Holding Space: A Storytelling Approach to Trampling Diversity and Inclusion: 1

In Holding Space Aminata Cairo presents her own unique vision in the promotion of inclusion that far surpasses the standard diversity & inclusion approach. She grounds her work in indigenous knowledge the blues aesthetics holy hip hop and Caribbean and black feminist theories. She engages her audience utilizing storytelling with the ultimate goal of creating a new story collectively. Hailing from her Surinamese roots her Native American nurturing and academic training she uses personal stories to explore the themes and steps on a way to a more inclusive community. She challenges the audience to take a closer look at themselves and each other raising the question what it really takes to collectively create an environment of equality and validation. It is about us all of us is her message as she forces us to feel hear and own that. This book is not a reading it is an experience.