Fostering inclusion and belonging often means creating experiences that reinforce a sense of connection, community and shared destiny. 

Basic strategies to foster belonging and inclusion: 

• Visibility and representation

• Authentically bringing traditionally excluded individuals and/or groups into processes, activities, and decision/policy making in a way that shares power.

• Listen harder when you suspect you disagree. Bringing curiosity, not judgment to interactions.

• Challenge white supremacy and other oppressive structures by building communities where everyone belongs.

• Culture is unifying: Music, food, sports, art, literature and secular traditions can bring people together. In societies that pivot towards coexistence, they can give people something to share.