Open Letter in Support and Importance of E/BRGs

Last week, there were reports of Twitter Inc dissolving all its BRGs. The Asian Leaders Alliance (ALA), a network of over 600+ Asian E/BRGs, advocates, and allies from all industries, condemn this decision

E/BRGs (Employee / Business Resource Groups) are volunteer-led, workplace-sponsored groups of employees with shared affinities, such as race, culture, gender, sexual orientation, ability, veteran status, parenting role, and more. These E/BRGs exist to drive workplace wellness, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and corporate social responsibility, while also serving as a think tank to improve the company operations. Twitter’s removal of their BRGs sends a signal that employee wellbeing, culture, and the organization’s broader employee efforts towards diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are not a priority at the organization.

ALA firmly believes in the importance of E/BRGs as drivers of support and safety for historically marginalized people, and engines for organizations to fulfill their commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion.


We at ALA ask E/BRG members, leaders, and allies to join us in solidarity, by signing this letter of support. Through signing this letter, we will collectively spotlight and uplift the importance of employee resource groups to any organization, wider communities, and society at large. We at ALA are committed to supporting employee resource group leaders at all organizations, including all employees who are experiencing layoffs.

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