Breakfast Culture shares resources, ideas and thought starters on our social media feeds using #LetsBreakSomeEggs! Following are some great resources to begin your own IDEA (inclusion, diversity, equity, accessibility) journey.
Illustration Credit: Pascal Kirchmair
 Courtesy The Legal Defense Fund: To some, the word "woke" is now a derisive stand-in for diversity, inclusion, empathy and Blackness. When legislators pass a law to “stop woke” in light of the word’s true history as well as its commonly understood meaning, what are they really saying? |  A teaching tool for breaking the big concept of gender down into bite-sized, digestible pieces. |  IAC is a coalition of organizations and practitioners committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion within our organizations and society. IAC provides resources, advocacy, networking, and webinars for dialogues across differences to promote inclusion. IAC serves as allies for those who feel marginalized and advocates for inclusive policies and practices. |
|---|---|---|
 Founded in New York, 2020 with the aim of challenging & eliminating the idea that far too many corporate leaders hold about the lack of a Black Talent & a Pipeline. Fast forward to today, and we’re a professional network, with hundreds of gifted volunteers working to advance Black & Brilliant individuals across the globe. We want to celebrate, inspire & connect by providing networking opportunities and supporting BIPoC/BAME communities – by advocating positive change into every boardroom. |  How to Find the Therapist That is Right For You. |  Read The Truth & Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action. |
 Our Founder & CEO Jefferson Darrell uses avocados to demonstrate financial ROI on cultivating new & diverse audiences for your products or services. Instead of eating avocados many people use them in beauty regimens. Thank you to Ella James for this facial mask recipe. |  The purpose of this Act is to achieve equality in the workplace so that no person shall be denied employment opportunities or benefits for reasons unrelated to ability & to correct the conditions of disadvantage in employment experienced by women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities & members of visible minorities by giving effect to the principle that employment equity means more than treating persons in the same way but also requires special measures & accommodation of differences. |  For federal contractors and subcontractors, affirmative action must be taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. |
 Breakfast Culture subscribes to the GDEIB, a global standard for measuring diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in organizations worldwide. The GDEIB helps organizations determine strategy and measure progress in managing diversity and fostering inclusion. |  With their films TURNING RED, COCO and SOUL, Pixar Animation Studios have been making wonderful strides in diversity and inclusion but nothing so perfectly captures the spirit of our DEI work as their fun short film PURL 🧶❤️ Enjoy! |  The Black Talent Initiative was born to facilitate change, access, and connections to aspiring Black talent in business. Through partnerships, internships, mentorships, and networking, BTI empowers Black leaders for the future. |
 A Statistical Look at Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2022 |  An Empowered Community. We help underrepresented women and non-binary people of colour progress further in their career and achieve their leadership goals. |  Our Founder & CEO Jefferson Darrel has been known to quip: "When life gives you lemons, make a French 75." So we thought we'd share the recipe. Enjoy! |
 Monthly Peer Group. A safe space for racialized professionals to openly discuss their feelings, share stories and connect with other professionals who look like them. |  Through dialogue, education and thought leadership, Pride at Work Canada/Fierté au travail Canada empowers Canadian employers to build workplaces that celebrate all employees regardless of gender expression, gender identity, and sexual orientation. |  Catalyst is a global nonprofit supported by many of the world’s most powerful CEOs and leading companies to help build workplaces that work for women. |
 Stop Race Based Hate is an anti-racism resource designed to build a more anti-racist community. Being actively committed to eliminating racism requires a conscious decision to learn, unlearn, and take action every day. Speaking out against racism works towards eliminating racism. This tool is meant to be an educational, empowering and accessible anti-racist resource that helps people find the words to speak out against racism. |  Start browsing this resource to learn more about microaggressions and their impact. |  Delivering Through Diversity January 18, 2018 Report |
 54Lights is dedicated to elevating creative Black voices through authentically told stories. We showcase Africans, the diaspora and allies of the great continent. |  The Step Forward Project (created by Breakfast Culture for OAN) is a limited series dedicated to providing space for deep conversations about anti-Black Racism in Ontario & beyond. Throughout the series, we’ll be speaking with Black leaders from diverse professional and personal backgrounds. While each conversation will be unique, these discussions will explore and reflect on a single question: To what extent does white dominant culture and white supremacy impede the HIV public health response? |  We exist to ensure the voice, vision and talent of BIPoC professionals are fully and fairly present in Canadian Advertising and Marketing. |
 How microaggressions are like mosquito bites by Fusion Comedy. |  What is White Privilege? Peggy McIntosh unpacks the invisible knapsack. |  We take on difficult topics; breaking us out of the binary, smashing stigma and fostering greater connection between our cisgender community and trans, gender creative and non-binary community. |
 "5 Tips for Being an Ally" courtesy Franchesca Ramsey |  For decades, the Disability Images collection has been growing and evolving, creating positive lifestyle imagery of authentic people with real disabilities. |  The Gender Spectrum Collection is a stock photo library featuring images of trans and non-binary models that go beyond the clichés. This collection aims to help media better represent members of these communities as people not necessarily defined by their gender identities—people with careers, relationships, talents, passions, and home lives. |
 Beautiful illustrations of Black people for your next digital project. |  Illustrated Version of the United Nations' Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Illustrated by Yacine Ait Kaci (YAT) |  Using gender-inclusive language means speaking and writing in a way that does not discriminate against a particular sex, social gender or gender identity, and does not perpetuate gender stereotypes. Given the key role of language in shaping cultural and social attitudes, using gender-inclusive language is a powerful way to promote gender equality and eradicate gender bias. |
 Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms |  Ontario Human Rights Commission eCourse - Human Rights 101 (Third Edition, 2020) |  Harvard University's Implicit Association Test |
 Inclusive marketing communications addresses racism on social media by turning racist messages into positive tourism promotion. Cannes Lions 2019 Winner by FCB/Six in Toronto. |  Inclusive marketing communications fights the patriarchy and sparks policy and legal change. Cannes Lions 2019 Winner by The Female Company. |  Inclusive design, inspired by an employee with cerebral palsy not only addresses accessibility but inspires an entire new product line. IKEA Tel Aviv. |
 The You Inside Project: The toy – which is based on Russian nesting dolls – was designed to help youth understand what it’s like to grow up transgender. |  Privilege is unearned access to social power based on membership in a dominant social group. We ALL have some form of privilege. Following is a short (and non-exhaustive) list of common privileges we experience in North America. What’s YOUR score? |  Gender Stereotypes Develop at Age Six A non-profit organization founded by Azadeh Shirzadi. |
 The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative between the Government of Canada, business and diversity organizations. The 50 – 30 Challenge asks that organizations aspire to two goals: Gender parity ("50%") on Canadian board(s) and senior management; and Significant representation ("30%") on Canadian board(s) and senior management of other under-represented groups. |  Call It Out, a free 30-minute eCourse about racism. |
IDEA Acronyms & Terminology
This is a list of select acronyms, terminology and definitions used in the IDEA sector: Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Accessibility. Please note this is not an exhaustive list.
Email LetsBreakSomeEggs@BreakfastCulture.ca with suggested edits and/or additions, use "Breakfast Culture Glossary Suggestion" in the subject line.
2SLGBTQI+: Two-spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer (some people also include Questioning), Intersex, and the “+” sign addresses HIV+ status as well as additional letters/identities in the acronym,
AAR: acronym for Anti-Asian Racism, which is defined as prejudice, attitudes, beliefs, stereotyping, discrimination or more directed towards people of South Asian, East Asian and Pacific Islands descent.
ABR: acronym for Anti-Black Racism, which is defined as prejudice, attitudes, beliefs, stereotyping, discrimination or more directed towards people of African descent.
ACB: acronym for African, Caribbean, Black communities.
AIR: acronym for Anti-Indigenous Racism, which is defined as prejudice, attitudes, beliefs, stereotyping, discrimination or more directed towards the Indigenous peoples of North America.
AODA: acronym for Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act that aims to identify, remove, and prevent barriers for people living with disabilities.
BAME: Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic.
BIPoC: acronym for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour, sometimes written as IBPoC.
D&I: acronym for Diversity and Inclusion.
DEI: acronym for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, sometimes written as EDI.
EDI: acronym for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, sometimes written as DEI.
EES: acronym for Employee Engagement Survey.
ERG: acronym for Employee Resource Group. ERGs are voluntary, employee-led groups often centred around marginalized peoples in the organization (e.g. Women, Racialized, LGBTQ+, etc.) that foster a diverse, inclusive workplace aligned with organizational mission, values, goals, business practices and objectives.
FAIR: acronym for Fairness (when all people are set up for success and protected against discrimination), Access (when all people can fully participate in a product, service, experience, or physical environment), Inclusion (when all people feel respected, valued, and safe for who they are), Representation (when all people feel their needs are advocated for by those who represent them).
Gaslighting: a type of psychological abuse that causes people to question their own sanity in this case questioning marginalized peoples about their experiences and suggesting that something might not actually be racist, homophobic, sexist, etc.
GDEIB: acronym for Global Diversity Equity Inclusion Benchmarks. Created by The Centre for Global Inclusion, the GDEIB is a global standard for organizations around the world to support organizations in the development and implementation of diversity and inclusion best practices.
IBPoC: acronym for Indigenous, Black and People of Colour, sometimes written as BIPoC.
JEDI: acronym for Justice, Equity, Decolonization, Inclusion.
KPIs: acronym for Key Performance Indicators, the critical indicators of progress toward an intended result.
LGTBQ+: acronym for Lesbian, Gay, Trans, Bisexual, Queer, and the “+” sign addresses HIV+ status as well as additional letters/identities in the acronym, typically I for intersex, Q for questioning, 2S for two-spirited and more.
Microaggressions: statements, actions or incidents regarded as instances of indirect, subtle or unintentional discrimination against members of a marginalized group.
NIA: acronym for National Institute on Aging
OHRC: acronym for Ontario Human Rights Commission
PoC: acronym for People of Colour
PoCAM: acronym for People of Colour in Advertising and Marketing, an 800-member, volunteer run, non-profit marketing industry association founded in 2020 created to empower BIPoC advertising and marketing professionals so they can success in a systemically White working environment.
Pride AM: short form for Pride in Advertising and Marketing, a non-profit organization that promotes and celebrates LGBTQ+ people in the marketing and advertising world.
RBF: acronym for Racial Battle Fatigue, a term coined in 2008 by Critical Race Theorist William Smith and it is a result of constant microaggressions, gaslighting, white fragility and more that can have a detrimental effect on the mental, emotional and physical health of racialized peoples.
SMART Goals: an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely Goals.
SOGIESC: acronym for sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics.
Woke: is an adjective derived from African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) meaning "alert to racial prejudice and discrimination."