January 10th, 2008
Wonderful article from the Boston Globe… Those people What if our prejudices could be transformed into a force for good? A Harvard scholar suggests a new way to think about social relations. By Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow | January 6, 2008 IN A WORLD FRAUGHT with ethnic, religious, and sectarian tensions, "tolerance" is a familiar mantra. Diversity [Read More…]
January 9th, 2008
MLK 40th Anniversary Unifying our Community Through 40 Years of his Dream Hosted by: City of Omaha Human Rights and Relations Department Sponsored by: Paxton and Vierling Steel Co. Master of Ceremonies: Mayor Mike Fahey Featuring: Manning Marable (educator / author / journalist) "40 Year Legacy of Dr. Marting Luther King Jr. and the Dream" [Read More…]
January 9th, 2008
"You think because you understand one you must understand two, because one and one makes two, but you must also understand and." -Sufi saying
January 8th, 2008
It just keeps getting better! More Working with Humans workshops on the calendar: Working with Humans: Diversity, Inclusion and Communication @ Work Do you work with humans? How is that working out for you? Would you like that to be a little more effective…more authentic…more real? This engaging and interactive workshop will provide participants with [Read More…]
January 7th, 2008
Big Brothers Big Sisters is hiring! Below is the job description for an Enrollment and Match Coordinator for our Hispanic Mentoring Program, please forward to anyone you know who might be interested. Applicants can send their resume to Cindy Reilly, Program Director/COO at programdirector@bigomaha.org , by fax at 330-2492 or by mail at Big Brothers [Read More…]
January 4th, 2008
January 2nd, 2008
Who: Greater Omaha GLBT Professionals When: Thursday, January 3rd, 6:00 PM Where: Film Streams (14th & Webster Streets) Please join us for at Film Streams on Thursday, January 3rd. Film Streams will be showing the documentary, "For The Bible Tells Me So" at 6:30 PM. Tickets are $8 [Read More…]
December 24th, 2007
December 19th, 2007
"We live in a world where power is very unbalanced. Power imbalances are at the root of most social problems. Correcting power imbalances will go a long way towards solving many problems at once. We’d be wise to attend to this no matter what issues we work on." -John and Tom Atlee I do not [Read More…]
December 19th, 2007
Some additional "business case" material…this is from the Workplace Professor Blog. There are some real numbers here and this is just looking at the tax inequalities on benefits. The Williams Institute at the UCLA Law School and the Center for American Progress have published a new study on the impact of taxation of domestic partner [Read More…]