2022 Workshop Series
Fact or Fiction: Learning How to Challenge DEI Data
January 27, 2022
Why this session? Data and statistics have been used by organizations to justify (or not) their DEI efforts. This session will examine the data traditionally used for DEI and ask the questions: Is it just BS? Has it made a difference? Or do we have the wrong data?
The Great Stagnation: Accountability is More Than a Hashtag
March 24, 2022
Why this session? Organizations use hashtags to state their intentions publicly but is their commitment lip service or does it actually bring about systemic change? This session digs into the data and results to learn what actions can substantively change lives.
Environmental & Climate Justice: Solving Deadly Outcomes Hidden in the Land, Water, & Air
May 25, 2022
Why this session? Today, zip code is still the most potent indicator of an individual’s health & well-being. Delve into misinformation regarding environmental racism, sexism & classism and learn how to integrate racial, economic, environmental & social justice into corporate social responsibility.
From Invisible to Targeted to Safe: Become an Ally for LGBTQIA+ Employees
June 29, 2022
Why this session? The LGBTQIA+ community has been under attack, resulting in restrictions to their rights. We will learn how deceptive & misleading information has affected the workplace & how to create an inclusive environment where LGBTQIA+ people can bring their whole selves to the team.
Creating Safe Spaces: Transformative Conversations on Race and Equity
September 29, 2022
Anxiety and fear have been associated with conversations about race and racism for years—for both people of color and white people. Now there’s a new approach called S.O.A.R., designed to create safe spaces for courageous DE&I conversations to take place.
Untold Stories: Surmounting the Disinformation of Native American Legacies
November 10, 2022
Why this session? Native Americans have not had the same presence in organizational DEI efforts as other groups. Disinformation has been taught to white people about the history of how this land came to be considered “ours”. We will gain an appreciation of this land’s original occupants, and discover practices to better include Native Americans in DEI efforts.