITY & INCLUSION EVENTS
“DESIGNMATTERS”
WATCH: APPROACHING COMMUNITY WITH INTENTION, July 28 2020
CULTIVATING A MORE DIVERSE DESIGN PROFESSION, February 22 2019
DIVERSITY IN ARCHITECTURE: A PROMISE FOR THE FUTURE, October 30 2018
TURNING A CONVERSATION ABOUT DIVERSITY INTO A MOVEMENT, April 5 2016
HOW DO WE TACKLE DIVERSITY IN THE INDUSTRY?, January 27 2016
IIDA FOUNDATION AWARDS
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