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RESOURCES: Listen, learn and understand
Company launches site offering
resources discussing racism
Employees have opportunity to offer feedback too
In response to the events that
have put a spotlight on our
country’s struggle for racial
equality, the Southern Company
system continues to look for ways
to foster an inclusive environment
where open dialogue is encouraged.
As we work to understand the
best way forward, we will continue
bold and honest discussions within
our company about all aspects of
diversity, inclusion and acceptance.
To help engage employees on issues
surrounding racism – overt and
systemic – Southern Company has
launched a website as a hub to
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provide information and resources
for employees interested in learning
more about identifying racism and
advancing racial and social justice.
Additionally, there are links to internal
resources available to every employee
and opportunities to offer feedback.
By using these tools to continue the
conversation about race, we can work
together to dismantle systems of
oppression wherever they exist.
In the coming weeks and months, the
website will continue to add resources as
part of Southern Company’s commitment
to a stronger culture grounded in racial
equality and inclusive for all.
Visit southerncompany.com/
bethechange and discover
recommended videos, books,
podcasts, articles, programs and more
that discuss racism in its various forms
and what can and must be done to
eradicate it.
For Southern Company, diversity,
equity, inclusion and acceptance of our
differences are more than words. They
are central to Our Values and vital
to our long-standing commitment of
being a citizen wherever we serve. We
must live these values each day.