Let's Get Uncomfortable has been hosting a virtual panel series, confronting anti-Black racism in the travel & tourism industry. Upcoming events, recordings of the discussions, as well as a number of resources, can be found below.
Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism: One Year Later
June 15, 2021
June 15, 2021
In July 2020, Let’s Get Uncomfortable launched a series of discussions exploring the realities of anti-Black racism in travel & tourism and steps the industry can take to prioritize anti-racist practice in the workplace. Nearly one year later, what has changed in tourism? Are workplaces, marketing campaigns and boardrooms any different?
Panelists included:
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Veranda Adkins ,co-founder of Association of Black Travel Professionals
Elizabeth Buchanan, founder of Paradise Weddings
Linda Kelly, Travel Product Specialist - Flight Centre Americas
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Panelists included:
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Veranda Adkins ,co-founder of Association of Black Travel Professionals
Elizabeth Buchanan, founder of Paradise Weddings
Linda Kelly, Travel Product Specialist - Flight Centre Americas
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Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism, Part 3
Oct. 26, 2020Oc
Oct. 26, 2020Oc
LGU's Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels, sits down with Mpuuga Rwabutara, senior account executive at Flight Centre Travel Group and the organization's newly appointed Diversity Ambassador.
Dudley and Rwabutara discuss this new role at Flight Centre Travel Group & its significance; the work Rwabutara is doing as a result; and what other travel professionals & organizations can learn and implement in their own work.
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Dudley and Rwabutara discuss this new role at Flight Centre Travel Group & its significance; the work Rwabutara is doing as a result; and what other travel professionals & organizations can learn and implement in their own work.
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Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism, Part 2: Accountability & Change
Aug. 25, 2020
Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism, Part 2: Accountability & Change
Aug. 25, 2020
A panel of tourism and human resources experts discussed how organizations and professionals in the industry can: identify racist practices as it relates to their role as employers and service providers; actively and effectively dismantle the internal systems on which these practices are based; and develop sustainable diversity and inclusive policies.
Panellists included:
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Kier Matthews, director of sales at Classic Vacations
Lauren Gay, founder of Outdoorsy Diva Blog & Podcast, founding member of the Black Travel Alliance
Jodie Glean-Mitchell, anti-racism, equity, and inclusion educator and founder of REACTCanada-Race Equity Advisory Consulting & Training Inc.
Panellists included:
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Kier Matthews, director of sales at Classic Vacations
Lauren Gay, founder of Outdoorsy Diva Blog & Podcast, founding member of the Black Travel Alliance
Jodie Glean-Mitchell, anti-racism, equity, and inclusion educator and founder of REACTCanada-Race Equity Advisory Consulting & Training Inc.
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PART 1: Confronting Anti-Black Racism in Travel & Tourism
July 7, 2020
July 7, 2020
Panellists included:
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Maxine Gundermann, market sales manager, Eastern Ontario at Celebrity Cruises
Margie Jordan, vice president, TRUE Global Network with CCRA Travel Commerce Network
Kier Matthews, director of sales at Classic Vacations
Tolu Aladejebi, founder of Black in Hospitality
Shalene Dudley, founder of Latitude Concierge Travels (moderator)
Maxine Gundermann, market sales manager, Eastern Ontario at Celebrity Cruises
Margie Jordan, vice president, TRUE Global Network with CCRA Travel Commerce Network
Kier Matthews, director of sales at Classic Vacations
Tolu Aladejebi, founder of Black in Hospitality
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