by Eva Jo Meyers | Jan 11, 2023 | Raise the Room
Last year I got into an argument with a white, cis, male business “influencer” about the booklist he released that, amongst the over 100 titles, included almost no women or BIPOC authors. Of course, his response to me pointing this out to him were...
by Eva Jo Meyers | Mar 28, 2022 | Raise the Room
One of the characteristics of white supremacy culture is that progress is synonymous with “bigger/more.” We are surrounded by messages that tell us that progress looks like more funding, more services, more employees or larger audiences. But is that really what...
by Eva Jo Meyers | Sep 14, 2021 | Raise the Room
If you are looking for ideas on how to create a hybrid experience that is ease-filled and productive for both “roomies” and “zoomies,” check out this crowdsourced set of suggestions! Thank you to everyone who attended the Hybrid Events Support...
by Eva Jo Meyers | Aug 19, 2021 | Raise the Room
I was attending a public Zoom meeting recently, when a participant asked in the chat whether there was anyone who could translate into Portuguese. Her request raised a red flag for me – because I was certain there were many participants on the call who also...
by Eva Jo Meyers | Apr 18, 2021 | Raise the Room
By Julie Beth Lake, Ph.D. Julie Lake is the inaugural Director of the J.D. Legal English Program at Georgetown University Law Center. She relies on her background in linguistics and language-education pedagogy to help multilingual law students navigate the linguistic...
