Content Page A message from your senior leadership team

You are Rubicon's heart and soul. Your belief that our community deserves human rights, dignity, and access to resources inspires us. Your commitment to coaching people to know their worth and authentically contribute and pursue their highest and best differentiates you and Rubicon from others. Thank you.

As your senior leadership team, we believe you deserve and are worthy of the same. You deserve and are worthy of a workplace where everyone feels safe and knows they belong. You should insist on and hold us accountable to a workplace that is in integrity with its values at all times and on all issues. As Senior Leaders, our primary role is to:

• Inspire trust and confidence. • Coach you to your next level. • Advocate for and secure resources needed for you to do your best work.

We take our role seriously. Therefore, we are pleased to present an experience that will take us to the next level with our Cultural Responsiveness and Proactively Furthering Justice, Equity, and Belonging competencies. The Dismantling CisHet Normativity (DCHN) Experience is the next step in Rubicon's journey to advance equity and ensure belonging.

Every LGBTQ+ community member is part of someone's family. We are hurt to know that a mother, uncle, or cousin would face discrimination, hatred, or exclusion when they marry who they love, live where they live, or do the work they love. Our path forward requires everyone to demonstrate the behaviors that foster belonging, equity, and justice. Our dedication to transformative actions is inseparable from our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. It is central to our work that community members have the full opportunity to thrive. As you engage with the DCHN modules, we ask you to keep the imperative – a workplace where all are respected and valued – top of mind. We want you to consider:

1. What is possible, powerful, and important in understanding another's lived experience? 2. How accountable, communicative, and courageous are you willing to be to ensure your team members feel safe and valued? 3. What awkward silence and temporary discomfort are you willing to sit with to learn and grow?

To ensure your team members feel seen, heard, and valued? We know you agree that inclusion is key to thriving individuals, teams, and communities. We are grateful to be in a community with like-minded and values-aligned people . With great respect and high expectations,

Adrienne Annel Aurora DC Dechen Donte Jen Jennifer Kelly Kimi Michael Mike Nancy Pat M. Rhody Rick Roger Stacey Vi Wes

Table of Contents

Content A message from your senior leadership team Our Community Values Our Community Agreements DCHN Module 3 – Agenda Meet Rhea Pitre, Module Facilitator Module 3 Glossary Micro-Learning Resources Ally Guiding Principals Module 1 and 2 Glossaries A message from the DCHN Co-Design Team Page

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