Post by Carolina Jesus Santos

🌈 #Inclusion is where it starts. #Allyship is how we move forward. Today at Alstom, I had the pleasure of co-facilitating a global roundtable for #IDAHOBIT with the leaders of our LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Groups and representatives of our #Leadership Team. We spoke openly about why it matters to talk about LGBTQ+ topics at work, and what happens when we don’t. But even more importantly, we explored what it truly means to be an ally, not only for the LGBTQ+ community, but across all dimensions of #diversity. Because going further than conversation is what really counts. It’s about turning words into action. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us, and especially to our speakers: 💙 Marcella Hoffmann and Matt Byrne, for setting the tone and reminding us how powerful visible leadership support can be 💙 Our Alstom True Colours (Americas) representatives Tamara, Israel and Vinícius, for sharing honest reflections on the cost of exclusion - and the impact of empathy and respect (and for being up so early!) 💙 Rikki from Pride ANZ (Australia & New Zealand), for showing how everyday actions make us better allies, as individuals and as a company (and for staying up late!) 💙 Imogen, Joseph (and Sergio!) from Voices of Pride (UK), for showing what “walking the talk” really looks like when a site works together to reach allyship 💙 And to my amazing manager and co-facilitator, Marcella Martinetti, for bringing this conversation to life and constantly championing DEI I am already eager for the next #DEI event!