Join Daily Work in Conversation on First Saturdays

We Believe Listening is Essential to Growth and Connection

That’s why Daily Work launched Equity Chats – a monthly Saturday morning Zoom series where we come together to reflect, learn, and build community. Each session is grounded in a common resource such as a book, article, or video.

Everyone is welcome. We do ask that attendees read, watch, or listen to some or all of the material in advance, as each participant will have dedicated time to share their experience with it.

We intentionally create protected space for reflection and sharing so that everyone can be heard. This structure helps build psychological safety, honors all voices, and invites deeper listening and thoughtful engagement.

First Saturday of Every Month • 9:30–10:30 a.m.

Interested in joining? Registration is required.
• Click button below to receive an emailed Zoom link for the next event
• Questions? Email julie@daily-work.org

What to expect:
• Welcome from facilitators
• Round-robin check-in: How are you as a human?
• Share out from each attendee about the materials
• If time remains, open space for additional thoughts and questions

If you're worried about participating due to accessing online materials, let us know – we are working to find ways to ensure everyone can participate. Also note that many of these titles are available at your local library!

This form stopped accepting submissions on May 2, 2026 9:50 am CDT.

Upcoming Equity Chats

May 2, 2026 — Sparked: George Floyd, Racism, and the Progressive Illusion from MNHS Press and at your local library. Check availability in Hennepin or Ramsey County.

Edited by Walter R. Jacobs, Wendy Thompson Taiwo, and Amy August, a collection examining the murder of George Floyd and the uprisings that followed, challenging Minnesota’s progressive image. The essays and reflections expose how inequalities persist despite claims of progress.

A multitude of social scientists and academics consider Minnesota's racial dynamics and the intersection of the wonderful and wretched sides of that existence – revealing deep complexities, ingrained inequities, and their own diverse personal experiences.

Summer Book Read: June, July and August — The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. Check availability at Hennepin or Ramsey County Libraries or buy it at Bookshop.org.

One of the most awarded and loved books of all time, Wilkerson's narrative nonfiction masterwork is a powerful and deeply human account of the "Great Migration" of millions of Black Americans between 1915 and 1970.

Through the journeys of three real people who left the South in search of opportunity, the book brings to life the courage, resilience, and complexity of those who reshaped American cities and communities over decades. Wilkerson devoted 15 years to this work, drawing on more than 1,200 interviews to craft a sweeping narrative that reads like a novel, while telling a true story shaped by extensive research. The book received the National Book Critics Circle Award for Non-fiction and was named one of TIME’s 10 Best Nonfiction Books of the Decade.

We will read and discuss this critically acclaimed work over three months:

June 6: Pages 1–205
July 11: Pages 206–432 (note date change due to the July 4 holiday)
August 1: Pages 431–end

Please read a substantial portion of the assigned section and come ready to share your reflections and insights as part of a meaningful group conversation.