Corporate Grad Meets Princeton Grad: A Diverse Duo Transforms Stories of Disparity, Despair and Exclusion into a Soulful Stew of Inclusion and Belonging | Sessions

Sha'Kiera Star and Ed Frauenheim seem to have nothing in common. But this unlikely pair bridges differences of race, class, gender and education to offer a nourishing example of human connection and a hopeful message about inclusion and belonging.   The story of their friendship - and the actual stew they cooked together -shows what's possible when people from distant social worlds meet each other with patience, vulnerability, humility and compassion -not to mention a big dash of playfulness.

Learning Objectives:

• The power of personal relationships to bridge differences, build understanding and cultivate dedicated allies of under-represented populations.
• How we can and must pierce the 'paper ceiling' that arbitrarily holds back people without conventional college degrees.
• How our organizations and wider social systems are based on relentless, unhealthy pressures to compete and get ahead--stresses that take a toll even on the cis-gender, straight, white men who benefit most from the status quo.
• The soulful recipe for inclusive cultures of belonging: patience, a sense of adventure, vulnerability, humility, compassion and playfulness.