Inclusion Matters

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

Today's video tidbit is brought to you by Mrs. Williams.  She shared this video with me about a week or so ago.  I loved that it was a great reminder that inclusion matters.   Have a watch...


This story is about inclusions where life meets physical differences, but inclusion matters in all areas of life.  Making sure all people in our community feel included is essential.  Whether it's the color of your skin, the way you love, or how you pray, inclusion matters.  Whether it's the way you learn, how you communicate, or how you move about the world, inclusion matters.  Whether it's the size of your body, or how much money you have, where you were born, or what gender you are - inclusion MATTERS! 

So what does it mean to be included, to be seen, and to be heard?  

It means having an incoming vice president that is a female...

It means seeing women and men of all shapes and sizes walking runways and in fashion advertising...

It means seeing a diversity of skin colors and nationalities in TV, film, and on the stage...

It means reading about protagonists that are gay or transgendered in the books we take from the library...

It's about seeing cognitive differences in billboard advertising in small towns and big cities...

It about recognizing and learning the cultural significance of holidays besides just Christmas and Easter...

It means having sidewalk cuts, automatic doors, and elevators available to accommodate mobility differences



It means being able to play with dolls that look like you, buy band-aids that match your skin color, or find point shoes that do too...

In so many more ways inclusion matters.  It is up to each of us to recognize places in our community and in our world where someone who feels "other" needs to be seen and to do something about it.  Even if the only thing we can do at the moment is to let someone know we do see them, do it.  You'll have made a start to creating a more inclusive existence for someone else and a more harmonious community overall.

Thank you for doing what you can every day to recognize and appreciate differences and for working to make Crossett Brook a more inclusive place!

Be well,

Mrs. Hempey


   

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