Allyship is a Verb: Supporting and Amplifying Black Women in the Workplace

The EmpowerHER Series is a gathering for women(and allies!!) in business, focused on personal and professional growth. Each session features a speaker offering actionable insights, ensuring you leave with steps to implement and a supportive community to grow with. Inspired by the need for a consistent network for women and underrepresented founders, this series was created to foster connection, share knowledge, and build together.

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"How can I stand in solidarity with Black women?"
Whether you've ever asked yourself this question or voiced it to your Black peers,(or haven't, that's okay too!) you don't want to miss this. Allyship for Black women requires more than good intentions—it demands action, understanding, and a commitment to challenging systemic inequities. In this session, we’ll explore how to engage in meaningful allyship with Black women. During this interactive session, we will recognize the unique experiences and challenges that Black women face in the workplace and learn actionable steps that can ensure a more inclusive workplace experience. Together, we’ll unpack the complexities of allyship and discuss ways to create meaningful change in our communities and workplaces. Whether you're just beginning your allyship journey or looking to deepen your impact, this workshop will provide valuable insights and tools that will prepare you to be a better ally to Black women.
Kick-off 2025 with Cindu Thomas-George on February 13th for an inspiring and impactful session on why allyship for Black women must stay front and center. Don’t miss this opportunity to start the year with purpose and drive meaningful change!
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More about Cindu Thomas -George

Cindu Thomas-George is an Inclusion and Belonging Strategist with 20 years of experience helping leaders and employees co-create transformational culture change As the Founder of Shakti Training, she designs professional development experiences that promote inclusion, equity, and intercultural intelligence. An award-winning tenured professor at the College of Lake County (CLC), Cindu specializes in Intercultural Communication and Public Speaking and has led initiatives to disrupt anti-Blackness in Higher Education for the past several years. She also partners with Northwestern's Kellogg School for Non-Profit Management teaching and coaching on the topic of inclusive leadership. Cindu is a co-founder of the Chicago Women’s Leadership Accelerator, a conference dedicated to increasing representation of women in leadership roles and is the the founder of the South Asian Solidarity Movement, a non-profit committed to anti-oppression, inclusion, and cross racial solidarity. Furthermore, Cindu founded and currently co-leads the Women of Color Employee Resource Group at the College of Lake County.

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The event is on the 10th floor of TeamWorking by TechNexus. Once inside the building, find the elevators to your left. Take the elevators to the 10th floor and go through the glass doors. You'll see a kitchen ahead to your left. Walk past the kitchen, turn right at the end of the hallway, and you'll find us at the end of that hallway, in the back left corner of the office. The food will be in the smaller kitchen, and the programming will be in the adjacent conference room.

Schedule

• 8:30-9 am CST: Guest Arrival/Networking
• 9-10:30 am CST: Programming
• 10:30- 11:00 am CST Guest Departure/Networking

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In the spirit of unity, we welcome all women in business and individuals of all genders who value diversity and inclusivity. Be part of this thriving community where we shape the future of business, build lifelong partnerships, and provide a collaborative platform for entrepreneurs, VCs, and ecosystem partners to learn from each other.

Feel free to share & invite interested people in your network.

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TeamWorking by TechNexus is located at 20 N Upper Wacker Drive, Chicago IL 60606

TeamWorking is a scalable space built by investors for Chicago’s tech community. We provide a smarter, dynamic workspace for scaling teams with dedicated offices, flexible memberships, and executive meeting rooms, all designed to facilitate collaboration. We also provide event space for gatherings of up to 150 people and regularly bring together the founders, investors, and forward-thinking corporations that fuel our innovation ecosystem. Whether it is the growing technology startups that want to be near their investors, or enterprise executives that need to be in the center of things downtown, many of Chicago's brightest call TeamWorking home.

TeamWorking is located in the historic Civic Opera Building. Located on Wacker Drive between Madison and Washington Street, please enter through the mid-block turnstiles. During business hours (8a-5p), guests can bypass security and head straight to the coworking space, our reception desk is right off the elevator banks.

Parking The Civic Opera Building does not have a parking garage. Limited meter parking is available throughout the loop (restricted parking begins at 4 pm, during rush hour). For discounted rates, we recommend using SpotHero or iParkit. The nearest garage is located in the CME building at 10 S. Wacker Drive.

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