How does resistance look in community radio? There can be active push back – people arguing against DEI because of local homogeneity, for instance – or passive sitting by and doing nothing. Resistance is one of the greatest challenges when it comes to advancing your station’s diversity initiatives.
How can you as a supporter of more diversity, equity and inclusion bring others around and manage resistance productively? Our recent DEI session on managing resistance (login required) offers many lessons for your community radio station.
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