Moving Forward: An Anti-Racism Town Hall for the Travel Industry — Wanderful

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an anti-racism town hall for the travel industry

Catch the overview from our first meeting in June 2020.

With over 200 attendees present, our first Moving Forward event was a huge success.

Intended to be a solutions-oriented dialogue for Black creators, allies, and brands to discuss actionable steps to foster anti-racism in the travel industry, our first Moving Forward town hall consisted of three panel discussions and a series of breakouts.

In the first two panel discussions, we talked about what challenges the travel industry is facing and what steps it needs to take to foster anti-racism now and in the long-term.

After that, we broke into breakout discussions for Black creators, non-Black creator allies, and industry to talk about our own solutions.

In our closing panel, facilitators from each breakout session presented their findings.

Below you can find recordings of the panel discussions, and (soon to come) notes and action plans so we may create an inclusive travel industry together.

Learn more or join us for our next event on October 17th.

recordings.

Session 1: Racial Equity in the Travel Industry: A Status Report

This recording of Session 1 discusses the status of racial equity in the travel industry and features Karisma Shackelford, Martinique Lewis, Carol Cain and Justine Abigail Yu.

Session 2: What Do Healing & Uniting Look Like?

This recording of Session 2 discusses what healing and uniting looks like for the travel industry and features Karisma Shackelford, Nadeen White, Sophia Hyder Hock, and Lauren Pelkey.

Session 3: Findings From Our Breakout Sessions

In this recording of Session 3, facilitators from the three breakout sessions presented key points from their small-group discussions. This video features Karisma Shackelford, Emmanuela Stanislaus, Francesca Murray, Hadiatu Dumbuya, Lauren Pelkey, Beth Santos, Cristina Cerullo, Nia Froome and Laura Fernandez.