Inviting the Work
Where the work goes live—in rooms, conversations, and shared responsibility.
Global Equity Forward’s Studio is where the work is shaped into programs, courses, and learning experiences that people can join, return to, and grow with over time.
This page is different.
This is where the work leaves the page and enters lived reality.
It exists for moments when ideas need to be spoken aloud, tested in relationship, or held carefully among people who are navigating real questions, real stakes, and real consequences. Sometimes that invitation takes the form of a public talk. Sometimes it takes the form of shared sense‑making.
This page names both—without collapsing them into one.
You can think of it as a shared entryway with two doors.
Use the form below to reach our team directly.
We aim to respond within 1–2 business days.
Two Ways the Work Is Invited
Not every invitation is the same.
Some are clear and bounded: a keynote, a lecture, a one‑time speaking engagement. Others are more situational: a group already in conversation, already under pressure, already aware that something important is unfolding but not yet named.
Both are legitimate. They simply ask different things of the work.
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Many invitations are straightforward: a one‑time talk, keynote, guest lecture, or public conversation for a defined audience.
These engagements are designed to:
frame complex ideas with clarity
offer language for shared questions
connect scholarship to lived experience
open conversation without prescribing conclusions
They are well‑suited for:
universities and academic programs
conferences and professional associations
public forums and lecture series
student‑facing or community audiences
Common thematic areas include:
Cross‑Cultural Communication & Global Education
Race, Power, and Professional Life
Study Abroad, Exchange, and International Learning
Institutions, Systems, and Everyday Life
Speaking engagements are typically one‑time events, tailored to audience and context, and grounded in Dr. Fisher’s work as a sociologist, educator, and practitioner.
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Some invitations are less about delivering a talk and more about helping a group think together.
In these cases, the work is invited not as a program or curriculum, but as a way of holding conversation—especially when there is uncertainty, disagreement, transition, or pressure to move quickly without clarity.
This work may involve:
framing what is already present but unnamed
supporting dialogue across difference
bringing sociological and cultural insight to live questions
helping groups stay in relationship under tension
The work responds to what is happening in the room. It is shaped collaboratively rather than delivered as a fixed package.
How to Extend an Invitation
If you are considering an invitation—whether for a public talk or for shared sense‑making—you are welcome to reach out with a brief description of:
the type of invitation you are considering
who will be in the room
the setting and timing
what the moment feels like from where you sit
Not every invitation is the right fit. Requests are reviewed with care, attention to alignment, and capacity.
Invitation Form
This form is not a booking transaction. It is a way to share context so we can discern together what might be appropriate.
This work lives between people. What it becomes depends on who is gathered and what the moment requires.