WXXV News 25 July 12, 2021 The Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce is helping to facilitate important conversations among coworkers with a new webinar series. ‘Courageous Conversations’ is a complimentary and interactive Zoom series that is hosted by Ronnie Slone of the Slone Group. Slone will be discussing topics such as understanding the differences between equity and equality, racism in the workplace, and how colleagues can work together to implement positive change. The first webinar is set for this Thursday, followed by part two on July 22 nd and part three on July 29 th. Chamber CEO Adele Lyons hopes this series will help businesses address tough, but necessary dialogue in the workplace. “We spend a lot of time with our co-workers, we spend a lot of time at work, and so we want to have just to be able to have conversations, no matter what the topic is, within reason. You know, some things aren’t appropriate at work, but certainly, we want to understand each other.”