What it’s all about
Bridge Builders is focused on how to have challenging conversations about discrimination in the workplace and daily life. Each event starts with some education and current research presented by one of our organizers, then later we split into small groups for discussion.
NETWORK OF AWESOME
Join like-minded individuals who are also on the journey to educate themselves and to become better allies in the workplace and personal lives. Use Slack to connect and discuss between events.
DATA & RESEARCH
Your educational journey can start with us or be supplemented by us as we share some of the latest research and thinkpieces on how diversity, representation and inclusion can be done well.
WORKSHOP METHOD
At each event, we break up into small group discussions to facilitate learning and interaction. You will have tangible takeaways and tactics to use after you leave the room.
SAFE SPACE
We have a strict Code of Conduct to ensure underrepresented and marginalized voices can get heard and for everyone to interact in a comfortable, safe manner.
Organizing Committee
If you are interested in joining the organizing committee, please send us an email at info@bridgebuilders.xyz and tell us a bit about yourself!
Andrea Chan
Founder
Andrea has worked a decade in male-dominated industries, including logistics and technology. She created this group as a way to foster critical discussion and share perspectives on a grassroots level.
Jesse David
Organizer
Jesse is a former teacher turned web developer, and is excited about helping grow the Bridge Builder community and finding ways to engage everyone in the conversations about equity.
Lisa Wagner
Organizer
Lisa loves exploring new places and meeting new people. This curiosity drivers her to learn constantly, and she is a passionate product manager. Challenging the status quo is part of the job, and it does not only apply to software.
Stefan Kollenberg
Organizer
Stefan witnessed and experienced the “bro culture” in tech, and decided to leave his job to solve this problem by co-founding Crescendo, a tool that delivers personalized diversity & inclusion training inside of Slack.
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