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For Your Consideration – and Action
Eyes And Ears Wide Shut – The Silence Is Deafening
For Your Consideration – and Action
By Michael Boucher – Two things really caught my attention this past week: One was a repost from Protest Therapist @ihategender (posted by Nanette D. Massey) that said: ‘Too many aspiring white allies think racial justice is about diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism. No, no, no sweetie. This is about overthrowing power that benefits you, disproportionately often exclusively. Are you ready to sacrifice access, entitlement, innocence?’ The other was Tre Johnson’s article in the Washington Post “When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs”.
For Your Consideration – and Action
Eyes And Ears Wide Shut – The Silence Is Deafening
For Your Consideration – and Action
By Michael Boucher – Two things really caught my attention this past week: One was a repost from Protest Therapist @ihategender (posted by Nanette D. Massey) that said: ‘Too many aspiring white allies think racial justice is about diversity, inclusion and multiculturalism. No, no, no sweetie. This is about overthrowing power that benefits you, disproportionately often exclusively. Are you ready to sacrifice access, entitlement, innocence?’ The other was Tre Johnson’s article in the Washington Post “When black people are in pain, white people just join book clubs”.
Eyes And Ears Wide Shut – The Silence Is Deafening
Eyes And Ears Wide Shut – The Silence Is Deafening
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
By Mauricio Velásquez – I have always specialized in hostile or militant audiences but from time to time even I have to step back and pause for a second. Current events are always “fair game” in my workshops; it is what makes my sessions current, electric and never boring. Recent moments of truth in my sessions lead me to pen an update to the original article I wrote many years ago. The recent rash of horrible racial injustices (some say pattern) of Ahmaud Arbery to Breonna Taylor to George Floyd to Amy Cooper has erupted into a national conversation about racial injustice, white privilege, inequity, diversity, inclusion, and more.
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
By William Shackelford – In 1968 when Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated I was a college student in Atlanta Georgia and immediately thrusted into the middle of the movement that would change the nation. We had great leaders in the Black community in Atlanta – and in the nation – who helped us understand, process and react to the events around us. In 1992 riots broke out in America after the acquittal of the four police officers involved in the beating of Rodney King. My three kids were all teenagers at the time, and we talked with them to help them understand, process and react to the events around them. Unfortunately, we are here again in a confusing and terrible time of racial strife in America.
Five Ways Leaders Can Reduce Anxiety and Prevent Panic Right Now
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
Five Ways Leaders Can Reduce Anxiety and Prevent Panic Right Now
By Simma Lieberman – We are in the midst of a disruptive crisis no matter how “positive thinking police” try to spin it. As the Covid-19 quarantine continues with people working from home, with little or no social interaction, some of your team members may start experiencing a deeper level of anxiety.
Getting People Back to Making Decisions After Covid-19
Seven Questions You Can Use To Talk With Your Children About The Unrest In America
Five Ways Leaders Can Reduce Anxiety and Prevent Panic Right Now
By Robert Wendover – The past two months have been chaotic, to say the least. We have been ripped from our routines, sent home, and told to stay off the streets until further notice. Millions have had their incomes disrupted and their daily concentration destroyed by the ongoing uncertainty.
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
The Savvy Ally: A Guide for Becoming a Skilled LGBTQ+ Advocate is an enjoyable, humorous, encouraging, easy to understand guidebook for being an ally to the LGBTQ+ communities.
Goodwill of the Finger Lakes Appoints Jennifer Lake as CEO
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
The Board of Directors of Goodwill of the Finger Lakes has appointed Jennifer Lake as chief executive officer, effective immediately. She replaces Dr. A. Gidget Hopf, who is retiring after 34 years.
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Business
Rochester Author Publishes New Book on How to Be an Ally to the LGBTQ+ Communities
Coronavirus/COVID-19 Resources for Business
WDN member Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce provides resources for businesses to make informed decisions and undertake responsible, fact-based planning for continuity during the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic.
