Thread by @innodim

You know when you wake up and your day starts with violence?
1⃣So, received an email asking me to speak on implicit bias for a major organization. "No worries", I say. "Let me check my iCal for availability. But, in the meantime, what is your budget for speaker fee/honorarium?"

2⃣"Oh, I don't know...none of our previous speakers have asked and it's only for an hour and virtual."
***Cue music change to violence

"Only 1 hr" and "virtual"?????

Chiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile! But for the grace of GAWD!

3⃣So, I had to lovingly & kindly remind friend that
🔅1 hr is not "only"
🔅In 1hr, I can see patients, do an interview,
teach/coach/mentor, and put out 3 fires - all of which
are compensated labor
🔅Speaking is labor
🔅Compensation isn't just for the time per se...

.....but for the labor in prep, all that went into developing this expertise, the expertise itself, and the value added to the org

4⃣So, again, as a reminder, you do not ask a Black woman or any woman of color, of any professional background, to come add value to you......

5⃣
....and your organization by expending labor and bringing the heft of their professional AND lived experience as well as expertise and not offer financial compensation.

It is not equitable.
It is not just

It is violence.

6⃣If you (leader/organization) value Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion/Belonging (JEDI), you will demonstrate it by allocating adequate resources to JEDI programming in your budget. This includes equitable & just compensation for JEDI speakers/facilitators etc. Upfront.

7⃣An antiracist organization recognizes why this is critical for changing systems and structures of oppression that devalue and marginalize the contributions of Black, Indigenous, People of Color, women, LGBTQ, immigrant etc. and the topics that center them.

8⃣These antiracist organizations understand that the value that is added to them through the work of BIPOC leaders in JEDI/B and antiracism translates to those organizations' success and benefits everyone.

In summary:
Pay your BIPOC speakers/facilitators of JEDI/B
Abundantly.