DEI Undone: The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. By Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui and Ardavan Eizadirad.

DEI Undone is a fearless excavation of how diversity, equity, and inclusion rose from radical liberation movements, and how it was co-opted, corporatized, and ultimately weaponized against the very communities it claimed to serve. Tracing DEI’s evolution from grassroots struggle to institutional branding, this book exposes performative allyship, tokenism, and “woke capitalism,” revealing who truly benefited while structural inequality remained intact. Liberty Leading the [Palestinian] People | Acrylic on Canvas | 2018 | By Huda Salha Through sharp analysis, real-world case studies, and an unflinching examination of Palestine as DEI’s ultimate litmus test, DEI Undone names the limits of liberal inclusion and the politics of silencing dissent. Refusing despair, it charts a path forward toward decolonization, redistributed power, and thriving communities rooted in justice, truth, activism, and collective liberation. This is not a defense of DEI as it exists, but a demand to radically reimagine what liberation actually requires and how it can be implemented. About the Authors: Dr. Sabreena Ghaffar-Siddiqui is an anti-imperialist, decolonial scholar, sociologist, and public intellectual who has worked at the centre of Canada's DEI industry and emerged as one of its most incisive critics. After advising governments, colleges, corporations, and non-profits on national equity frameworks, she began exposing how DEI often operates as colonial containment strategy. Her work interrogates racial capitalism, liberal multiculturalism, and the bureaucratisation of justice in the West. A fearless commentator on social media and beyond, her writing blends sharp analysis and calls to reclaim justice as liberation - not performance. She also runs her own consultancy firm offering decolonial, DEI+J training, anti-racism workshops, keynotes, and leadership coaching. Dr. Ardavan Eizadirad is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada. He is the author of Decolonizing Educational Assessment: Ontario Elementary Students and the EQAO (2019) and co-editor of 6 books including Activist Leadership for Inclusive Schools: Canadian Insights (2025) and The International Handbook of Anti-Discriminatory Education (2025). Dr. Eizadirad is also the founder and Director of EDIcation Consulting (www.EDIcation.org) offering equity, diversity, and inclusion training, audits, and capacity-building sessions to organizations, corporations, and schools to thrive and achieve to their full potential.