I would love for everyone to introduce themselves, say why you're interested in this group, and (if you're comfortable) name something about you that's unique, unusual, or diverse!
My name is Darlene and I have been using JIRA for a while. I currently work as a JIRA Administrator and hope to be a member of value to this community.
This is an uncomfortable conversation. (Trigger warning) I wonder, why are we still talking about basic human rights? Why are people of color or people who identify as LGBTQ+ not allowed to have th...
Hello Diversity Group, I wanted to introduce myself and add to the discussion. My name is Steve and I am white. What makes me different is "I have White Privilege." I have never ad...
We are in difficult times right now. The murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade at the hands of police, the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the racial attacks against Christian Cooper a...
One day in 1968, Jane Elliott, a teacher in a small, all-white Iowa town, divided her third-grade class into blue-eyed and brown-eyed groups and gave them a daring lesson in discrimination. This is t...
Hello all, I am a product/project manager in Nigeria. I am an advocate for women in tech. I am here to meet and connect with awesome people. Regards, Gloria Ojukwu
Tourette Syndrome (TS) Awareness Month (May 15 to June 15) is an annual global initiative to raise awareness for a poorly understood, heavily stigmatized neurological disorder. This neur...
Due to the current circumstances with COVID-19, celebrations may look different this year as people adapt their traditional food and gatherings so they can observe these important holidays while phys...
Hello everyone, I hope everyone is doing well!! I'm Soumyadeep Mandal or you can call me SaM! I'm an Atlassian user for the last couple of years. It was really great to jo...
Due to the current circumstances with COVID-19, celebrations may look different this year as people adapt their traditional food and gatherings so they can observe these important holidays while phys...
Due to the current circumstances with COVID-19, celebrations may look different this year as people adapt their traditional food and gatherings so they can observe these important holidays while phys...
Due to the current circumstances with COVID-19, celebrations may look different this year as people adapt their traditional food and gatherings so they can observe these important holidays while phys...
I’ve mentioned in this forum that I recognize the cultural biases I have that stem from growing up in an all-white small town and having very little exposure to people from different cultures and rac...
April 8 marks the International Day of Pink, an annual global movement to fight discrimination, homophobia, transphobia, transmisogyny and all forms of bullying. Given the present COVID-19 crisi...
Even in this existential crisis, leadership can draw from the disability experience and glean powerful lessons and tools that can be applied to develop a culture that sees barriers simply as challeng...
April is Celebrate Diversity Month, started in 2004 to recognize and honor the diversity surrounding us all. By celebrating differences and similarities during this month, organizers hope that people...
Atlassian's mission is to unleash the potential in every team—including their own. They know that the highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems. T...
For the second year in a row, Atlassian commissioned a report to understand the attitudes and behaviors of tech workers in Silicon Valley and the United States. The 2018 results show that fatigue has...
The thirteenth annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2020. Joined by the international community, hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities around t...
A new coronavirus visual tool from the MA Commission for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing that can assist medical professionals & individuals who are Deaf or hard of hearing, or those who may not s...
International Trans Day of Visibility is about raising awareness for the discrimination the community faces, but also celebrating them and raising their voices up. Check out #TransDayofVisibility ...
As inclusion strategist Vernã Myers says, “Diversity is being invited to the party; inclusion is being asked to dance.” But what if it’s a virtual dance party, where you’re unsure who to invite, how ...
From celebrating tribal traditions in Kenya to reconnecting with immigrant roots in Taiwan, tens of thousands of museums all over the world held International Museum Day activities in 2019. This year...
Stress Awareness Month has been held every April since 1992 to increase public awareness about both the causes and cures for our modern stress epidemic. But despite this initiative running for over 2...
