It truly warms my heart to see all of the #Startwith8Hollywood tweets. WOC have traditionally been barred from the spaces where connections are made, where friendships and relationships built. It's why we always hear "we don't know any WOC we can hire", or "we can't find any..."
We are building towards organic diversity: if everyone knows 8 WOC in their field, they can make those recommendations and personal referrals when someone gets asked "do you know any...?"
And this is already happening. Mentors are making referrals. This is huge!!
And this is already happening. Mentors are making referrals. This is huge!!
We are so grateful for how the mentors have embraced this program and how seriously they are taking it; we specifically didn't provide instructions or templates because we wanted the mentors and mentees to talk as people. Figure out what they can do for each other.
Individuals aren't who are keeping WOC out of the entertainment industry. It's the system, and the way that system has been set up. This is the first step towards dismantling that system. We @TheJTCList set up 600 (!!) meetings like this, in just 8 weeks' time.
WOC, as always, are fixing things. I'll also reiterate: we did all this on no money. If we want to keep doing this, we do need funds. If there's any companies out there who want to help us make meaningful change in this industry, make yourselves known. My DMs are open.
In the meantime, everyone else is free to make a donation at wocunite.com/donate. It helps us pay for the tech we need to help us schedule and coordinate, stuff like that!
Thanks <3
Thanks <3
