Tolmar’s Post

Diversity means a lot when it touches you personally. It doesn't strictly mean that you need to be one to know one... Without entering into personal details, I have seen many individuals reaching out their true potential and being fully recognised once they felt welcomed and accepted. Diversity is about creating an environment where everyone feels respected and valued for who they are, regardless of their background, identity, or experiences. When people feel safe and supported, they are more likely to reach their full potential and contribute to their communities in meaningful ways.

What better way to kick off #PrideMonth than celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community and the many contributions of leaders from across Greater Boston making change for a more equitable and inclusive Commonwealth?   Our team had a great time at the Boston Business Journal Business of Pride event last week, and we look forward to joining other festivities throughout the month (and year-round).    The event was also a reminder of how, each year, more companies are adopting communications (and marketing) campaigns to demonstrate allyship. The most successful of those are ones that reflect authentic actions to advance LGBTQIA+ priorities and celebrate team contributions. That's why we wanted to re-share these five things to keep in mind for successful campaigns that support LGBTQIA+ rights movements and promote self-affirmation, dignity, equality, and increased visibility of this community.   https://lnkd.in/e8HHGAXV

Thanks for helping reveal our 2024 PRIDE vehicles today François Dossa. It genuinely gives me great pride to work for a company that provides support for diversity networks such as ours, and has such visibility in it’s leadership. Working with Fei Gu as Co-lead for creative within the JLR PRIDE network, we’ve worked hard on designing the vehicle liveries for our 2024 pride season. We've had a number of great designs for pride vehicles in the past, but one consistent piece of feedback we had from people in our PRIDE network was that they wanted to see more colour! As a community we are bright & diverse, the pride progress flag represents that, and so we wanted to include all colours of the progress flag to represent all members of the LGBTQ+ community. In this election year, there is already a great amount of noise over LGBT+ rights and issues being debated in public - Trans rights & healthcare, a ban on conversion therapy, relationship & sexual health education in schools to name a few. It is important to acknowledge the noise that has created and what it can do to our mental health to have our rights and existence up for debate. As a network and a community, we need to support each other and cut through all of the noise, and we also need to engage with allies to help us do that. As proud creators of modern luxury, we should feel emboldened to show our colours, and proud to stand and be visible. We certainly believe this year's PRIDE vehicles are visible! And we hope you do too. (Also found 5 mins to throw together a REAL quick animation)

NEW blog post by Jeb Horton, SVP of Global Services and Executive Sponsor for our Rainbow Connection Employee Resource Group (ERG).    In his post, Jeb shines a light🔦on fostering LGBTQIA+ inclusion not just during #PrideMonth🌈, but year-round.   🔗 Read his powerful perspective here: https://lnkd.in/gVUAYm7E   #PrideMonth #DEI #Inclusion #LoveWhereYouWork"

JND Legal Administration, support that is superficial is getting called out these days. Supporting the LGBTQ+ community requires more than making a post and supporting gay white men… you’ve still got to work on eliminating racism and sexism in your workplace before you can be any kind of positive ally. Yes, I know Jennifer Keough and Neil Zola (who has either removed his profile, or is a sexist and racist coward who blocked me) don’t care. However, Jen seems to care about her social media image and Neil seems to care about liability. A push on both could help towards change. Holding yourself to the standards of Seattle would help your social media image, reduce liability, and if done correctly, would increase both morale and productivity. There’s a reason most business people in Seattle see taking care of your employees as a no brainer, common sense approach. #JNDLegalAdministration #classactions #civilrights #toxicworkenviroment #seattle #LGBTQ+ #alphabetmafia #neilzola

🌈Happy Pride Month 🌈 Are you a queer employee? And want to work on this subject matter? Know that the S in ESG stands for social which includes topics such as diversity, inclusion, equity and accessibility of which LGTBQIA+ is a part… Take the time and listen to our podcast on queer programs in the aviation sector … we learned so many new things! #esgjourney #esgemployment #esgconsultancy https://lnkd.in/ecMSFW_7

Join me, Mell B, Rudi Landmann, Adrienne Steward, and Fiona Demark at the PSA Convention for a transformative session on "Embracing Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging in Public Speaking." Let's explore deliberate inclusion, respect for diverse experiences, and engage in open, educational discussions with trailblazers from First Nations, disabilities, and LGBTQ+ communities. 🤝 Depart with practical tips, strategies, and resource guides to revolutionize your approach to public speaking!

June is LGBTQ Pride Month! This year’s theme is “Beacon of Love.” This month, we join organizations around the world celebrating the LGBTQ community, diversity, inclusion, and the contributions of all people. www.civiltechinc.com #PrideMonth2024 #CelebratingDiversity #Engineering #CivilEngineering #TransportationEngineering

Great to see our teams celebrating what “Impact Matters” and what National Inclusion Week means to them! Yesterday, I carried on my usual thing I do on trains, just a weird habit of mine. Asking passengers on my train what music they were listening to. 💃 A simple question led to a great conversation about their travel, plans for their day, and some new additions to my playlist! 🎶 It reminded me how small moments can spark meaningful connections. 💬 How are you celebrating inclusion this week? #impactmatters #greeneking

Meet Out in Climate, a non-profit organization focused on building community among LGBTQ+ professionals in the climate and sustainability world. Since their beginning in 2022, Out in Climate has hosted over 25 events, connecting 1,000+ queer professionals among different sectors in the environmental space like climate startups, investors, corporations, government and NGOs. Marginalized populations are disproportionately harmed by climate change and are underrepresented in the spaces where solutions are designed. This is why it’s crucial that the environmental community not only includes but encourages perspectives from historically marginalized peoples. Out in Climate is focused on making sure queers voices are heard, supporting LGBTQ+ founders, advocates, and civic and corporate leaders. Learn more and get connected here: https://lnkd.in/eeYjRfpM