How Financial Issues Create Holiday Exclusion

By | holiday diversity, inclusion, Inclusive Holidays

The “holiday season,” can be a time to build community, reinforce community and reconnect with people in your community that you’ve not seen for far too long. It can be a time for inclusion and creativity where we celebrate “Friendsgiving.” Unfortunately, it can also be a time when people feel left out and excluded because of financial reasons. I’ve known…

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How To Benefit From Diversity During The Holidays

By | Chanukah holiday diversity, Christmas Diversity, Diversity, diversity and inclusion, diversity during the holidays, Inclusive Holidays

 While the majority of people in the US celebrate Christmas, there are millions who don’t. That’s right. Tens of millions of Americans don’t celebrate Christmas religiously, either as followers of non-Christian religions s (Buddhists, Muslims, Hindus, Jews) or as individuals with no religious affiliation. Because many stores tap into the cash value of Christmas with their plethora of Santas, ornaments, and Christmas fanfare…

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