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Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Amidst all of the challenges the workplace has experienced this year, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has emerged as one of the most pressing issues. Although it has long been recognized as an issue, the events of this year have catapulted it to the top of the list for many organizations. The 2020 PwC Global Diversity & Inclusion Survey had an all-time high of 76% of the respondents indicate that DEI “…is a priority or value” of their organization”.
Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the United Way of Greater Rochester, invites you to become a partner organization in Greater Rochester’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge. Originally developed by racial justice educators Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., Dr. Marguerite Penick-Parks and Debby Irving, this renowned program has been embraced by a coalition of local leaders, and is being adapted for the Finger Lakes Region.
Welcome New WDN Member
Stand Together To Work Toward Equity In Greater Rochester
Welcome New WDN Member
The Summit values diversity and is committed to creating an inclusive professional environment – one where individual differences are respected and valued. They pride themselves on hiring great people with a variety of perspectives and cultural backgrounds.
Welcome New WDN Member
For Your Consideration – and Action
Welcome New WDN Member
SUNY Brockport's office of equity, diversity, and inclusion guides efforts to communicate to the College and outside community Brockport's commitment to diversity and equity. They develop and monitor the College's Diversity Plan; prepare and analyze reports to monitor success; and conceptualize and cultivate diversity as an institutional and educational priority.
For Your Consideration – and Action
For Your Consideration – and Action
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..."
For Your Consideration – and Action
For Your Consideration – and Action
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
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 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.