Why call-out culture is moving to call people in
REPORT
9 Mar 2021
Why call-out culture is moving to call people in

Call-out culture is thriving in a world that’s increasingly dependent on the web for communication. With people’s interactions influenced by social media algorithms, divisive political discourse, and the anonymity of the internet, how can brands facilitate dialog and respond to public backlash?

Scot Nakagawa

Scot Nakagawa is a senior partner at Change Lab. He previously served as field director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, associate director of the Western Prison Project (now the Partnership for Safety and Justice), interim executive director of the Social Justice Fund Northwest, executive director of the McKenzie River Gathering Foundation, and education co-coordinator for the Highlander Research and Education Center.

Simon Tam

Simon Tam is an activist, public speaker, musician, and author. He’s known for being the founder and bassist in Asian American dance rock band The Slants and for his TEDx talk, ‘How to Talk with a White Supremacist’. He fought for the right for minorities to define themselves with his unanimous victory in the Matal vs. Tam 2017 landmark court case.

Loretta Ross

Loretta Ross is a visiting assistant professor at Smith College and teaches online courses such as ‘White Supremacy in the Age of Trump’ and ‘Calling in the Call Out Culture’. She has been working as an activist and public intellectual since joining America’s first rape crisis center in 1974.

Bianca Gonzalez

Bianca Gonzalez is a writer and consultant who has written for activist empowerment sites like Supermajority as well as D&I marketing insight companies like Bold Culture, whose parent company is Streamlined Media. With years of experience in research, community service, and advocacy, she knows to highlight all the good that an organization or company does.