Our upcoming book, Facilitating Conversations on Race, is set to be released this July! This is the 2nd edition of our book that we use for our Train the Trainer workshops, originally titled, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. What do you think about our cover? We decided to go with a more personable design and are are excited to offer you new strategies! To celebrate our new release, we are giving away free Cultures Connecting journals with the first 25 pre-orders. We will ma

Our book Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which we use for our Train the Trainer workshops, is on final clearance! To make room for our new edition, which is scheduled for release later this year, we have further discounted the book to $10 (+$10 shipping)! Visit the button below to purchase. If you'd like to learn more about the new edition, including a sneak peek of our cover and release date, join our Brave Space Builders list by replying to this email and requesting to jo

Our 2026 Cultures Connecting team retreat was held on January 30th, which coincided with the National Day of Strike, at Reclaim Clay Collective. We debated cancelling but decided to move forward as a way to be in community, to replenish our souls through art, and be connected in person. We had fun (and felt challenged) wheel throwing to make bowls under the guidance of our instructor Andrew (featured above). It wasn't easy but they turned out pretty well! Reclaim Clay Collect

Can you believe 2025 is already coming to a close? It's been a tumultuous year for many of us as we've seen attacks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, attacks on our communities, and the dismantling of rights. It's a lot to take in so for our very last newsletter issue for the year (there will only be one in December), we wanted to share with you how we've been managing through all of this, as well as sharing some highlights in order to end on a high note. It's i

The second edition of our book, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion , that we use for our Train the Trainer workshops is being released...

Note: Some participants had to leave early and are not pictured in the group photo. Strengthening Connections in DEIB On April 23rd, we...

Can you believe it's been 10 years since we last published our book, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, that we use for our Train the...

We're excited to bring you our new DEIBelonging journals to guide you on your racial justice journey. This 102 page journal includes...

Dr. Caprice Hollins, our co-Founder of Cultures Connecting, has joined the Advisory Board of the University of Washington certificate in...

Dr. Caprice Hollins will be the keynote speaker for the Lens of Equity 2025 Summit by WorkForce Central . This event will take place on...

To wrap up 2025, we are sharing a list of all the interviews we did this year. We interviewed business owners, educators, artists, and...

We're coming to the end of 2024 and it's a time to reflect on the past year. Our top 5 most popular blog posts of 2024 are: Our 2024-2025...

From left to right: Ilsa, Richard, Caprice, J.P., Judy 2024 is coming to a close which makes it a great time to reflect on the past year...

Our Cultures Connecting team recently went on our annual retreat. Pictured above from left to right are Caprice Hollins, Richard Kim,...

Do you want to learn about Microaggressions? Our E-Course, Strategies for Addressing Microaggressions taught by our co-founder Ilsa...

Judy Lee, our Projects Manager, concluded her month long exhibition My Name Story in honor of AANHPI Heritage Month. Her project...

We are excited to share three new offerings from Dr. J.P. Anderson ! The workshops are: DEI in the Age of Backlash Why Some People Want...

"When I was younger, I used to get the 'what are you?' question...I used to try to explain it and now I just stopped trying to describe...

Our Cultures Connecting team are avid readers and while we have a long list of books we recommend, we decided to share one of the most...

As we head towards the end of 2023, our Cultures Connecting team is reflecting on this past year. Kenzie Gandy, our Administrative Specialist, left in spring after seeing us through the pandemic. Judy Lee came on board soon after as Support & Projects Manager. We wish Jerod Grant well as he leaves after five years with us as a Racial Equity Specialist. We recently hired our newest team member whom we look forward to introducting you to in the new year. We've seen lots of cha