Employers aspiring to scold, divide, and demotivate their workforce are advised to avail themselves of the services offered by The Rise Journey:
We partner with forward-thinking organizations to reshape the way work works. …
Whether you’re looking for an engaging one-hour Lunch and Learn, an interactive 2-hour workshop, a guided and interactive discussion, or a creative experience like poetry for cultural connection—we offer flexible session formats to match your audience and amplify impact.
The Rise Journey is “certified as a Women’s Business Enterprise,” so it would be sexist not to use their services. These include Cultural Revolution-style struggle sessions on topics like the following Lunch and Learn topics:
Options include:
• Joy as a Form of Resistance
• Black and Queer: An Intersection of Nuance
• Naming the Epidemic of Violence Against Black Trans Women
DEIBA (diversity, equity, inclusivity, belonging, and accessibility)
Options include:
• BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Poetry
• Mental Health, Stigma & Intersectionality
• Gender & Sexuality 101: The Queer Continuum
Options include:
• Neurodivergence Skillset Tune Up (neurodivergence is Liberalese for insanity)
• Destigmatizing Mental Health (by which they mean poor mental health)
• Embracing Neurodiversity as a Neurotypical Leader (neurotypical is Liberalese for not crazy)
Environmental & Social Justice
Options include:
• Continuing the Work: How to Further Anti-Bigotry Work as a Person with Privilege
• Understanding White Supremacist Systems
• The Importance of Native Plants to our Ecosystem
Options include:
Celebrating Pride: The Magic of Queerness
Black and Queer: An Intersection of Nuance
Exploring Black Queer Joy
Et cetera. Seriously, this all appears to be on the level.
If you don’t like your job, at least be thankful that you don’t have to sit through Rise Journey struggle sessions — unless of course you do, in which case you should get your résumé out there ASAP.
On a tip from Mike B.